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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:
OHS Business & Technology Moodle - Online class

What the online class looks like:

Rationale:
Students in my high school Keyboarding Applications Two class used a Moodle to turn in assignments, take tests, participate in discussions, and find additional online resources. I created the majority of the online classroom before the class even began. The online class contained a calendar for the entire term explaining what the assignments were for each day and when they were due. There were sections for each unit that contained any handouts, videos, additional online resources, drop-boxes for student’s assignments, online discussions, and tests that were completed online. The students could also check their grade at anytime through the online gradebook.

As I was creating this online class, I was surprised at how easy it was to organize all the information that students would need throughout the term. It was also nice to be able to provide resources for every type of learning style. We would have the normal lecture or demonstration in class and then the students would work on their assignments. However, with this online course I was able to provide additional information such as videos, discussions, and links to other readings that students who wanted more information or a review of the information to use at their leisure. Many students said they found they were more organized in the hybrid classroom then they were in a traditional classroom because they knew were everything was, when assignments were due, and what was expected of them.

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 Moodle allowed me to use a variety of strategies to promote a routine in the classroom and provide the students with a purposeful learning environment.

//5.S.1 The teacher creates a smoothly functioning learning community in which students assume responsibility for themselves and one another, participate in decision making, work collaboratively and independently, and engage in purposeful learning activities.// Through the Moodle the students assume some of the responsibility of their learning. They did not have an excuse for not getting their work done because they forgot what they had to do or forgetting their work at home because they could turn it into one of the drop-boxes from there.

//5.D.4 The teacher recognizes the value of intrinsic motivation to students’ life-long growth and learning.// An online classroom requires the students to take responsibility for their learning. My hopes are they will see the value and easy of using the Internet to learn which will increase their intrinsic motivation to be a life-long learner.