Democratic  Environments

In this article, a teacher describes her approach to creating a Democratic classroom environment. She gives a step-by-step account of how she made her classroom more Democratic.

Here, a blogger discusses the difference between learning about and doing Democracy, and how a Democratic classroom increases student capacity for decision making, and teacher capacity for relating to students. A collection of resources is linked at the end.

In this preview article, the author describes class meetings as a "living model of the discourse that is necessary for a healthy and vibrant democracy".

This Professional Development, created by Teaching Tolerance, is a comprehensive intro to the reasoning, research, and practices of creating Democratic classrooms. It includes videos, reading, and articles.

In this article, 12 practices that teachers can use to increase student voice and Democratic engagement are described.

This teaching style survey is a way to start a reflective conversation about role of a teacher in the classroom. It uses these less democratic teaching styles: expert & formal authority; and these more democratic styles: personal model, facilitator, and delegator, as a framework for the feedback.