video program
It was very clear to see in the video how the relationship of trust that Mr. Recio has built with each child really impacts the children’s behavior and the way they listen to him. This solid foundation made it easier for him to lovingly help the children maintain and meet high, yet reasonable, expectations for their behavior.
V.P
I love the way Mr. Recio classroom is setup. He greets each parent as the children walk in. Using the photos to check the kids in is a very creative way in taking attendence. Recio appears as though each treats every child as his own, and receives indiviual attention when needed. He lets the kids help setup for different activites, and really get them involved. He really has the students intrigued. That’s a very good aspect to have a teacher for any grade. When children are enjoying what they are learning, it’s easy to get them to become more focused on the subject that is being discussed.
Based on the video I can tell that all of the parents are very satified with their children are learning. He also looks very approachable. That is a quality that most men does not have. The way he smiles when speaking lets both the parent and the children know that he really cares. It also helps that he’s bilingual. Parents that only speaks spanish can get a full understanding of what’s going on with their child rather than having a translator that may lose some thing in translation. Overall, his methods are working and I think he should continue because he is having major success.
C.B.
After watching the video program, “developing a Positive Classroom Climate”, it was clear that Mr. Recio truly cared about his students. He created a work space that was safe and organized. Mr. Recio also gave the students a sense of trust. By socializing and listening, this is where the trust beginnings.
Recio provides a, family orientated classroom, instead of the more traditional way, by saying I am the teacher and you are the student. He also provides the family with a sense of trust as well by speaking to parents who spoke Spanish, in Spanish. It allows for everyone to feel comfortable in a situation that they are not use to.
In the classroom, a schedule was posted with what the children would be doing everyday. The schedule had photos of children actually doing the task at hand, so that the children can get a good sense of what would be transpiring in the time frame. According to Mr. Recio he claimed that, “Taking photos builds self-esteem.
Mr.Recio designed much of his curriculum around scaffolding, building on interest of the children.
Lastly, Mr. Recio allowed for his students to learn the task at their own pace. That forcing the issue would not make the student learn quicker and by providing a routine that is repetition consists of modeling and explaining rules, would provided the students with the necessary skills to eventually understand certain techniques, such raising your hand and asking to be excused from the table.
Uses positive discipline
Throughout much of the video Mr. Recio and his assistants implemented and provided a work space with positive discipline. There was an incident, in which two students are using the blocks, and one student knocks over the blocks. What transpired, were the two students arguing about the blocks. Mr. Recio went over to the area, and got to the students eye level and asked what was going on. Each student was quick to judge, so Mr. Recio told one to apologize and the other just to rebuild the blocks. With all the incidents that occurred throughout the video, Mr. Recio handles each situation in a calm manner but one that the children could understand. In addition to speaking to the students he also would take away privileges if needed. I just thought it was great when he explained to the students that privileges are lost when you do something you are not suppose to do.
