This document outlines behaviors that foster a positive classroom climate and culture. It discusses how the teacher consistently acknowledges student successes, models encouragement, and facilitates learning-focused student collaboration. The teacher values student input and checks for understanding. Students are encouraged to recognize their own and peers' successes. They offer peer support and work cooperatively in groups. Positive affect is observed among students through laughing, smiling, and praise.

1. Positive Classroom Climate and Culture Week 3

2. Fosters a supportive and respectful learning environment among students Learning Environment 2

3. Teacher consistently acknowledges student successes throughout class time. Teacher models encouragement, and energy and enthusiasm are observed in teacher-student interactions. Teacher facilitates learning-focused student interaction and collaboration. Teacher values student input. Teacher proactively checks for understanding on process and completion of tasks. LE-2 Observable Effective Teacher Behaviors

4. Teacher encourages students to recognize their own and others‘ successes in class. Teacher encourages learning-focused student interaction and teaches students how to work together most effectively. Teacher has structures in place for students to support each other regarding Observable Distinguished Teacher Behaviors

5. Students respect each other and teacher during discussions through listening and respectful responses. Students offer peer support as appropriate (e.g., tasks, with instructions, using materials.). In group work, students work cooperatively with group members. Positive affect is observed among students as observed in laughing, smiling, giving praise, etc. Students demonstrate comfort in constructively and appropriately challenging ideas of other students or their teacher as part of content discussions. Observable examples of effective student behaviors

6. On the next slide You may need to override the You tube block if you are on school computer View the videos

7. Were student successes acknowledged? How did the students know if they were successful? Were students actively participating? What motivated the students to learn/ participate in the activities? How was peer respect fostered? What role did the teacher play? What did you notice about student behaviors? Think about

8. After watching the videos and answering the questions. Please pick 3 of the 4 questions and post your answer on the discussion board. Reply to at least 2 other posts Join the discussion