Learning Environments

Group project module 8

Learning Environments Explained
Think about what impact your environment has on you; the things you do or dont
do. The things you believe or dont believe. The things you want or dont want. Just
as well, a student is influenced by the learning environment.
The learning environment is not just a space or place where the learning takes
place. It also involves people (teachers, parents, peers, community), the tools (from
pencils to furniture to building and surroundings) and the policies (support system,
rules).
A healthy learning environment will have a positive effect on the students learning
and the same goes the other way around.
As a teacher you can work on improving the learning environment by, for example,
changing classroom dcor or seating arrangement. Or by learning to say Hi in the
students mother tongue.
Grade Level & Topic

We chose language: Dutch - 13 year old students

The grade level we would like to try this is: 2nd grade junior high

The subject is: proverbs

Topic
Learning goal: at the end of the lesson the students can make a comic in
groups with toondoo about every proverb. At the end of the lesson the
students illustrated the proverbs in toondoo.

Introduction: We will show the students a video where several proverbs are
illustrated.

Instruction: Combine the proverbs in row one with the answers in row 2
 Teachers Implementing this in Suriname
classrooms
Seating arrangement:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kOh1VYCsRs&list=PLvzOwE5lWqhQ8D0m_371INljdki3RcVRb&inde
x=6

Example for evalution: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLhLbIbsGIE

How can ICT help?
Show the student some examples how they can depict the proverbs. And at
the evaluation the students can make a comic of each proverb with toondoo
in groups.
 Making the most of
your classroom Since most of us dont get to
choose our teaching environment,
environment but usually get one assigned to
us, the tips on this web page can
http://www.uleth.ca/teachingc contribute to making the most of
entre/making-most-your-classr it.
oom-environment
The Characteristics Of A
This webpage shows a take on the
Highly Effective characteristics of a highly effective

Learning Environment
classroom. They might act as a
kind of criteria to measure your
http://www.teachthought.com/learning/10-cha own against.
racteristics-of-a-highly-effective-learning-envir
onment/
 "The most important action an effective

Creating A Climate for

teacher takes at the beginning of the year is
creating a climate for learning."

Learning -- Mary Beth Blegan, former U.S. Department

of Education teacher-in-residence.

http://www.educationworld.co A few tips on creating a healthy learning

m/a_curr/curr155.shtml climate involving the teacher, students and
parents

21st Century Learning
Environments
http://www.p21.org/storage/d
ocuments/le_white_paper-1.pd
f
When hearing the term learning
environment we usually envision
place and space. This whitepaper
offers a descriptive view of the
places, tools, people, and policies
that make up 21st century
learning environments.
Learning Environments This website links learning styles
to different types of learning
environments.

http://ehlt.flinders.edu.au/edu Lots of examples/pictures.

cation/DLiT/2002/environs/suy
in/Lenvhome.htm
Four Types of Learning
Environments Prezi comparing 4 learning
environments
https://prezi.com/oiwlk8ptvky3
/four-types-of-learning-environ
ments/

Drie wegen naar een
krachtige leeromgeving
http://www.onderwijsmaakjesa
men.nl/actueel/3-wegen-naar-
een-krachtige-leeromgeving/
Theyre not motivated. They just sit in
the classroom. But they dont bother
anyone and theyre not doing too bad.
So we should be happy with those
students, right? Wrong!
This article says not getting the best
out of a student may harm them in
the future.
And they show three ways to create a
powerful learning environment so our
students become motivated and eager
to learn.
 Ron Hoffart, an awarded architect,
talks about designing school
Environments for 21st Century buildings with the 21st century
skills in mind.
Learning: Ron Hoffart at
TEDxWestVancouverED He ends saying this:
We know that good quality environments
have a positive effect on learning. And we
https://www.youtube.com/wat know that 21st century skills are learned by
ch?v=PhnKM44QYLs doing. And everyone has a preferred learning
style. Schools are incubators for social
interaction. Heres a last word from an
architect: Its not about the building.
The Future of Learning
Environments This video shows the impact of
technology on the learning
environment.
https://www.youtube.com/wat
ch?v=NtPVGn04sDk
 Creating a Safe A classroom that is organized and

Classroom Environment that is characterized by mutual

respect creates an environment
where students feel safe asking
http://www.educationworld.co
questions and contributing to
m/a_curr/creating-safe-classro
discussions.
om-environment-climate.shtml
Assignment
Group members Working in a group a challenge we
overcame
Esther Boldewijn
Afanaisa Gallant
Kimberley Tjon Poen Gie