2. DOES THE CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT AFFECT STUDENT LEARNING? HOW DOES THE CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT AFFECT STUDENT LEARNING?

3. Why Is The Classroom Environment Important? 1. It encourages students to take pride in the work they are doing. 2. It helps students to believe that educators care about them. 3. It contributes to student achievement.

4. CRITICAL ASPECTS OF THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT ROLES OF THE TEACHER 1. Diagnostician of needs 2. Instructor 3. Manager of the Learning Environment See Figure 6 – 1 on page 83

5. ACTIVITIES OF THE STUDENTS 1. Involved in on-task activities. 2. Using materials. 3. Managing their own instruction. See Figure 6 – 2 on page 84

6. ORGANIZATION THAT ENCOURAGES STUDENT INVOLVEMENT AND ACHIEVEMENT 1. Materials 2. Appearance See Figure 6 – 3 on page 85.

7. RECORDING THE DATA OBSERVED See Figure 6 – 4 on page 87 ANALYZING AND USING THE DATA TO IMPROVE TEACHING AND LEARNING 1. Refer back to comments and impressions 2. Request the teacher’s reflection on the data 3. Relate environment needs to the teacher’s other skills 4. Develop the growth plan See Figure 6 – 5 on page 88

8. COMMUNICATING WITH THE TEACHER 1. Review the data with the teacher. 2. Encourage reflection. 3. Focus on … a. Easy first b. More difficult

9. RECAP WHY ARE CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENTS IMPORTANT? WHAT ARE THE THREE CRITICAL ASPECTS OF THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT? WHY IS RECORDING THE DATA OBSERVED IMPORTANT? WHY IS ANALYZING THE DATA IMPORTANT? COMMUNICATION?