Erin Wentworth Portfolio Page
Making a Classroom Community using SEL
About Me
Hi there! My name is Erin Wentworth and I am from Corinth, NY. I studied Childhood Education:Mathematics grades 1-6 for my undergraduate degree at The College of Saint Rose. After graduating, I have received a job as a library teaching assistant for grades 4 and 5. While working, I am going to The University at Albany for graduate degree in Curriculum and Instructional Technology.
Purpose of My Mini-course
Throughout my mini course you will be able to create a classroom community using social emotional lessons. Using lessons such as communication, respect, kindness, and finally community.
Learning Outcomes
Throughout my course participants will be able to...
- Create a classroom community.
- Have students participate in your classroom.
- Respect from both teachers and students.
Needs Assessment
Instructional Problem The participants classroom may have issues from students not having a good relationship with one another, or its a new school year and you would like to start off with a new community.
Participants of Needs Assessments The participants for this mini-course will be teachers in the grade ranges kindergarten through sixth. Participants will have a degree in any childhood education field.
Context of Instruction Instruction will take place over multiple days. You can choose to do them day after day or choose one day a week to have these social emotional lessons in your class. However this course works in the participants classroom will work.
Goals The main goal of this mini-course is for the participants to have a classroom community for their students. Having the students participate with these SEL lessons can help the students gain a deeper connection with the rest of their classmates for the entire year.
Performance objectives
- Have great communication in the participants classroom.
- Respect will be given by both students and teachers in the participants classroom.
- Show kindness throughout the school not only the classroom.
- Build a classroom community.
Curriculum Map
Click here if you would like to go to my mini-course: Building a Classroom Community using SEL for the Elementary Grades
- Verbal/Non-Verbal
- Skills for healthy communication
- What does respect look and sound like?
- Classroom kindness strategies
- Morning meets
- Community circle
References
Character education: Respect. (n.d.). Retrieved December 9, 2021, from https://schools.cms.k12.nc.us/beverlywoodsES/Documents/RespectSeptember2015.pdf.
Healthy Communication Skills. (n.d.). Retrieved December 9, 2021, from http://headsup.staging.barrelclient.com/sites/default/files/Healthy-Communication-Guide-CDC.pdf.
National Society of High School Scholars. (n.d.). 5 strategies for building community in the classroom. National Society of High School Scholars. Retrieved December 9, 2021, from https://www.nshss.org/blog/5-strategies-for-building-community-in-the-classroom/.
posts, M. A., & Marine. (n.d.).
10 kindness lessons and activities for Elementary School. Tales From a Very Busy Teacher. Retrieved December 9, 2021, from https://www.talesfromaverybusyteacher.com/2019/03/10-kindness-lessons-and-activities-for-elementary-school.html.