Classroom Artifact Analysis

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Description: What is/are the artifact(s)? My artifact is a behavioral management plan used during my practicum experience, and a lesson plan used during my student teaching experience. The behavioral management plan is intended for students in pre-k/kindergarten. The plan follows the theories of Piaget, Kolberg and Erikson. It shows preventive strategies to assist the management of the students in the summer practicum such as, using proximity, intervening early, gaining attention, facilitating students, having routines, stating rules and reinforcing positive behaviors. The plan is to assure that the students know their roles as well as the classroom rules and expectations. The lesson plan during my student teaching experience is on adjectives for a 3rd -5th grade autistic support classroom. Interpretation: Provide a rationale for choosing the artifact(s) According to Kohlberg’s theory of moral development, pre-k/kindergarten children are in the first stage of moral development called the preconventional stage (T. Crandell, C. Crandell & Zanden, 2012) At this stage, children follow directions from adults in fear of the consequences of their behaviors. As a result, in the behavioral management plan, the students were asked which rules think should be enforced in hopes that that they do not fear the consequences of their behaviors but take responsibility because they were …show more content…

Teachers need to know and understand where students are cognitively, behavioral, emotional and socially. This can prevent challenging behaviors in the classroom because students are more engaged and motivated when lessons are developmentally appropriate. The behavioral management plan was developmentally appropriate for pre-k/kindergarten because it was concrete and

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