3 Tips for Cultivating a Classroom Culture

Building a classroom culture will transform the way you look at your classroom management. Focus your energy here, rather than putting all your energy into 'behaviour management' strategies that don't work!

Here is what I cover:

Emphasis on Classroom Culture over Control

• Focus on setting the tone and building a community for effective classroom management.
• Shift from vertical (authoritarian) to horizontal (facilitative) relationships with students.

Creating a Safe and Inclusive Classroom

• Importance of physical, emotional, and mental safety for optimal learning.
• Tips for Creating Safety:

• • Organizing and tidying up the classroom.
  • Establishing clear routines and expectations.
  • Providing emotional safety through relational discipline.

Teaching Social and Emotional Skills

• Incorporating Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) into daily practice.
• The significance of educators embodying these skills.
• Strategies for Teaching SEL:

• • Sharing personal experiences.
  • Using mentor texts for discussions.
  • Normalising a range of emotions and self-processing.

Embracing a Growth Mindset

• Aligning personal mindset with expectations for students.
• Encouraging resilience, risk-taking, and seeing setbacks as learning opportunities.
• Benefits of a Growth Mindset:

• • Easier acceptance of constructive feedback.
  • Focus on continuous improvement and learning journey.

 

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