Classroom culture is all the vibe and mood of the room.
Ways to build a positive classroom
climate
Have high
spectations
expect that your students will
do well and encourage them by
letting them know what you
believe in them
Set up fair and
consistent behavior
management processes
Teach students the behavior you expect,
give them opportunities to practice and use
positive reinforcement
Focus on building
positive
relationships
The more rules you have, the
more chance there is that one of
our students is breaking a rule
at any given time
Negotiate class expectations
give all your students a voice in how they
think the class should operate including
what they expect from you, their teacher
Explicity teach your expectations
think of behaviour as another subject you
need to teach your students and be
creative
Reinforce students
Specific praise reinforces the target
studetns and prompts others to do
the same
Negotiate fair, respectful
responses
Have a clrear hierarchy of
consecuences that are mininful
restorative and teach students the
skills they need to get along with
others and work productively in the
clasroom
Reteach expectations
when necessary in a new
situation or when behavior has
deteriorated
Teach your class routines
everry teacher is different and has
different ways of doing things, so you
need to teach your studetns how to
work in your classroom.
Use effective, evidence
based teaching and
learning practices
Be prepared for your classes
by considering your students
and how they best learn
Encourage positive
relationships
between students
Use respecful language and
demand a high standard of
relatiing to one another in the
classroom.
Additional Tips
Ask different questions
Instead of asking students if they have any
questions, ask them 'what question do you
have?