I found this artifact to be almost equally important as the rules artifact. Routines are extremely important in the education setting because they teach students to take accountability of their learning and to become more responsible. Routines also decreases wasted time in the classroom by creating positive expectations and procedures that students conform to throughout the year. Routines are found in every school, every classroom, and in everyday life; these are important things that our students need to learn to function in society. Overall, this is an extremely important artifact to the teaching profession and my future career.
In EDU 410 our research had concluded that rules and routines are separate entities yet embrace each other constructively. Routines are procedures that are taught and reinforce positive expectations, while rules are told and negate negative expectations. The most critical component of this research I found was that routines are all about finding subtle ways to get students to take responsibility for their learning. This is most important to me because as a future Social Studies teacher I intend on teaching my students to not only succeed academically but also socially as upstanding and un-repproachable members of society; teaching routines is practice for much larger scale responsibilities that they will have to tackle in life. The research from our EDU 410 class also concluded that routines are one of the best sources to limit wasted time in class, avoid negative or distracting behaviors, and to foster independence. The information we discussed and found supported the completely necessary use of routines in the classroom.
What I learned from the creation of this artifact is that routines are a vital component to the creation of a comfortable and cohesive classroom. I also learned the value of routines as devices to foster responsibility and independence, and also to save much needed time within the classroom. Also through the creation of this artifact I discovered the various examples of routines that will take place within my classes and how important it is that I teach these specific things to my students. If I have expectations and procedures I need to make that transparent for my students and model it for them and have them practice before they do so willingly or independently. A valuable lesson this artifact has taught me is even the smallest things such as hand raising or pencil sharpening are considered teachable routines that can save valuable time in the classroom. When i'm lecturing I will teach my my students to follow routines such as taking out notes, not talking while I'm talking, raising hands to speak, and to hold off from sharpening pencils when someone is speaking. Routines are a vital and inevitable component of teaching and this artifact was important to learn and grow from.
In EDU 410 our research had concluded that rules and routines are separate entities yet embrace each other constructively. Routines are procedures that are taught and reinforce positive expectations, while rules are told and negate negative expectations. The most critical component of this research I found was that routines are all about finding subtle ways to get students to take responsibility for their learning. This is most important to me because as a future Social Studies teacher I intend on teaching my students to not only succeed academically but also socially as upstanding and un-repproachable members of society; teaching routines is practice for much larger scale responsibilities that they will have to tackle in life. The research from our EDU 410 class also concluded that routines are one of the best sources to limit wasted time in class, avoid negative or distracting behaviors, and to foster independence. The information we discussed and found supported the completely necessary use of routines in the classroom.
What I learned from the creation of this artifact is that routines are a vital component to the creation of a comfortable and cohesive classroom. I also learned the value of routines as devices to foster responsibility and independence, and also to save much needed time within the classroom. Also through the creation of this artifact I discovered the various examples of routines that will take place within my classes and how important it is that I teach these specific things to my students. If I have expectations and procedures I need to make that transparent for my students and model it for them and have them practice before they do so willingly or independently. A valuable lesson this artifact has taught me is even the smallest things such as hand raising or pencil sharpening are considered teachable routines that can save valuable time in the classroom. When i'm lecturing I will teach my my students to follow routines such as taking out notes, not talking while I'm talking, raising hands to speak, and to hold off from sharpening pencils when someone is speaking. Routines are a vital and inevitable component of teaching and this artifact was important to learn and grow from.