ADEPT+8

=Maintaining an environment that enhances learning=

“An effective teacher creates and maintains a classroom environment that encourages and supports student learning.”
A good teacher creates a classroom where students are comfortable and willing to learn. As a future teacher, this is very important to me because I know that having a classroom that acts as a community setting is important for student success. If students feel comfortable in a classroom, they will be more ready and willing to come to class, learn, and ask questions if they need help.

This semester, I took English 461, the teaching of writing. My teacher, Lillian Reeves, created the strongest classroom community I have ever been a part of. She started the day with “celebrations” where everyone had the opportunity to share exciting things going on in their life, and ran the classroom as a facilitator for the discussions which took place every day. Very rarely did students miss class because everyone looked forward to what we would discuss. No one was afraid to share their opinions, or question anything which was brought up in our assignments. It was the most comfortable classroom environment I have ever been in, and because of that, every student was willing to be themselves, and therefore did well.
 * Evidence:**

Now that the semester is over, Lillian created a facebook group for our class for everyone to keep in touch. Our “final exam” was sharing what we wrote our final research papers on and discussing them with the class. Everyone showed up, and each presentation was accompanied by questions from the class. While it wasn’t a “formal” exam, the class showed that they still were interested and wanted to learn about what everyone had researched. [|ENG461 Facebook Group]
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