CREDE Standards in my Classroom

The CREDE standard that I believe is most obvious in my classroom is "teachers and students working together." My classroom is a 6:1:6, so each student has an aide. I think of it as each student having their own personal teacher and then a main instructor as well. We provide assistance to our students as needed. At times, they may even need hand over hand assistance, and others not. In the afternoon, we rotate which student we are working with by week. I always work with the same student every morning and then in the afternoon, I have a different student. The student in the afternoon will stay the same for one whole week and then change the next. This way, I get to work with each student in the classroom. By working with the students so closely, you really get to establish a good relationship with them.

We also engage our students with challenging lessons. Each student has individual goals to meet. Everyday these goals are worked on until they are mastered. Once they are mastered, a new goal is set in place.