The Classroom Culture
What is a Classroom Culture?
Why is a Classroom Culture Important?
How is the Culture Developed?
What is a Classroom Culture?
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A classroom culture of trust and acceptance is the foundation for establishing an environment in which students are empowered and comfortable with:
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Why is a Classroom Culture Important?
Without acceptance and trust, students' energy may be diverted from learning to self-protection. A trusting environment empowers students to become accountable for their own learning and the learning of others. Learning accountability will prepare them for lifelong achievement and taking responsibility in the workplace.
In a classroom culture that supports students as co-producers of their learning, students:
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How is the Culture Developed?
The development of a Baldrige-guided classroom learning system begins with establishing a culture of acceptance and trust. To do this, the teacher needs to:
- encourage students to participate and engage in process thinking
- model acceptance and respect as students offer ideas to improve the classroom culture or learning system
- act upon students' suggestions to reinforce the value of student input
Ways to get students to participate and communicate using quality tools:
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Remember: quality tools are not the end in of themselves but the means toward the goal of developing an open and trusting culture as the foundation of the classroom learning system.
Related Topics in Baldrige for Staff
- Building the Baldrige-guided Classroom Learning System
- Quality Tools
- The Classroom Culture
- Data Centers
- Data Notebooks/Folders
- Baldrige Quality Academies
February 24, 2006 | Maintained by Web Services | Content Manager: Eve Wetten
