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2 Classroom Climate and Culture - Coggle Diagram
2 Classroom Climate and Culture
Climate
Dimensions of classroom climate
Academic Goals
Quality teaching
Invested and motivated students
Academic focus
Order and control
Rules set by class
Recognition of good behaviour
Organisation
Classroom culture
Relationships
Peer support
Teacher support
Teacher and peer respect
Definition
The welcoming feeling or atmosphere within a classroom
Culture
Definition
The rules and practices followed in a classroom which lead to the classroom environment being positive and welcoming
Key elements
Respectfulness to one another
Clear boundaries for students to feel comfortable
Clear set of rules and procedures in the classroom
How to develop
Have set clear and consistent boundaries
Establish expectations as a collective group at the start of the year
Involve students in the rule making process
Values based approach
NSW DoE
Good classroom culture leads to a welcoming and safe environment for the children
Core values
Responsibility
Cooperation
Excellence
Participation
Integrity
Care
Fairness
Democracy
Communication
Non-verbal
Can convey humour and irony
We will often believe non-verbal communication over verbal communication
Less controlled, can share speakers actual thoughts
55-70% of our communication
Questioning
Ask if, not what
Some argue we do not pay enough attention to our communication skills
Open-questioning is effective
Verbal
Conscious listening creates understanding
Requires a basic level of literacy
We retain 25% of the information we hear
We filter what we hear and say based on ourselves and the other person(s) in the conversation
AITSL Standards
Tan et al. reading
Development of social literacy
Teacher Interaction Skills Scale
Teacher/student relationships
Students who interacted well with their teachers had greater confidence and performance