Session 14 Powerpoint creating a positive learning environment
1. Creating a positive learning
environment which supports
teaching for deep learning
Session 14
2. Reflective Questions
• What are the intellectual, social, emotional and
physical aspects of classroom ethos that impact
on learning?
• How much time can pupils remain focused on
one task?
• How does behaviour management impact on
learning?
• How do you change the physical environment
to suit the activity?
3. Learning Intention
• We are investigating how the classroom ethos
and the physical environment can impact on
pupils’ understanding
4. Success Criteria
I can:
• Identify the elements of a positive learning
environment
• Say how they impact on understanding
5. Impact
• Where are you at in terms of understanding
about this module on a rating of 1 – 6?
• 1 being low understanding
• 6 being high understanding
6. Format :
• Welcome - video clip running
• Individual reading task
• Group task – summarise reading
• Video clip
• Group task – Diamond 9
• Share extension task – reading and video clip
• Action Plan
9. Individual Task
• Reading 1 ‘Accelerated learning’ Smith A
• Reading 2 ‘Creating a learning School’
Middlewood D et al
• Reading 3 ‘Reflective Teaching’ Pollard A et al
• Reading 4 ‘Person Centred Approaches in School’
Hill J
• What are the key components of creating a
positive learning environment?
• Papers can be marked, highlighted, written on in
any way that helps
10. Group Task
• Share the key components of creating a
positive learning environment from your
extract? (2 mins each)
• Discuss how you think these key components
impact on developing deep pupil understanding
• Choose a reporter from each group to report
back
11. Group Task (Cont.)
• View selection from video clip 14.2 – coaches
discuss the key components of a positive
learning ethos and environment
• Brief discussion of content will be integrated
into next activity
12. Group Task
• Use Diamond 9 to prioritise aspects of the
environment and behaviour management that impact
on understanding
13. Extension Tasks
• Read extensions reading 1 ‘Visible learning for
Teachers’ Hattie J – use the exercise on p34 if
desired
• Watch Alan McLean video clip
14. Teacher Action Plan
OR
• Use the adapted version of Falkirk Council’s
“Framework for Intervention Environment
Checklist”
• Say how you make the best of your
environment when there are elements outwith
your control.
15. Evaluation
• Impact – rating 1 – 6
• Where are you at now in terms of
understanding about this module?