Class Norms

I've spent some time drafting the class norms for our time together - I'm on draft five, if I remember correctly. There are several pieces I'm very happy with and others that I feel are lacking. Please read through the norms I've written up and if you feel there is something lacking or something that is well stated, leave a comment.

In order to create a learning environment that is productive and encouraging to all, the students and instructor of E342 realize there are several norms that will assist in our preparation as superior educators. We take equal responsibility for preparing for class: the instructor will design and prepare experiences that will be beneficial to the development of language arts teachers and students will thoughtfully and with purpose engage in classroom readings, learning experiences and discussion. We will engage in each other in conversation, realizing that no learning takes place in a vacuum, being active listeners, respectful collaborators and gentle handlers of our peers. We will be aware of time, the constraints placed on other’s time, as well as our own. As students and instructor, we will be reasonable and fair to one another as we engage in learning and manifesting ways to convey our learning in the language arts.