WEEK 4 Creating a Positive School Culture

Dear Learners,

Please read Chapter 10 of the prescribed textbook for this course

(The Teacher and the Community, School Culture and Organizational
Leadership. Prieto, G., C. Arcangel, and B. Corpuz. Lorimar Publishing).

TASK 10.1 – REFLECTION

Instructions: Answer the following questions comprehensively.

1. Based on your experiences, give at least 10 school practices that don’t contribute to
positive culture?

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2. Are the following items good tips in building positive culture? Defend your answer. If
it is NOT a good tip, replace it with a good one.
a. “No Talking: as classroom rule #1 imposed by teacher?
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b. If some students say they need a quiet area to work in at times, they make a
sign like “Quiet Area, Brains at Work.”

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c. “We talked about this yesterday. Did you forget?” You had this so well
yesterday. I know you can get it today.”
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 d. Do you believe in your own ability to learn and grow? Do you believe it is your
obligation as a teacher to model learning and growing
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e. The teacher wrote, “ nice job” on a student’s sketch of an orange.
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f. Come up with a Question and Answer Wall. Here students post the academic
question they want answered within the month with their name on it. Anybody
can give an answer with his/her name written.
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3. Suggest 5 concrete ways to establish a positive school culture.

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4. Define school culture and how goes it affect student learning? Explain.
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5. Cite at least 3 ways by which you, as a future teacher, can contribute to a positive
culture.

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