Quality Indicator 6.4

Utilizing Effective Communication

The teacher models effective verbal, nonverbal, and media communication techniques with students and parents to foster

active inquiry, collaboration, and supportive interaction in the classroom

 Quality Indicator 4: Technology and media communication tools

Artifact

(click to head to our classroom webpage)

Some of the AWESOME resources we've used in class for various things: 

Coin box- exchanging coins, values, etc...

Ten Frame- Interactive and helps build number sense

Story Starters from Scholastic!  Great and creative way to help come up with stories! Students LOVE IT!

Interactive Mapping for stories- excellent way to help students visualize before they actually sit down and write a story!

Rationale

Quality Indicator 6.3

Utilizing Effective Communication

The teacher models effective verbal, nonverbal, and media communication techniques with students and parents to foster

active inquiry, collaboration, and supportive interaction in the classroom

Quality Indicator 3: Learner expression in speaking, writing and other media 

Artifact (pictures from a lesson)

Ou/ow words

1. went over how the ou/ow can sound
2. brainstormed list of words having this spelling pattern
3. I wore a bandaid on my face and the students had to use our list of words to write an "ouch" story of what happened to me!
4. We shared our stories with the class

Our list of words

Student work 1

student work 2

the bandaid on my face

More student work (pretty hilarious if you ask me)

Rationale

Quality Indicator 6.2

Utilizing Effective Communication

The teacher models effective verbal, nonverbal, and media communication techniques with students and parents to foster

active inquiry, collaboration, and supportive interaction in the classroom

Quality Indicator 2: Sensitivity to culture, gender, intellectual and physical differences

Artifact I

Artifact II

Rationale

Quality Indicator 6.1

Utilizing Effective Communication

The teacher models effective verbal, nonverbal, and media communication techniques with students and parents to foster

active inquiry, collaboration, and supportive interaction in the classroom

Quality Indicator 1: Verbal and nonverbal communication

Artifact


Welcome Letter (Classroom Management class)

Parent contact information about phone call that was made.  

Rationale

Standard 6

Utilizing Effective Communication

The teacher models effective verbal, nonverbal, and media communication techniques with students and parents to foster

active inquiry, collaboration, and supportive interaction in the classroom