Positive Class Room Environment Positive Classroom Environment Grade Course This report is about building class room environment for school students. In addition to the general concepts about class room environment, the report focuses on a particular issue and presents its solutions in the light of concepts and practices prevailing in the literature of building class room environment. There is a scenario of school class consisting of students who age is between 12-14 years. It

Positive Classroom Environment One of the most important jobs facing a teacher is the job of creating a classroom with a positive climate. It can be a challenging task, but children learn best when they feel safe and secure in their school environment (Brownell & Walther-Thomas, 2001). Experts recommend a variety of approaches. One of the things that affects a classroom negatively is punishment for infractions of behavior. Teachers often have an

Students with special needs are at an increased risk fro having low self-esteem which can often impact their potential for achievement. The best way to overcome this is to reinforce students with positive behaviors and help them work through challenges they may be facing daily. Glasser (1984) developed a theory that suggests that students need to be taught to control their behavior in order to succeed, and thus the role

Classroom Discipline Cook-Sather, a. (2009). "I'm not afraid to listen: Prospective teachers learning from students." Theory Into Practice, 48(3), 176-183. Cook-Sather's article describes a teacher education program she conducts at Bryn Mawr College and the results of a survey of teachers who went through the program. The program is called the Teaching and Learning Together (TLT). Through TLT, secondary education students at the college have substantial interaction with high school students from area

Classroom Observation and Commentary How the Teacher Promotes a Positive Classroom Environment for Reading Instruction The teacher promoted a positive classroom environment for reader instruction first by greeting the class warmly and announcing the activity that the class was going to do in a warm and enthusiastic tone. The teacher then used cue cards with large print words in different colors to go over the various vocabulary terms that the class was

These include listening to students, expecting students to listen attentively in return, creating rules that students follow directions, ensuring students provide and complete school work on time, and insisting students demonstrate appropriate self-control to limit disciplinary problems in the classroom (Givner, Lynne & Pierson, 2003). When teachers clearly outline these expectations to students, it is more likely students will respect them. Poor adjustment occurs when teachers do not clearly