Classroom Environment
“The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles, but to irrigate deserts.”
― C.S. Lewis
Learning is an ongoing, evolving process for students and the teacher. My classroom is centered around the academic, social, emotional, and physical needs of each student. It is characterized by the following: warmth, rigor, flexibility, excitement, trust, respect, responsibility, consistency and team work. I strive with my students to make my classroom, safe, creative, fun, inspiring and motivating.
A few educational theories that I model my own classroom after:
A few educational theories that I model my own classroom after:
- Dr. Charles Fay, Love and Logic
- Fred Jones, Positive Classroom Management, and Say, See, Do Teaching
- Barbara Coloroso, Community of Learners, Inner Discipline
- Fountas and Pinnell, Classroom set up for optimal management
- Lev Vygotsky, Scaffolding and Zone of Proximal Development
- Benjamin Bloom, Taxonomy of Higher Thinking
- Howard Gardner, Multiple Intelligence
- Abraham Maslow, Hierarchy of Needs
- Alfie Kohn, Intrinsic Motivation
- William Glasser, Choice Theory
- Haim Ginott, Communication and Positive Relationships