Creating a Positive Classroom Environment

A. The teacher classroom manages the classroom in an extremely positive manner, and is strong on positive reinforcements. When she speaks to her students, her voice is soft and calm which allows her students to remain calm to correct their behavior. Students are aware of the classroom expectations and the proper behavior when they are working with other students. When the class is transitoning between activities she is clear with what they are expected to do, and how it should look like. When the whole class is not able to complete the task she does ask them to correct the behavior and allows them a second opportunity to successfully transition. Positive classroom management shows that students behave in a positive way and are less likely to

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.

Education serves as the foundation to a lifetime of learning. Since every child is unique, I believe that it is important for them to learn in an environment that is both secure and stimulating. By creating this type of atmosphere, the students will be able to realize their intelligence and use it constructively. As a future educator, it will be my goal to establish a classroom that is, 1) non-authoritarian, 2) student-centered, and 3) focused around student experience. These three elements are part of Progressivism, the educational philosophy I plan to incorporate in my classroom.

A student’s performance in school  gives  information about how they are learning, and how they are progressing. Schools in Chicago and New York focused on students success, and if students fail to meet standards that push students to be proficient in common core test teachers are put under pressure when students fail. Teacher accountability has turned into double edged sword that hurts the students and their teachers. A question that is being proposing is should we only hold teachers accountable to students not meeting up to standards that are being set, and  how can  this be accomplished without turning into a catch twenty two of want teachers to be accountable for their students succeed and teach creatively? How to approach this complicated question is to hold teachers and students accountable for their how things go in the classroom. The education system can only move forward is by empowering students and teachers in a productive and understanding learning environment.

I thought your article was interesting. I agree creating a positive learning environment is beneficial for all students. I think if teachers do not create a positive learning environment then students’ are not learning at their best ability. I think building a strong relationship with students along with a creating a positive environment can help students succeed.

The band relates to WCA’s vision of a positive school culture. It also relates to the school’s mission of growing college bound scholars as it teaches and promotes skills, such as self-discipline to meet a goal, that are necessary to succeed in an academic program and gives students an added skill to include on college applications.

This allows students the ability to identify with themselves and be introduced to new methods, in order to create a safe and positive learning environment.

In the module for week two there were several ideas that you can implement in your classroom. For instance you could try the walk and talk discussion strategy. This strategy simply means that the students read a selected piece of literature and have a small-group discussion about teacher-created topics posted around the room. The resources/idea for this strategy includes identifying main ideas and develop 4-5 questions pertaining to the ideas. Afterword’s you type up questions to be printed out and placed around the room. You then should secure large sheets of butcher paper or whiteboard space for the students to write down the groups’ ideas, once this task is completed make sure you have supplied each group with dry erase or regular felt tip pens.

The second observation was during a math period. The students were reviewing subtracting three digit numbers with regrouping. The teacher used the researched based strategy of reciprocal teaching. She chose a student that is socially outspoken and proficient in math. As he was reviewing the problems on the board, he would call upon his fellow peers to share answers. On a few occasions as he scanned the room for a student, it was observed that Mrs. Yglesias encouraged him to choose an ELL student to participate. On the difficult examples, the teacher would interject and us visual hand gestures to assist students in arriving to an answer without verbally offering the solution. Also, the teacher walked around the room offering support to all her

Literature suggests that positive learning environments are built on student – teacher relationships and that these relationships provide the critical foundations upon which to support positive learning. As a mathematics tutor who recently completed an honours thesis based on student understanding, I stand in full agreeance of the literature, before I can adequately tutor a struggling student I need to understand how that student learns. This understanding of student learning is best gained through building a positive relationship with the student and as stated by Skemp (1976) ‘talking with the student, is undoubtedly the best way to assess which mental processes were used’. I believe students must feel that their learning is important, be

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.

I believe that creating a positive classroom climate is something that needs to be done at the beginning of the school year. If you start the school year off on a bad note then that will often set the tone for the rest of the school year. As the teacher of the classroom I need to have my expectations set for the class prior to them entering my classroom. Having this done before the students come will help to me be sure that I stick to what I expect from my class and not change it once they arrive. I will be sure to focus less on the testing and grading as Alfie Kohn suggests. This is important because if as their future teacher I spend too much time focusing on this it won’t make the students want to learn. As their teacher I need to figure

In alignment with Fletcher and Portalupi (2011), the teachers make sure that they are listening and letting the student take lead (p. 57). About half way through the video Mark Hansen, a third grade teacher, is conferring with a student who needs help. He makes sure to make eye contact and show that he is

Teachers are expected to create meaningful and engaging instruction aligned with the Common Core State Standards, while also creating a classroom management plan that enhances student achievement. Jones and Jones (2013) quote Woolfolk and Weinstein (2006) in their book, Comprehensive Classroom Management, stating that “What students want are teachers who establish caring relationships, set limits and create a safe environment … and make learning fun” (2013, p. 59). I strive to achieve this in my classroom each day as I greet students at the door, shaking their hand and making small talk with them, establish fair and consistent rules and procedures, and by building positive student-teacher relationships while making learning fun through the use of hands-on-activities, role playing, and creative constructions.

Something that I didn’t take into account right away was that not all students could see from where they were standing. Therefore, I’m glad my cooperating teacher started to move the students. The wording of my directions was not as clear as I had planned for when taking everyone into account because the students at the middle table also started to stand up just like the students