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A “culture for learning” refers to the atmosphere in the classroom that reflects the educational importance of the work undertaken by both students and teacher. It describes the norms that govern the interactions among individuals about the activities and assignments, the value of hard work and perseverance, and the general tone of the class. The classroom is characterized by high cognitive energy, by a sense that what is happening there is important, and by a shared belief that it is essential, and rewarding, to get it right. There are high expectations for all students; the classroom is a place where the teacher and students value learning and hard work.
Teachers who are successful in creating a culture for learning know that students are, by their nature, intellectually curious, and that one of the many challenges of teaching is to direct the students’ natural energy toward the content of the curriculum. They also know that students derive great satisfaction, and a sense of genuine power, from mastering challenging content in the same way they experience pride in mastering, for example, a difficult physical skill.
Part of a culture of hard work involves precision in thought and language; teachers whose classrooms display such a culture insist that students use language to express their thoughts clearly. An emphasis on precision reflects the importance placed, by both teacher and students, on the quality of thinking; this emphasis conveys that the classroom is a business-like place where important work is being undertaken. The classroom atmosphere may be vibrant, even joyful, but it is not frivolous
Danielson, C. 2013
Artifact 2b-1
Artifact 2b-1
Class Website
Class Website
This is a link to my classroom website. Please click on it to access the artifact. I designed this hypothetical classroom website to demonstrate the way that I would set up an actual classroom website so that my students and their parents could see the learning environment, class rules, and procedures that would be put in place in my classroom. The website clearly outlines that I have high expectations, value learning and hard work, and want to create a vibrant environment. While this is not an example of a physical way that I have developed a culture for learning, it is an example of how creating a culture for learning can happen in multiple areas of the classroom. This website also describes the ways that coursework will be handled in the classroom and gives the parents and students a little bit more information about me and my teaching philosophy. Having these expectations set out clearly at the beginning of the school year helps students and parents understand the culture I work to create in my classroom.
Artifact 2b-2
Artifact 2b-2
Art Lesson Scamper 1 .pdfSCAMPER Integrated Art Lesson
SCAMPER Integrated Art Lesson
Students are naturally curious and want to explore the world around them. This SCAMPERed Art Lesson demonstrates my ability to rework and rethink my lessons to create a modified and updated lesson that challenges my students to think outside of the box. In this lesson, I took an ELA content standard based lesson and designed different activities that allowed the original lesson to be integrated with art. This reworking of the lesson allows my students to have choices in how they demonstrate their learning. Giving students a choice in how they demonstrate their learning creates a solid culture for learning, because the choice allows them to express their thoughts and own personal experiences with the content in a way that works for them. This lesson still has clear outcomes that must be accomplished and students understand this. However, my ideal culture for learning is one that allows students to be creative and make mistakes. Learning should be interesting and engage students and this lesson plan demonstrates the ideal culture of learning I would like to foster in my future classroom.
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