Standard 4 - Create and maintain supportive and safe learning environments
4.1 Supporting student participation with 'No Lies'
4.1 Support student participation
Ensuring that students are comfortable and willing to participate in the classroom is an important part of an effective learning environment, particularly in a musical classroom where it is beneficial to display one's musical talents. As mentioned in standard 3, the year 8 students all had to solo in front of their peers. Some were very comfortable, whilst others were not so comfortable. I tried to maintain the most positive demeanour possible, and give praise not only where it was due, but where it was needed to encourage student participation. This student participation is also vital to keeping the class environment civil, healthy and fun.
Ensuring that students are comfortable and willing to participate in the classroom is an important part of an effective learning environment, particularly in a musical classroom where it is beneficial to display one's musical talents. As mentioned in standard 3, the year 8 students all had to solo in front of their peers. Some were very comfortable, whilst others were not so comfortable. I tried to maintain the most positive demeanour possible, and give praise not only where it was due, but where it was needed to encourage student participation. This student participation is also vital to keeping the class environment civil, healthy and fun.
4.2 Manage classroom activities
Any type of class activity needs to be monitored and managed at all times. Some people seem to think that when the students have a 15-20 minute task set that it's the time for the teacher to 'chill out', but the reality is quite to the contrary. The students need to be monitored all the time, whether they are practising their instruments, writing essays or using computers. Whilst my year 10 students were working on their 'Introduction to Sibelius' worksheet, I roamed the classroom, ensuring that each student was on task and that they understood what was going on and what was expected of them.
Any type of class activity needs to be monitored and managed at all times. Some people seem to think that when the students have a 15-20 minute task set that it's the time for the teacher to 'chill out', but the reality is quite to the contrary. The students need to be monitored all the time, whether they are practising their instruments, writing essays or using computers. Whilst my year 10 students were working on their 'Introduction to Sibelius' worksheet, I roamed the classroom, ensuring that each student was on task and that they understood what was going on and what was expected of them.
4.5 - Ensuring the class is on task
4.5 Use ICT safely, responsibly and ethically
As stated in Standard 2, using ICT is an extremely effective way of communicating to the students and guarantee that successful and productive learning is taking place. That said, it must be used PROPERLY. Even when using computers, whilst some schools have many web pages blocked, other schools may not. Therefore, as teachers again we must monitor students that are using the computers and make sure they are not accessing unethical, unproductive or unsafe material through the internet or USBs or anything of that sort. This can simply be done by roaming and observing, and occasionally talking to the students individually and asking them what exactly they are working on/what they are doing at that moment. An example of roaming through a classroom is displayed in the picture to the left.
As stated in Standard 2, using ICT is an extremely effective way of communicating to the students and guarantee that successful and productive learning is taking place. That said, it must be used PROPERLY. Even when using computers, whilst some schools have many web pages blocked, other schools may not. Therefore, as teachers again we must monitor students that are using the computers and make sure they are not accessing unethical, unproductive or unsafe material through the internet or USBs or anything of that sort. This can simply be done by roaming and observing, and occasionally talking to the students individually and asking them what exactly they are working on/what they are doing at that moment. An example of roaming through a classroom is displayed in the picture to the left.