Creating A Classroom EnvironmentLinda Bister, Jennifer Cole, Dee Montano,

and Matthew Wilkie MTE523

March 30, 2015Kimberly Stilwell

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Characteristics of an Effective Classroom

Essential aspects of classroom management involves

• Implementing instructional methods that meet students’ needs

• Actively engaging students’ in meaningful learning

• Assisting students’ in understanding the learning process

• Developing a sense of being a competent learner

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Characteristics of an Effective ClassroomStudent academic needs when met,

enhance student motivation and achievement to

• Understand the learning goals

• Understand the learning process

• Be actively involved in the learning process

• Have learning goals related to their own interests and choices

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Characteristics of an Effective Classroom

• Receive instruction responsive to their learning styles and strengths

• See learning modeled by adults as an exciting and rewarding activity

• Experience success

• Have time to integrate learning

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Characteristics of an Effective Classroom

• Receive realistic and immediate feedback that enhances

self-efficacy

• Be involved in self-evaluating their learning and effort

• Receive appropriate rewards for performance gains

• Experience a safe, well-organized learning environment

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Characteristics that Make a Classroom Ineffective

• Not accounting for diversity– (i.e. unique learning styles, culture, and special needs)

• Not having empathy– Recognizing the students as people (Mansur, Eng,

Rasul, Hamzah, & Hamid, 2012, pp. 36-38)

• A lack of caring and support

Poor classroom management can truly hinder student progress because proper management optimizes conditions to facilitate learning

Characteristics that Make a Classroom Ineffective

• Poor use of resources (or lack of resources)

• Lack of communication

• No organization– The room has poor accessibility– The teacher has not done their homework (i.e. proper

planning)– Routines are not established and transitions are not smooth

(Jones & Jones, 2013, p. 194)

Poor classroom management can truly hinder student progress because proper management optimizes conditions to facilitate learning

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Characteristics that Make a Classroom Ineffective

• Warm-up activity too long– Engagement its minimal (no inspired energy or

enthusiasm in students)– Content is too extensive for this transition– Wait time is too lengthy (i.e. dwelling on answers)

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Momentum and time management are key components for the teacher to master, as a crucial part of the

classroom management plan

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Characteristics that Make a Classroom Ineffective

• Teachers need to understand student perspectives– Students need a review activity for retention– Students do not immediately meet expectations automatically

• Displaying frustration affects the learning climate– The teacher loses being an “ally” and becomes and “adversary”

(Ronevich & Scherrer, 2015).– Students can feel uncomfortable with the shift in climate– The teacher does not resolve the issue with a display of anger

Paul Ronevich-Measure of Effective Teaching: Student FeedbackView From: 1:08 – 6:06

Avoiding frustration and not providing regular cumulative review are also important factors to consider when averting poor classroom management pitfalls

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Strategies for Improving the Classroom Environment

Characteristics of a safe, supportive learning environment

– Proper lighting– Well ventilated– Aesthetically pleasing– Supportive– Safe

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Strategies for Improving the Classroom Environment

• When teachers show interest– In their students and in learning

• The classroom environment – Supports the students’ academic potential

Building Relationships

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Strategies for Improving the Classroom Environment

• When teachers create a – Comfortable – Fun – Inclusive environment for the students

• The classroom environment supports– Students’ feelings of belonging in the classroom

community

Building a Comfortable Classroom

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Strategies for Improving the Classroom Environment

• When teachers use enhancements in their classrooms – Color– Music– Pleasant smells

• The classroom environment is – Aesthetically pleasing to the students – Which can enhance the students’ learning potential

Color In the Classroom

References

Edutopia.org. (2015, January). EQ Meets IQ: An Interview with Roger Weissberg. Retrieved from http://www.edutopia.org/roger- weissberg-casel-video

Edutopia.org. (2015, Spring). Multiple Intelligences Thrive in Smartville. Retrieved from http://www.edutopia.org/multiple-

intelligences-immersion-enota-video

Edutopia. (Spring, 2015). Six Tips for Brain-Based Learning. Retrieved from http://www.edutopia.org/brain-based-learning-strategies-resource-guide

Jones, V., & Jones, L. (2013). Comprehensive classroom management: Creating communities of support and solving problems (10th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill.

ReferencesMansor, A. N., Eng, W. K., Rasul, M. S., Hamzah, M. I. M., & Hamid, A. H. A.

(2012). Effective classroom management. International Education Studies, 5(5), 35-42. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/1039277964?accountid=35812

Ronevich & Scherrer. (2015). Measures of effective teaching: Student feedback [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/improve-teaching-with-student-feedback

Santos & Knight. (2015). Pace and structure in lesson planning [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/lesson-pace-structure

ReferencesVan Dyck, B. (n.d.). Adding color to the classroom [Video file].

Retrieved from Teaching Channel website: https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/color-in-the-classroom

Van Dyck, B. (n.d.). Building relationships: sharing passion with students [Video file]. Retrieved from Teaching Channel website: https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/teacher-student-relationship

Van Dyck, B. (n.d.). Creating a "comfortable" classroom environment [Video file]. Retrieved from Teaching Channel website: https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/building-a-comfortable-classroom