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**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.

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Rationale 1: Above is a link to a webquest that a teacher had created on the Great War. I found the webquest while enrolled in EDT 650 and was able to use it the last two years in my European History and AP European History course with few variations. The webquest required the student to examine how the Great War impacted different groups of people: a soldier, an officer, a woman factory worker, and a civilian. The resources that accompanied the webquest were very appropriate and comprehensive. I did add some other resource links that I had found that were geared towards lower level students. As an extension, I assigned the novel All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Remarque in my advanced classes.

I was very pleased with the end results in most of my classes. I found that students were motivated and interested in the assignment. They gained insight on the impact of total war on combatants and non-combatants not directly in the field of fire. The students gained new insight on the psychological and social impact of war on non-combatants. Their perspective of a “casualty of war” changed and was no longer limited to those who experienced combat.


 * 5.K.2 The teacher understands how social groups function and influence people, and how people influence groups.**

As part of the research, students were grouped with classmates each had specific roles to perform in the group. Each group was given a role that was geared towards their strengths. Students with technical skills worked on the powerpoint, students who had leadership skills were given the role of facilitator, and students who were comfortable in front of the class were given the task of presenting information to the large group.


 * 5.S.3 The teacher organizes, allocates, and manages the resources of time, space, activities, and attention to provide active and equitable engagement of students in productive tasks.**

The lesson spans over 5-8 class periods. Students are given classtime to research in the computer lab, collaborate with group members, and give class presentations. My role is to gauge progress, answer questions, clarify objectives, and give advice. I feel more like a facilitator than a dispenser of information.


 * 5.D.4 The teacher recognizes the value of intrinsic motivation to students’ life-long growth and learning.**

This assignment really empowers students with learning on a critical event in world history. Students commented informally and formally about the degree of knowledge they gained from the assignment.