Creating a Positive Learning Environment | Origin: EC101
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Your First Year as a CTE Teacher (Part 1) --> Creating a Positive Learning Environment
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Nothing is more important than safety, taking the time to do things correctly will help minimize injuries on the job. We must teach best practices.
The Safety of students is highly important for a good successful classroom environment. Apply routine drills and having security on campus will make students feel secure and Ager to learn
Create a culture of availability- students like fast feedback. Tell them you are party of their journey
Safety needs to be day one, and re-enforced often!
Training and safety are very important. I like the layout and information provided about various safety options as well as the auto class example given to bring awareness. I did not know that the CDC has an entire booklet on CTE safety and training. I intend to print it off and read through it.
Safety is the number one priority. Demonstrating safe procedures and use of machines in necessary. Supervision of students in the shop is imperative at all times.
Positive first impressions are good.
Safety should always be our top priority in the classroom.
Classroom safety should always be the first priority.
Having a good safety plan of how your classroom is layed out and of all of it's safety features. I have a blank layout of my class room and students have to walk around the classroom and put all the safety attributes on the blank layout worksheet. It shows all of the fire extingishers, fire blankets, emergency exits, eyewash stations, power shutoff switches, first aid kits, safety data sheet workbook, fresh air exhaust and fans, hand washing station etc etc...
Safety is very important in the classroom.
Safety is so important! With the hands on skills portion of what my profession does this is so undervalued and people take shortcuts and workarounds. Endangering themselves and others. I appreciated the resources that they gave.
Classroom safety is very important.
There is no replacement for safety and liability is huge
In this module I learned strategies to make a positive first impression.
While some classroom rules might seem like common sense, kids will prove time and time again they are not if you don't lay out your expectations from the beginning.
I could totally relate to Mr. Reynolds! We are a lot a like in being silly, being loud and animated, and LIKING to teach! I think its important for your students to know how passionate you are about your job, that you take it seriously, and throw out all the positives at the beginning to get the students excited for the time they will spend with you. I also like that he doesn't jump all over the rule book and trusts that students "know better". Being clear about expectations is important, and having a discussion about what your expectations are for your students and classroom is just as important as letting them know what they can expect from you as well
I always told my apprentices #1 rule is your not allowed to get hurt!
Paying attention to how our own emotions can impact the class is incredibly important because it is one of those things that can be easily over looked. If the instructor is in a bad mood, those emotions will spread and make their way to the students. This can be a big deal when it comes to safety. Emotions can cloud our judgment sometimes and because of that it is always important to take your emotional state into account when talking about safety.