Seven Keys to a Positive Learning Environment in Your Classroom, Nov/2016

Creating a positive classroom learning environment is a complex but necessary task for all educators. By fully realizing the seven keys the author highlights, teachers can establish clearer expectations, enhance instruction and assessment practices, and foster quality relationships with students, thereby maximizing the potential of all students. The book includes helpful stories from teachers, as well as classroom strategies to consider in implementing the keys.

Benefits

Using this book, K–12 teachers and administrators will:

1. Read stories from classroom teachers that highlight how each key can help establish a positive learning environment.
2. Learn how the effective use of data can minimize both academic and behavioral challenges among students.
3. Discover collaborative practices that can establish common student expectations across classrooms and schools.
4. Consider helpful strategies for fostering a healthy classroom culture.
5. Peruse the essential practices that teachers should have in their classroom assessment toolbox.

About The Author:

Tom Hierck has been an educator since 1983 in a career that has spanned all grade levels and many roles in public education. His experiences as a teacher, an administrator, a district leader, a department of education project leader, and an executive director have provided a unique context for his education philosophy.

Tom is a compelling presenter, infusing his message of hope with strategies culled from the real world. He understands that educators face unprecedented challenges and knows which strategies will best serve learning communities. Tom has presented to schools and districts across North America with a message of celebration for educators seeking to make a difference in the lives of students. His dynamic presentations explore the importance of positive learning environments and the role of assessment to improve student learning. His belief that “every student is a success story waiting to be told” has led him to work with teachers and administrators to create positive school cultures and build effective relationships that facilitate learning for all students.