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    Running Head: WEEK 3 LITERATURE REVIEW

    Week 3: Literature Review


    Carrie Creger
    TED 690
    June 23, 2019
    Running Head: WEEK 3 LITERATURE REVIEW 2

    An educator has a significant impact on the environment in which students learn

    and the decisions made by the educator or classroom teacher related to environment

    and classroom culture can profoundly alter student success. According to Lina Raffaelli,

    Author of, 32 Strategies for Building a Positive Learning Environment, she believes that

    successful classrooms are made up of certain components that set them apart from

    others. Through the discussion of this topic with other educators, Raffaelli came up with

    a compilation of assets necessary for a successful learning environment. Three specific

    components are believed to be the most critical and necessary in terms of creating a

    strong classroom foundation. These three components include; good relationships,

    clear communication and trust.

    Relationship building is critical with any successful work environment and a

    classroom is no different. According to Raffaelli, it is important to “Build positive

    relationships with students and parents starting with the first day of school. Let students

    get to know you (and each other) by preparing fun icebreakers or exchanging letters.”

    Allowing students to get to know the teacher along with peers creates a much more

    comfortable environment for all and a little effort such as the implementation of an

    icebreaker or other “getting to know you” activity can yield great results.

    Communication is another critical piece of a successful classroom. According to

    Rafaelli, it is important to use “humor, tech, or other strategies to get on their level.”

    Bridging any potential gaps between teacher and parents or teacher and students is an

    important aspect when thinking about a positive classroom culture. We all communicate

    differently and for some, communication may be a difficult task. If extra effort can be

    made with the goal in mind that developing clear communication will help everyone to
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    understand expectations and other important details related to the classroom, many

    potential pitfalls can be avoided.

    Finally, trust is a significant piece when building a strong foundation for a

    classroom environment. Trust can be implemented in several critical ways. This

    includes trusting yourself as an educator. According to this article, learning to be able to

    trust your own instincts and experiences when you are the classroom teacher with make

    you more confident in your ability. Additionally, trust your students. Allow students to

    have a say in variety of capacities such as floor plan, assignment details or group work.

    When students feel as though they are heard and that their thoughts and opinions are

    valued, there is an increase in buy in and students are much more engaged with the

    classroom activities. Last, trust technology. Creating a digital classroom by

    implementing a website or an electronic newsletter will allow parents to stay up to date

    with the current events of the classroom.

    There are a variety of details that an educator can implement in their classroom,

    but the most critical piece is to begin building a solid foundation based on a few basic

    principles. For Raffaelli, this came down to three main pieces, however each teacher

    can be the ultimate judge as to what will work best in their particular classroom. The

    ultimate goal is to keep the best interested of each student in mind and to create the

    best possible learning environment for all who enter your classroom.
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    Resources

    Raffaelli, Lina. (September 3, 2014). 32 Strategies for Building a Positive Learning

    Environment. Edutopia. George Lucas Educational Foundation. Retrieved

    from: https://www.edutopia.org/discussion/32-strategies-building-positive-learning-

    environment

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