Classroom Learning Environment by Cassandra Irwin

Culture

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"Teachers who take into account students' cultural backgrounds, while being sensitive to the fact that not all young people from the same culture group think or respond in the same way, create favorable learning conditions in which students view themselves as capable and engaged learners" (Gillis, Boggs, and Alvermann, 2021, pg 53).

Engaging Content

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Connective instruction
Academic rigor
Lively Teaching

Choice

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"Choice was the fourth element identified as essential for engagement" (Gillis, Boggs, and Alvermann, 2021, pg 52).

Community

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Adaptive Instruction

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Students should receive instruction based on their assessed capabilities, not their weaknesses.
Material and methods should be chosen on the basis of flexibility and appeal to students' interests.
Students should plan an active role in setting goals and evaluating their progress toward those goals.
Alternative activities and materials should be available for students who require additional assistance.
Cooperative rather than competitive approaches to learning should be stressed.

(Gillis, Boggs, and Alvermann, 2021, pg 41).

Language

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"It's not just what you say or even just how you say it, it's also. who you are and what you're doing while you say it. It is not enough just to say the right lines" (Gillis, Boggs, and Alvermann, 2021, pg 43)

Zone of Proximal Development

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Empowering Education for All

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"Classroom environments that honor diversity in language, culture, and learning and that respect adolescent learners' need for voice and choice provide empowering education for all our students" (Gillis, Boggs, and Alvermann, 2021, pg 56).