OMM1 Task 1: Creating a Supportive Learning Environment
Creating a Supportive Learning Environment
Western Governors University
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, OMM1 Task 1: Creating a Supportive Learning Environment
A. Classroom Atmosphere
Being teachers is a vital role that we play. We see those students more than some of
their parents. It is essential to understand the learner's expectations in the classroom. All
teachers are different and have different learning styles.
Learner expectations are culturally responsive, and they show students the rules during the
first couple of days to ensure that they are aware and that nothing surprises them. Clear and
concise expectations, such as what the goals are for the year and what they will look like at the
end of the year. Teachers' values allow the students to embrace their culture in how they learn
in the classroom, whichever way they can. Community circles can practice structured open
dialogues between students and adults and make them feel like our classroom is a safe place,
and emotional safety is one of them. This helps with language abilities and how we talk to each
other. The article Effective Teaching is Culturally Responsive talks about holding high
expectations for all students and helping all students learn. (Goe, Bell, & Little, 2008)
Emotional safety is another crucial aspect of the school. To help ensure emotional learning in
the school, using the same routines daily helps the students ensure that their safety is being
communicated throughout the class day and the whole year. Physical safety is essential for a
classroom atmosphere that reinforces culturally responsive values, such as students knowing that
their emotions and/or feelings of a connection and feeling like they belong to something at
school. Teachers would make sure that students' desks are organized into groups so they can
work together in small groups or intervention—making sure that we can move around the
classroom so that students are easily accessible for me to help them. Respecting and valuing
students' home culture is key for them to be understanding. In the article, they say that class-
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Creating a Supportive Learning Environment
Western Governors University
1
, OMM1 Task 1: Creating a Supportive Learning Environment
A. Classroom Atmosphere
Being teachers is a vital role that we play. We see those students more than some of
their parents. It is essential to understand the learner's expectations in the classroom. All
teachers are different and have different learning styles.
Learner expectations are culturally responsive, and they show students the rules during the
first couple of days to ensure that they are aware and that nothing surprises them. Clear and
concise expectations, such as what the goals are for the year and what they will look like at the
end of the year. Teachers' values allow the students to embrace their culture in how they learn
in the classroom, whichever way they can. Community circles can practice structured open
dialogues between students and adults and make them feel like our classroom is a safe place,
and emotional safety is one of them. This helps with language abilities and how we talk to each
other. The article Effective Teaching is Culturally Responsive talks about holding high
expectations for all students and helping all students learn. (Goe, Bell, & Little, 2008)
Emotional safety is another crucial aspect of the school. To help ensure emotional learning in
the school, using the same routines daily helps the students ensure that their safety is being
communicated throughout the class day and the whole year. Physical safety is essential for a
classroom atmosphere that reinforces culturally responsive values, such as students knowing that
their emotions and/or feelings of a connection and feeling like they belong to something at
school. Teachers would make sure that students' desks are organized into groups so they can
work together in small groups or intervention—making sure that we can move around the
classroom so that students are easily accessible for me to help them. Respecting and valuing
students' home culture is key for them to be understanding. In the article, they say that class-
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