Time To Teach

A positive classroom climate is critical to student success. This episode takes a deep dive into the elements that go into creating such a climate. Here I share information from scholarly literature, as well as my own active research, on how to create a postive climate in your own classroom. You don't want to miss this! 0:00 Intro 4:33 Classroom Climate as a passion 6:50 Education as a way to make a difference 8:00 Our impact on students  10:55 Backstory on how I became interested in establishing a positive classroom climate  14:06 Positive Classroom Climate defined 15:00 Curricula separate from Climate  18:12 Why Classroom Climate Matters 18:49 Mutual respect 21:40 Academic efficacy 23:15 A higher sense of class belonging 24:00 Building relationships 28:44 Refrain from engaging in arguments 30:06 Encourage students 31:24 Sorry, my dog Basil starts barking in the background here 31:39 Deliberate, trusting relationships 38:36 Perception of teacher as supportive as predictor of decreased disruptive behavior 41: