Fostering a positive classroom community

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Ensure that the learning environment convey respect for students, families, and communities.

Is the learning environment welcoming, inclusive, safe, and accepting?

Co-plan the environment with students before learning occurs.

Are students free to interact with the environment in a personally meaningful way?

Are students engaged, included and respected, and can they see themselves reflected in the learning environment?

Stand back and reflect on the learning environment you have created

Fostering a positive classroom community with a focus on the social cohesiveness and development of the group

Encouraging (and having) a growth mindset

Ability grouping communicates a damaging fixed mindset belief to students

Teacher's mindset = must believe everyone can grow

We can all grow from mistakes; mistakes are important

Use open tasks

Ability and intelligence grow with effort and practice (intelligence is math is NOT fixed)

Positive norms to encourage (Jo Boaler) <--click the hyperlink for a great read

Math is about creativity and making sense

Math class is about learning, not performing

Depth is more important than speed

Math is about connections & communicating

Questions are really important

Mistakes are valuable

Everyone can learn math to the highest levels

Strategies for group work

Encourage students to try, fail, try again

Give students roles

Helps to build confidence in ability

Have students think on their own before engaging in a "team talk" (get students used to this by structuring your lessons to always let them think on their own first); then discuss as whole class (so when students get called on, they've had some experience with the topic)

Designing the social environment

Build self-efficacy

Encourage real-world problem solving

Focus on student solutions and interpretations

Give weight to student voice

Empower student learning through collaboration