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We made videos for our classroom rules at the beginning of the school year. **Standard 5**: Teachers know how to manage a classroom.  The teacher uses an understanding of individual and group motivation and behavior to create a learning environment that encourages positive social interaction, active engagement in learning, and self-motivation.

**Evidence 1**: Classroom Videos and Smart Board Lessons on Classroom Rules

Click here to see all of the Classroom Videos Open the following three Smart Notebook 10 files to see the Classroom Rules. (To view these files you need Smart Notebook 10 software or SMART Notebook Express)  This file shows the rules. This file shows images of the rules and students use the eraser to uncover the rules.  In this file students need to erase the whole page to reveal the rules.

**Rationale 1**: In order to implement and reinforce our classroom rules, our students created videos of our classroom rules showing the correct and incorrect way to act and be appropriate. Along with the videos I also created Smart Notebook pages to teach and reinforce the classroom rules. The creation of the Notebook lessons and the videos helped to build pride among our students when they were shared with parents and other students.

Making the lessons and videos helped my development as an educator because it allowed me to use my Flip video camera and the Flip video software. The videos were then edited in a program called Windows Movie Maker which involved adding titles, captions, music and transistions. I also created a You Tube account and learned to embed videos into a wiki.


 * KSD **

5.K.4 The teacher understands the principles of effective classroom management and can use a range of strategies to promote routines and positive relationships, cooperation, and purposeful learning in the classroom. //The five classroom rules represented in this evidence are well thoughout and appropriate to promote a positive and rewarding classroom management program.//

5.S.5 The teacher helps the group develop shared values and expectations for student interactions, academic discussions, and individual and group responsibility that create a positive classroom climate of openness, mutual respect, support, and inquiry. //Having our class create the videos to show our classroom rules helped to enhance a positive classroom environment. The Notebook 10 lessons and videos showed clearly the expectations in our classroom.// 5.D.2 The teacher understands how participation supports commitment, and is committed to the expression and use of democratic values in the classroom. //Having the students participate individually both on the Smart Board as well as in the videos gives the students a sense of ownership over the classroom rules.// //It also reinforces the fact that students know how to act and behave in the classroom. //