Classroom Environments
An environment where students aren't scared to learn or participate.
Safe Environment
Using real life ideas.
Context is everything
Giving students a chance to take a break and get up and move, could be a challenge, activity, or just a simple break.
Importance of Exercise
Increases attention span, engagement, and participation.
An environment where students have a set day to day schedule.
Routine Environment
Teaching only a few concepts at a time and then practicing them.
We learn in Chunks.
Provide reflection times for you and students, students with themselves and with you.
Major in metacognition
Brain based learning
Focusing on making sure students don't feel tressed or unsafe in their learning environment.
An Environment where you focus and use tools to change students surroundings.
Physical Environment
Using images and having students explain in their own words. Connecting ideas with a certain "trigger".
Forgetting is normal: memory
Put in thought provoking activities or just simple quiet time during class.
Minfulness
Emotional intelligence
Being able to control and understand your emotions.
An environment where you make it easy for your students to make connections.
Social Environment
Regularly review concepts with your students.
Review is Critical
Focus on different tools for different learners, such as images, songs, or activities.
Learning style supports
Neuroplasticity
Changes made to your brain because of the environment or situation you are in.
An environment where you help students understand and regulate themselves.
Emotional Environment
Students learn in different ways.
Instead of playing competitive games do more groupwork.
Cooperation over competition
Cerebrum part of the brain
Handles most of the learning.