#RSCON11 - Creating Safe Learning Environments
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The document discusses key elements for creating a safe learning environment. It emphasizes building connections with students, establishing clear and fair rules, fostering trusting relationships through praise and caring, promoting collaboration over competition, embracing mistakes as learning opportunities, allowing fun in the classroom, and engaging parents as partners. The overall goal is to develop an environment where students feel comfortable, motivated, and confident enough to fully participate and do their best learning.
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#RSCON11 - Creating Safe Learning Environments
- 1. Creating Safe Learning Environments Greta Sandler Background: CC licensed Flickr photo by 21560098@N06 | Photo: CC licensed Flickr photo by wwworks
- 2. Whats a safe learning environment? Students feel comfortable enough to participate and get involved in class activities. Students feel motivated to learn. Students feel confident enough to give their best. Photo: CC licensed Flickr photo by 82394503@N00
- 3. Making Connections Start building connections on the first day! Get to know them and let them get to know you. Show them you care! Photo: CC licensed Flickr photo by mikebaird
- 4. Clear Rules and Expectations Few, but clear rules! Talk to your students and listen to them! Shouting doesnt make you a teacher. Photo: CC licensed Flickr photo by wwworks
- 5. Build Trusting Relationships Believe in them. Get them to trust you. Lots of praising! Help them believe in themselves! Photo: CC licensed Flickr photo by photojon
- 6. OUR Class, not a Class! If one succeeds, we ALL succeed! Collaboration It helps build self-esteem It helps develop responsibility Photo: CC licensed Flickr photo by pgoyette
- 7. Its OK to make mistakes! We can learn from our mistakes! Show them you are human too! Photo: CC licensed Flickr photo by nicksee
- 8. Its OK to Have Fun! Dont be afraid to have fun in class! We can learn and have fun at the same time! Photo: CC licensed Flickr photo by cliff_robin
- 9. Working Together with Parents Invite parents to be part of your classroom. Share the GOOD news! Photo: CC licensed Flickr photo by errolwb
- 10. Safe Learning Environment Connections Caring Trust Clear Rules Collaboration Mistakes Engaging Parents Fun and Play
- 11. Safe Learning Environment Love for Learning
- 12. Contact Info: Email: [email_address] Twitter: @gret Blog: About a Teacher | http://gret.wordpress.com Resources Shared on the Presentation: http://bit.ly/rscon11gsandler Love Your Students before You Know Them!