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    Teaching and

    learning
    environment
    Phase 1: PLANNING
    Presented by:
    Irina Nikolaeva

    Presented for:
    Evolve College of Education
    Discussion:
    Getting to know you
    Types of environment
    Physical Environment
    Emotional Environment
    Child-centered environment
    Planning process
    Hi, I am Irina.
    I am an educator.

    I've been teaching, tutoring,


    educating, leading, coaching, and
    mentoring since I was 16.

    I taught in my native Russia, China


    and Malaysia.

    I hold MS in Educational Leadership


    from California State University and
    AMS Montessori Certificate.
    Share in the chat Reflect and share
    What's your current What's the biggest
    position? struggle in your school
    .How old are the children right now?
    you serve? What factor impacts
    Getting to How many children are children's success the
    there in an average most? (e.g. SES, parental
    know you class/your class? support, innate talents,
    Who is on your team? teachers, supportive
    Why did you decide to community, physical
    join this course? health, etc.).
    Types of
    environment
    01 02 03
    Physical environment Social environment Emotional
    Hygiene/ clean water/ weather Family/ community/ environment
    Classroom arrangement neighborhood / country The emotional "climate" /
    5 senses Language / culture emotions experienced and
    Every THING around the child Unwritten social norms expressed around the child
    Every ONE around the child Every EMOTION around the child
    What do
    these
    environments
    tell you?
    Questions to consider:
    Is it welcoming?
    Is it safe?
    What do you want to do here?
    What else is this environment
    communicating?
    Safety:
    a non-
    negotiable

    All these objects present


    danger. Explain which objects
    must be banned from the
    classroom and why?
    What can you see?

    Experience What can you hear?

    your classroom What can you touch?

    What can you smell?

    What can you taste?

    Remember that children can be more sensitive than adults.


    Children have a different sense of taste compared to
    adults. Young children at 2-3 years old are extremely
    interested in details.
    Size Weight Difficulty Traffic

    Can the children Can the children walk freely


    Does the furniture and
    manipulate the objects in Are the materials in the in the classroom without
    the materials in the
    the classroom with class comfortable to use bumping into each other?
    classroom fit the
    reasonable physical for children? What happens during
    children?
    strain? Do the materials transitions?
    Are pictures and
    Are there objects that challenge the children or How do children access
    teaching aids placed on
    children can pull over present insurmountable materials?
    the children's eye level?
    themselves (e.g. difficulty? What about going in and
    Do windows open safely
    bookshelves, pictures, Can the children easily out of the classroom?
    above the child's height?
    plants) go about their day? Use Can teachers evacuate
    Are the dangerous
    Can they carry their the bathroom, get water, children efficiently in case of
    objects (including your
    school bags? serve themselves food, emergency?
    hot coffee) stored above
    What about playground etc? Are there blind spots in the
    children's hight?
    equipment? classroom?
    Emotional
    Environment
    Children come from home. But so do you.
    What practices allow you to step away from the
    adult experience and into the service?
    Examples:
    Meditation
    Teaching what you're passionate about
    Hugs
    Sports or yoga
    What is child-centered
    environment?
    Safe and pleasant Stimulating but not over-stimulating

    Addressing children's needs and interests Minimizing the active role of an adult
    Stage 1: Who are you designing it for?
    Understand your children: age, number, personalities, special needs if any, etc.
    Planning Who do you want the children to be in your classroom? Independent thinkers? Team builders?
    World citizens? Environmentalists? Entrepreneurs? Obedient students who just listen and don't

    process ask questions?


    Does your school adhere to a specific educational philosophy like Waldorf, Montessori, Reggio
    Emilia?

    Stage 2: What are you designing it for?


    What is going to happen in the classroom? Do children eat snacks/lunch/dinner there? Do they
    nap? Are there art/dance/music classes? How do you accommodate all the activities AND
    transitions?
    What safety hazards can we eliminate right away? (low windows where children bump their
    heads, flimsy shelves that fall when a child pulls out a book, poisonous plants or cacti, etc.)
    Does your classroom feel pleasant for all 5 senses?
    Can teachers easily access everything they need while children cannot reach teachers' stuff?

    DO IT! NOTHING WORKS BETTER THAN EXPERIENCE


    Stage 3: Test run on adults (multiple adults, hopefully)
    Take your daliy schedule and walk around the classroom through every activity as if you were a
    child. Ask your fellow teacher from a next door classroom to do the same.
    Double check for safety hazards
    Ask for feedback from others: how does the classroom make them feel? What do they like?
    What would they change? Why?
    Take a new look at your classroom
    Assignment Take 3 photos of your classroom so that most of the space is visible. Reflect on
    the following questions:
    1. What makes your students feel welcome and comfortable in this space?
    How do they know it's their space?
    2. What does your classroom feel like for the five senses?
    3. Are there any areas that may present safety considerations?
    4. What values does your classroom communicate?
    5. What are you proud of in the classroom?

    Connect with fellow educators


    If it is possible, ask your fellow teacher in anther classroom how she/he
    designed her/his classroom . Reflect on the same questions. Notice how you
    feel when you are in the classroom. What does the design and the images
    convey.
    Thank your colleague if they allowed you to come for an observation and
    discussion.

    Please submit the assignment in


    accordance with the university
    regulations

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