Establishing a Positive Classroom Climate

Establishing a Positive Classroom Climate

Creating a safe climate environment is empowering a child to be the best he can be. Teachers need to promote appreciation for diversity. It is fundamental that teachers understand the relationship between the student’s home culture and school learning. Creating a positive climate in the classroom increases students engagement, improves learning, and behavior.

A basic principle in early childhood work is that when educators treat children as if they are strong, intelligent, and kind, children are far more likely to behave in strong, intelligent, kind ways. They are more likely to learn and thrive and succeed.

It should be guaranteed the right for all children to develop their personality, talents and mental and physical abilities to the maximum extent possible, in the same condition as any other student, therefore his nationality, traditions, religion and language should be respected.

These are some ideas that can help improve a positive climate for teaching and learning.

• ·         Get to know names quickly. Students feel more comfortable if you remember their names

• ·         Use a sense of humor. Starting the class with a joke or with a song relaxes students and put them in the mood.

• ·         Talking about differences in cultural practices it is a good way to learn about diversity. Learning a few polite expressions in another person's language; and showing appreciation for the food and music of another culture can have especially positive effects.

• ·         Seating arrangements in a way that everybody is in the first row. The seating arrangement chosen should allow students to work in groups or partners.

• ·         Students next to each other that makes collaborative work easy. It is a wonderful way for diverse students to interact improving their social skills.
• ·         A good idea would be to have displays of some kind of all the nationalities of the students attending.

 Global learning. Thanks to technology geographic boundaries can be knock down. Students should be able to communicate with students from somewhere else in the planet, and learn about their cultures.

 Inclusive teaching, teaching strategies that address the different student’s backgrounds, learning styles, and abilities.

Differentiated teaching strategies to be able to reach different students learning styles.

Be aware of potential bullying that students might be afraid to report.

Teachers having a good rapport with the students can only be beneficial creating a climate of care and structure. When a students feels safe, included, and protected the academic achievement increases creating a positive climate where everybody feels appreciated and welcome.

I recommend a little extra tip; love those children because, especially for the little ones, you are the model they want to follow in school.