CONCEPT OF LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

Psycho Social Physical Learning community

The Psychosocial Environment Is:

The classroom which encourages positive social interaction between the teacher and students, and between the students themselves.

Psychosocial Environment
~POSITIVE~ Warmth Caring Supportive Friendly Pleasant Sweet Encouragement

~NEGATIVE~
Cold & uncaring Harsh Punitive Aloof Sarcastic Threatening

Factors That Contribute to the Psychosocial Environment

Human relation skills Teacher & student responsibilities in human relations Maintaining the psychosocial environment

General Human Relations Skills

Friendliness Positive Attitude Calling others by name Looking on the bright side of Smiling things Speaking in a considerate way Problem solver Ability to Listen Show genuine interest in the other person Ability to Compliment Genuinely Provide explicit compliments

Teacher Responsibilities in the Psychosocial Environment

Creating the desired Environment Sustaining the Environment Enthusiasm Importance of each student Sense of Belonging Fairness Responsibility Consistency Friendliness Success Understanding Help Humor

What are the students responsibilities?

Student Responsibilities
LEARN Contribute Responsible Choices Dependability Consideration Support Relate Positively
Good Manners Polite Courteous

Advantage of Positive Psychosocial Environment A deep sense of respect and love for the teachers and other students in the class. Active student participation. Student initiated interaction between the teacher and students. Students ask questions and clear their doubts with hesitation.

 Finds teacher very approachable and friendly. Students obey code of conduct and shows very minimal behavioural problems. Expresses ideas and opinions more freely.
Teaching and learning tasks are carried out more cooperatively and collaboratively. Students and teacher have a shared goal to accomplish in learning.

Maintaining the Psychosocial Environment

Verbal Reinforcement Classroom Meetings Class Building and Team Building Activities Private Discussions Use students names when calling students. Let students know that you are there to support and help them. Dignify wrong answers.

Physical Environment
Arranging the Physical Space.
Desk Placement.

Environmental Preferences.
Temperature.

Lighting
Noise level

Layout 1 traditional classroom

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Layout 2 horseshoe

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Layout 3 cabaret style

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Layout 4 circle

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Building Community in the Classroom

A classroom is a gathering place were students feel secure , nurtured and supported by the environment, each other, and the teacher. By demonstrating the teachers loving acceptance of all childrens backgrounds, viewpoints and experiences, she can create an environment that says, All are welcome here.

Building community through

Children need to see themselves reflected in the classroom. * Invite children to bring photos of their family. Finding themselves in the room will go a long way towards making them feel comfortable. * Not only will they enjoy seeing their photos around the room, but they will delight in learning about their new friends and their families.

Building community through

In order to feel part of their classroom community, children need to feel the same sense of trust in school as they do at home. *Reassuring children by making eye contact, listening top what they need to say, and acknowledging their thoughts and feelings can build their sense of trust in the teacher. *Children may need top engage in parallel play before they are ready to share and communicate with others.

Building community through

The family is a key ingredient to children feeling at home in the classroom. *Make a point of connecting in a variety of ways: >Phone calls >Letters or Notes >Email address (if possible) * Parents will appreciate the teachers effort in communicating with them and may reward the teacher with active participation in the program.

Building Classroom Community

REMEMBER! ~> The warmest element of your classroom is the teacher and her SMILE. ~> It is not the number of toys and materials that really counts. It is the teachers loving, compassionate attitude towards the children in the classroom family that creates a joyful community.

Ecological Bronfenbrenner Theory System