Standard+5


 * 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: media type="file" key="ISS Vid.mov"

Rationale 1: Though this short video is a parody on myself, it is representative of works I have done for my classes as behavior management tools. I have created very elementary 'motivational' videos when students misbehave. Instead of getting frustrated with students, I turn the video on and it 'annoys them into submission.' As a teacher of students with emotional/behavioral disabilities, I need alternative means for dealing with behavior problems. Eventually, all I need to do is reference the video when behavior problems arise and they make immediate improvements.

**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.**

Naturally, my first intervention for behavior problems isn't to pull out the video, but it is one of many items in my repertoire of interventions. It is interesting how, once one student has experienced “that video,” they communicate the dread to their peers and the tool doesn't even need to be used. Social learning seems to happen automatically with the video intervention.

**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.**

Students are able to engage in the leaning environment with fewer distractions and they help each other achieve this goal. While I don't expect students to be policing each other constantly, it's nice to hear “You better stop that or Mr. Malcore's gonna make us watch that video...” Students observe how I handle difficulties in creative ways and we even go so far as to discuss this in my social skills class.

**5.D.1 The teacher takes responsibility for establishing a positive climate in the classroom and participates in maintaining such a climate in the school as a whole.**

Being visible in the school is always one of my goals. I constantly travel around the school during the day, seeing teachers and students in other classes and the hallways. I want students to not think of me as the guy who works in the basement, but as a teacher. Part of the way I become an effective member of the positive culture is by sharing my talents with my students. In this case, using videos as a means for behavior management is a way to show my technology and musical skills to the kids. They share that with other kids, and, as a result, I have a name in the building.