Key Vocabulary
Giving (someone) approval, encouragement, or comfort.
What is support/supporting?
Students in this type of environment can have their education hindered greatly.
What is negative environment?
These serve as a "framework" and foundation for a positive environment.
What are rules?
This research company is based in San Francisco.
What is WestEd?
Allowing (someone) to share in an activity or privilege.
What is include/inclusion?
Students in this type of environment are more academically engaged and motivated.
What is positive environment?
We should turn these into learning experiences.
What are problems/conflicts?
The study analyzed schools in this state.
What is California?
A process by which information is exchanged between individuals through a common system of symbols, signs, or behavior.
What is communication?
Students in positive environments do better on this.
What are tests/quizzes?
Subjects of intense argument, disagreement, or disapproval.
What are controversial topics?
Successful schools had this in common.
What is a positive climate?
A caring relationship between people based on shared feelings, interests, or experiences.
What are (trust) bonds?
These make students feel responsible and trusted.
What are classroom jobs?
The 20 most under performing schools had this in common.
What is a negative environment?
The surroundings or conditions in which a person lives and operates, also called climate or atmosphere.
What is environment?