Academic Impact - School climate encompasses many factors, but there is substantial evidence that a positive school
climate engages students in learning and promotes academic achievement and success.
Not exact matches
By focusing on the day - to - day necessities of a healthy schedule; an
engaging, personalized, and rigorous curriculum; and a caring
climate, this book is an invaluable resource for school leaders, teachers, parents, and
students to help them design
learning communities where every
student feels a sense of belonging, purpose, and motivation to
learn the skills necessary to succeed now and
in the future.
Among 657 Playworks partner schools across the country surveyed
in Spring 2017, 95 percent of school staff reported an improvement
in overall school
climate; 97 percent witnessed an increase
in the number of
students engaged in healthy play during recess; and teachers reported an average of 19 recovered
learning hours
in the classroom.
Participants will
learn important lessons from prior legal cases involving bullying,
student safety, hostile workplace and more, and
engage in hands - on activities designed to empower School
Climate Teams to lead the way
in reducing liability exposure.
Foster the kind of school
climate and social and emotional
learning environment where
students feel safe to take risks, to
engage in learning through trial - and - error, and that celebrates incremental
learning.
In fact, a growing number of Federal agencies (U.S. Departments of Education and Justice, CDC, SAMHSA and IES), state departments of education (Connecticut, Georgia, Minnesota and Massachusetts) and large and small districts (from Chicago to Westbrook, Connecticut) are developing school
climate policies and / or laws that support
students, parents / guardians, school personnel and even community members
learning and working together to create safer, more supportive,
engaging and flourishing K - 12 schools.
The Whole Child model seeks to work with best practices to achieve
engaging and challenging instruction, develop a school culture that promotes a healthy and safe
climate for
student learning and leadership that involves faculty,
students, parents and the community to maximize the supportive potential
in school and provide for long - term
student success with sustainable strategies.
To stay
engaged in the
learning process,
students — like adults — need the school
climate and curriculum to reflect their racial and economic backgrounds, languages, religions, funds of knowledge and family structures.
A new report from the Alliance for Excellent Education examines how implementing rigorous and
engaging curriculum aligned with college - and career - ready standards fosters positive school
climates in which
students are motivated to succeed, achievement gaps narrow, and
learning and outcomes improve.
According to the Coalition, all
students can achieve high levels of
learning if 1) the school has a core instructional program with qualified teachers, a challenging curriculum, and high expectations for all
students; 2)
students are motivated and
engaged in learning — both
in school and
in community settings; 3) the basic physical, mental, and emotional health needs of young people and their families are recognized and addressed; 4) mutual respect and effective collaboration take place among parents, families, and school staff; and 5) community engagement, together with school efforts, promote a school
climate that is safe, supportive, and respectful and that connects
students to a broader
learning community.
Wrap - around supports are provided
in several key areas — developing a
climate and culture that shifts from the system to the
student, ensuring highly effective teachers,
engaging parents and the community, providing social and human service supports to
students and families, and providing anytime, anywhere
learning opportunities.
A
climate should be fostered
in every opportunity for
student voice where
students feel comfortable
engaging in learning, whether through question - asking, interacting, or otherwise
engaging in the topic at hand.
Engaging students as partners
in school
climate does not mean handing over the schools to
students for them to
learn on their own.
Functions The teacher leader: a) Increases the capacity of colleagues to identify and use multiple assessment tools aligned to state and local standards; b) Collaborates with colleagues
in the design, implementation, scoring, and interpretation of
student data to improve educational practice and
student learning; c) Creates a
climate of trust and critical reflection
in order to
engage colleagues
in challenging conversations about
student learning data that lead to solutions to identified issues; and d) Works with colleagues to use assessment and data findings to promote changes
in instructional practices or organizational structures to improve
student learning.
By documenting and communicating youth solutions, the YVFP films give educators tools to teach about
climate change
in a manner that relates to
students» lives, taps into their interests,
engages their curiosity and motivates them to retain the information as lifetime
learning.