A "culture for learning" refers to the atmosphere in the classroom that reflects the educational importance of the work undertaken by both student and teacher. The phrase 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.
Importance of the content and of learning
Expectations for learning and achievement
Student pride in work
The culture that teachers establish in their classroom has a great impact on student learning. Therefore, barriers to establishing a positive culture must be identified and removed. In one of my classes we did a "Higher, Wider, Deeper" project.
For one of my In one of my classes at school
Q: What advice would you give to a future educator who will have many students from dysfunctional families in their classroom?
There are some A "culture for learning" refers to the atmosphere in the classroom that reflects the educational importance of the work undertaken by both student and teacher. The phrase 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.
In Senior Practicum I worked with a student, who was developmentally delayed and had ODD, that did not enjoy his reading lessons. In the beginning, it was a struggled just to get him in his chair to begin the lesson. As the semester progressed, we worked with the student to help him come to "value of hard work and perseverance." This lesson plan was the lesson where we first saw this student show signs of a "shared belief that [his work was] essential, and rewarding, [and wanted] to get it right."
At the bottom of this lesson plan is a reflection. The highlighted portions of the reflection hint at the beginning of the student's progress in learning to love his work.