Creating A Community Of Learners

(1987) described this form of instruction as a systematic method of teaching with emphasis on proceeding in small steps, checking for student understanding, and achieving active and successful participation by all students. I have also used the strategy as reference for determining the strengths and weaknesses of my lesson. After conducting in class lesson and reviewing my video lesson multiple times, I was able to identify my strengths

The lack of consistent laboratory space has led to the adaptation of experiments to be held in my lecture-based classroom. While I provide high engaging, clear and accessible instructional tools/materials, high expectations, and a comfortable learning environment to the students I am limited by the setup of my classroom. Overall, I believe my classroom environment has encouraged my flexibility, imagination, and creative problem solving as a teacher to provide high engaging and maintain my expectations for my students. I have taken advantage of the use of craft projects and humor to create an inviting environment to my students to promote their educational

One person’s failing grade is very unlikely to cause another student to also fail. While this may be a strange example of a place for a normal accidents to occur, it helps me to understand the risks better because everyone relates to having a group member that wasn’t easy to trust to pull his/her own weight. The question becomes, does the rest of the group leave it up to chance or create a solution to the possible problem. In the same way people do not always trust every group member, people cannot trust technology, or the people that work with it, to never fail. Accidents have always happened and will continue to happen because it is simply impossible to think of every possible error that could occur. The dilemma society is faced with is how to decrease the magnitude of the outcome when errors do occur.

Explain why it is important to provide opportunities for learners to develop their English, Mathematics, ICT and wider skills (1.3)

It is important to foster a learning environment in which students feel safe, relaxed, secure, confident and valued (Gravells A 2012 pg25) especially for learners who may have had negative experiences in traditional classroom environments. Students often describe supportive learning environments as expanding their sense of family and enhancing their self-esteem, which, when combined with increased literacy skills, help students take more chances in pursuing their goals.

Safety: Students know that they are physically safe and that they are not in danger in the classroom. Safety also includes students emotional and mental well-being, meaning that they will be free from emotional damage such as bulling or name-calling.

It is essential that students receive realistic and immediate feedback that enhances self-efficacy. It is imperative that I return student work in a timely fashion so they can reflect on their work because “students’ achievements are enhanced by providing them with information about their current level of performance followed by specific learning tasks aimed at mastering the material” (Jones & Jones, p. 285). I will be able to correct faulty thinking by my students when I return their work in a timely fashion which will prevent future mistakes over the same topic. It is vital to the success of my students that they experience a safe, well-organized learning environment in my classroom. It is a necessity that students feel safe and comfortable in the classroom so I can challenge them to reach their goals in a

I believe that each child is unique individual who needs a secure, caring, and stimulating atmosphere in which to grow and mature emotionally, intellectually, physically, and socially. It is my desire as an educator to help students meet their fullest potential in these areas by providing an environment that is safe, supports risk-taking, and invite a sharing of ideas. There are three elements that I believe are conducive to establishing such an environment namely, the teacher acting guide, allowing the child’s natural curiosity to direct his/her learning, promoting respect for all the things and all the people.

There are two main principles that I see that are addressed in this video. The two

An environment of trust will allow students to learn efficiently. When students become aware of their personal responsibilities, they will begin to maintain their integrity, creating a strong sense of honest

For students to thrive in the classroom, I must ensure that they have a positive space they can come to and feel comfortable. If students don’t feel safe in their classroom then learning will not happen. I must build a caring and supportive space for children so they can succeed and feel loved. This will help develop a sense of belonging to a school. I have to remember that it is not my classroom, it is the students! It is imperative that the students, parents, and coworkers in my school feel they can come to me for anything, especially as one of their

It is an eye opening to see how every single child thinks different. There are many thoughts that makes every single person unique. This video made me think on how important is to get to know your students and also their family background. It is very important to have a little conversation with their family members and also with the students in general.

It is my strong belief that each child is entitled to a safe, secure, stimulating and caring learning environment. I always believed that each child is a unique individual with much curiosity and many academic, social and emotional needs. Children need our support in order to mature emotionally, intellectually, physically, and socially. As a teacher, one should aim to help students in fulfilling their dreams to become successful and educated individuals. We must provide them with a safe learning environment for their learning to succeed.

This action requires students to take the time to collaborate within their groups and learn what they will present. This practice will ensure that students retain what they have learned. All students bring a vast amount of life experiences in the classroom and it is up to the teacher to utilize their resources effectively while ensuring shared collaboration without risk. Using prior knowledge in conjunction with world experiences achieves higher learning more effectively.

The overall functioning of a classroom is impacted by trust, safety, and consistency. When a student does not feel safe he or she will reflect this through his or her behavior. Trust is important for students to take risks and allow learning to occur in the classroom. Trust, safety, and consistency are beneficial in the learning environment. A classroom where students feel safe, realize the teacher is consistent, and trust is developed, will allow students to grow and change socially, emotionally, and academically. This will offer a positive learning environment.