Domain+2

= Domain Two: The Classroom Environment =

Classroom behaviors/rules
 * Created together in class, from this day's lesson plan


 * The document communicates expectations, point values and due dates for each step of a month-long unit on writing the critical paper

Use of space or environment
 * This lesson, from one of the first days of school, covered the use of different areas of our classroom space
 * Our classroom includes the following principle areas:
 * Four eight-person table groups
 * a Macbook and iPad workstation
 * video and theater corner
 * student work handout bins
 * bookshelves for all textbooks, sorted by class period
 * file cabinets for teacher-only and student-accessible work
 * a projector/screen for daily agendas and lessons

Evidence of equitable learning experiences for all students
 * This survey is one of MANY that illustrates my attention to monitoring student feedback about classroom practices

Student Interest Surveys
 * This poll asks students to help decide which instructional unit will come next

Examples of instructional practices to generate greater student engagement
 * This link goes to a project I created where all students write a shared story each day and interact with each other's writing
 * Student engagement in this unit was incredible

Evidence of student pride in their work (see day 18 note to classmates before her writing)
 * From student writing in online writing contest