Classroom Environment Dimensional Analysis—A Review
Environmental Dimensions Academic Physical Emotional Social
Academic Pedagogy Vs. Instruction Curriculum Instruction Cultivation of Independent Thinkers
Physical School setting Classroom setting Safety and Security
Emotional Student perceptions of classroom affect Teacher perceptions
Perceived Status of the Classroom Relational Social Perceived Status of the Classroom Relational Teacher/student Student/Student (Inter- and Intra-)
Other Dimensions or Components of Dimensions?
Population Dimensions Cultural Linguistic Developmental/Ability
Cultural Population Racial Diversity and heterogeneity Ethnic diversity and heterogeneity Gender Trans- and Inter-gender Intersectional, Inter- and Intra-population interactions Teacher to student and student to teacher cultural differences
Linguistic Range of English academic proficiency Pre-requisite language ability for any particular task Teacher capacity and resources to support diverse linguistic abilities Accommodations Adaptations Modifications
Developmental/Ability Range of learning and developmental abilities in the class (IEPs, 504, PTSD of different sorts) Teacher capacity and resources available for Accommodations Adaptations Modifications
In Content Groups Identify content- specific environmental dimensions for a subject area classroom Discuss Population dimensions that might affect your classroom Discuss your working teaching unit and how to account for environmental and population dimensions
This Discussion is an Analysis of “Classroom Dynamics”
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