Creating Safe Learning

Environments

Greta Sandler

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What’s a safe learning environment?

 Students feel comfortable enough

to participate and get involved in
class activities.

 Students feel motivated to learn.

 Students feel confident enough to

give their best.

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 Making Connections
 Start building connections on the first day!

 Get to know them and let them get to know you.

 Show them you care!

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 Clear Rules and Expectations

 Few, but clear rules!

 Talk to your students and listen to

them!

 Shouting doesn’t make you a

teacher.

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 Build Trusting Relationships

 Believe in them.

 Get them to trust you.

 Lots of praising!

 Help them believe in themselves!

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 OUR Class, not a Class!

 If one succeeds, we ALL succeed!

 Collaboration

 It helps build self-esteem

 It helps develop responsibility

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 It’s OK to make mistakes!

 We can learn from our mistakes!

 Show them you are human too!

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 It’s OK to Have Fun!
 Don’t be afraid to have fun in
class!

 We can learn and have fun at the

same time!

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 Working Together with Parents

 Invite parents to be part of your

classroom.

 Share the “GOOD” news!

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 Connections
Caring
Safe Trust
Learning Clear Rules
Collaboration
Environment
Mistakes
Engaging Parents
Fun and Play
Safe Love
Learning for
Environment Learning
 Love Your Students before
You Know Them!

Contact Info:

Email: gsandler@gmail.com
Twitter: @gret
Blog: About a Teacher | http://gret.wordpress.com
Resources Shared on the Presentation: http://bit.ly/rscon11gsandler