Creating a Positive Classroom Environment
he teacher is a manger. The organization he or she manages is a group of students from diverse backgrounds and with differing skills and abilities. Some are already eager learners, while others have to be awakened to the joys and satisfactions of learning. Still others have special problems that must be dealt with effectively in order for them to learn and in order to maintain an environment conducive to learning for the whole group.
It's important, first, to provide students with opportunities to learn about things that interest them and then, to find ways to introduce the learning that peaks the student's interest. If the teacher can find ways to relate the topic to the student's present experience, and provide interactive learning activities that the student can actively participate in, then the student will gain motivation. The physical environment plays a role in learning too. Some students learn better in different lighting (softer or brighter), sitting at a desk or lying on the floor, with music on or in perfect silence, in a warmer or cooler place, etc. The teacher can establish areas in the room that meet these different needs and styles of learning. Students who learn better lying down, for example, could bring mats to school that can be unrolled for study time. A small tent in the corner could provide the dimmer light some students need. A radio or CD player with earphones could be allowed during study time provided it truly helps the student to learn.
mploy classroom management strategies consistently. Most education training programs teach classroom management techniques such as discipline and rewards, but implementation of those ideas is not always easy. Strive to achieve a balance where students are familiar with the behavior expected and where you are firm and consistent in enforcing those expectations.
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Encourage students to participate by publicly acknowledging their efforts through incentives and other rewards. Students will aid you in
It's important, first, to provide students with opportunities to learn about things that interest them and then, to find ways to introduce the learning that peaks the student's interest. If the teacher can find ways to relate the topic to the student's present experience, and provide interactive learning activities that the student can actively participate in, then the student will gain motivation. The physical environment plays a role in learning too. Some students learn better in different lighting (softer or brighter), sitting at a desk or lying on the floor, with music on or in perfect silence, in a warmer or cooler place, etc. The teacher can establish areas in the room that meet these different needs and styles of learning. Students who learn better lying down, for example, could bring mats to school that can be unrolled for study time. A small tent in the corner could provide the dimmer light some students need. A radio or CD player with earphones could be allowed during study time provided it truly helps the student to learn.
mploy classroom management strategies consistently. Most education training programs teach classroom management techniques such as discipline and rewards, but implementation of those ideas is not always easy. Strive to achieve a balance where students are familiar with the behavior expected and where you are firm and consistent in enforcing those expectations.
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Encourage students to participate by publicly acknowledging their efforts through incentives and other rewards. Students will aid you in