What is an effective learning environment?
SELF-CHECK ITEM: What elements contribute to an effective learning environment? Make a list of discipline problems that you might encounter as a teacher. How might these problems be prevented and handled? QUESTION 1: What elements contribute to an effective learning environment? POSSIBLE ANSWER: Elements contributing to an effective learning environment include using class time well, communicating a sense of purpose and high expectations, being enthusiastic, creating an atmosphere that is conducive to interest and inquiry, and permitting activities that engage students minds and imaginations. QUESTION 2: Make a list of discipline problems that you might encounter as a teacher. How might these problems be prevented and handled? POSSIBLE ANSWER: Some discipline problems teachers should be prepared to encounter are talking in class, physically aggressive encounters between students, sexual harassment, racist and sexist language, and use of abusive language, sometimes even aimed directly a