As an example of how ESR operates, it recommends that students and teachers make decisions together
about classroom norms at the beginning of the school year and that teachers give early instruction in problem solving and decision making so the skills can be used and reinforced throughout the year.
Not exact matches
In contrast to rules, which are (usually) teacher generated and work best when introduced on the first day,
norms are «an agreement among members of a
classroom or school
about how they will treat one another,» according to Gary Borich, Professor of Educational Psychology at The University of Texas at Austin.
Developmental psychologist Richard Weissbourd, the co-director of Making Caring Common and a senior lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, offers advice on setting the kind of
classroom norms that can create a respectful environment for rich conversations
about even the most challenging topics.
Talk as a school staff
about how to promote commonly held
classroom norms that encourage students to take risks, be persistent, value feedback and expect much of themselves and their peers.
«What promises to increase the worth of districtwide professional development, especially if based within schools and involving teachers in the planning, are those efforts concentrating on prevailing beliefs among teachers
about teaching and learning, current
norms in the school community, and
classroom practices.
Readers learn
about norms and building a safe environment to discuss difficult topics like personal practice in the
classroom.
Facing History teachers have found that establishing and nurturing
classroom norms of respect and openmindness is one way to help students have productive, safe conversations
about these concepts.
One of the key areas of congruence throughout the state data from Florida, Tennessee, and Georgia is the generally high scores given to teachers during
classroom observations, a finding that comes right as new research is revealing clues
about the properties of such observations and how they are shaped by the
norms within schools.
The 3 - year study described in this paper aims to create new knowledge
about inquiry
norms in primary mathematics
classrooms.
«The biggest thing we've learned from this report is that general support for technology in the
classroom has been increasing, and more and more you hear of administrators talking
about technology in the
classroom not as a special thing, but as the
norm,» Sidharth Kakkar, co-founder and CEO of Front Row, said in an interview.
These interventions focused on changes within the school and
classroom climate to increase awareness
about bullying, increase teacher and parent involvement and supervision, form clear rules and strong social
norms against bullying, and provide support and protection for individuals bullied.