Assignment Instructions:
You will design a differentiated classroom environment plan that includes a physical layout along with pro-social strategies for encouraging positive behaviors. This may be presented as a Prezi or PowerPoint, in a Voicethread with audio narration, blog space, or using a standard Word document. The length of presentation style will be determined by your choice of presentation tool. Each section below must be thoroughly addressed. The minimum length requirements are listed below.
Demographics - Describe your current (or fictional) classroom including:
a. Grade Level and Subject Area
b. Total number of students - ability levels, gender, students with special needs, English Language Learners (ELLs)
c. Other relevant information (such as socioeconomic status, family background, recurring behavior issues, etc.)
Classroom Environment - Discuss how you will use foundational concepts of differentiated instruction to design your classroom's physical layout to meet the demographics you've outlined. Be sure to include:
a. Furniture arrangement (this includes students desks, teacher's desk, computers, reading corner, library, pets, quiet zone)
b. Architecture (this includes immobile objects and structures such as doors, windows, bathroom, sink, bulletin boards, chalk/ white boards).