How to Build a Positive Classroom Environment

Combing the needs of students and the way the teacher responds, an effective and positive classroom environment can be created. 

"From the first day of a class until the last, environment will quietly but potently form a line of communication from teacher to student, student to student, and student to teacher. Environment will support or deter the student's quest for affirmation, contribution, power, purpose, and challenge in the classroom. Environment will also speak to the presence or absence of invitation and opportunity to each child individually and, ultimately, to the class as a whole." - Carol Ann Tomlinson 

Ways to Build a Positive Classroom Environment-

1. Study Students' Cultures

2. Convey Status

3. Commend Creativity

4. Make Room for All Kinds of Learners

5. Help Students Know About One Another

6. Celebrate Success

Everything from the way the classroom is set up, to routines, to communication, and more is based upon the classroom environment and the way it's set up. I believe it's extremely important to build a classroom environment from the very beginning. As a future teacher, I believe it's important to begin the year before it officially begins. A positive classroom environment can make a world of difference throughout the school year and can continually set you up for constant success.