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You create the weather in your classrooms!!

Behaviour
How can you create the right climate for learning in your classroom and make it a place your students look forward to coming to? Kathryn Lovewell offers some advice.

As a teacher it is your responsibility to create the “weather” in your classroom. It is undoubtedly your energy, your attitude, your demeanour that will make or break the learning environment. It is a simple concept, one that you probably take for granted, but how much attention do you really pay to creating the type of climate you would love for yourself and your students?

With all the planning, preparation and marking you have to do, it is hardly any wonder you may not have spent a great deal of time reflecting on your classroom climate. 

You are likely to have considered whether your floor plan is appropriate, whether the “livelies!” are spread out to ease potential disruptions, and whether you have the best resources for the diverse needs in your group. However what about your demeanour? 

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