Creating a positive classroom atmosphere requires managing student behavior through positive attitudes. The teacher should be passionate about teaching, provide clear expectations and meaningful lessons, and give encouraging feedback and respect to students. Getting feedback from students through reflection journals allows them to take responsibility for their learning, set goals, and improve. Regular reflection helps students and teachers understand progress and how to enhance the learning experience.

1. Creating a positive classroom
atmosphere
What do you need to do ??

2. Classroom Management
• In order to be an effective teacher .. You need
to manage your classroom.. And believe it or
not.. It all begins with YOU.. So.. Here are
some .. Simple ideas.. To make your classroom
a place of learning.. And to ensure a postive
atmosphere.

3. It’s all in your attitude !!
• ““The greatest discovery of all time is that a
person can change his future by merely
changing his attitude .
• Oprah Winfrey

4. BUT first..
• “The remarkable thing is, we have a choice
everyday regarding the attitude we will
embrace for that day.”
• Charles R. Swindoll

5. More Attitude ..
• “We awaken in others the
same attitude of mind we
hold toward them.”
• Elbert Hubbard

6. So change your attitude
• “Adopting the right attitude can convert a
negative stress into a positive one”
• Hans Selye

7. Ten Tips for creating a positive
atmosphere.
• Always have a genuine purpose for your
lesson and a clear agenda.
• Always try to engage your learners with
meaningful material.
• Allow your learners to direct their own
learning.
• Let your pupils know what to expect from you.
• Be passionate about what you are teaching

8. More Tips
• Encourage all the pupils’ efforts.
• Support them along the way with positive
feedback and a SMILE !
• Listen to them and respect their ideas and
opinions even if you don’t agree with them.
• Be a role model.
• Make success about their learning and not
your teaching.

9. AND when things go wrong..
• Re-examine your approach.
• Don’t give up
• Don’t take a bad lesson or day too hard.

10. Student
Self Assessment
Taking Responsibility for their
learning

11. Getting Feedback from Students
• Students need feedback to learn and get better at
what they are doing – learning.
• By asking students to evaluate their own learning
you are teaching them to take responsibility for the
process of learning.
• There are many ways to get feedback from students
on where they are and if they are satisfied with
where they are.

12. Ways to get Feedback
• Instant feedback – by asking questions , a
show of hands.. Etc..
• Ongoing journals/ logs etc..
• Written feedback pages – formative/
summative

13. Feedback as a way to Reflect..

14. Feedback pages
Use FEEDBACK pages to get the kids to
stop and think where they are, and why
they are there.

15. Formative Feedback
This type of feedback should be done
during a lesson , a unit or a semester
to find out what is going on and be
able to make a change .
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16. Take a moment to reflect
• I found the material in the unit interesting
• I completed the work my teacher asked me to.
• I took the work seriously
• I learned something new
• I improved my vocabulary
• I did my best
• I am satisfied with my progress
• I need to work harder/ make more of an
effort.

17. Summative Feedback Pages
• There are other forms of feedback which are
summative . These can be used at the end of
the semester. They should allow the kids to
relate to the teacher, the class , the material
taught and himself as a learner.

18. Sample questions for end of the Year Feedback
• Part ONE: The lessons:
• 1. were interesting – always, often, sometimes, not often
• Part TWO: ME –as a pupil, I.
• 1. made an effort – always, often, sometimes, not often
• 2. did my homework- always, often, sometimes, not often
• PART THREE : THE teacher
• 1. was supportive of me – always, often, sometimes, not
often
• 2. came prepared to class – always, often sometimes , not
often
• 3. treated me fairly – always, often, sometimes, not often

19. Setting Goals
• Goals are powerful tools than can produce
great returns in most areas of a student’s life.
• By setting goals the student chooses where s/
he wants to go and what they want to
achieve.
• They can then concentrate on how to improve
in the areas that they choose.

20. By setting goals:
Students:
• Improve their performance
• Increase their motivation
• Increase pride and satisfaction
• Improve their self- confidence
• Suffer less from stress

21. Remember
• Goals can be set on a weekly basis, a monthly
basis or each semester.
• Teachers need to provide the students with
ample opportunities to set goals and help
them monitor the progress.

22. Reflection Journals
A method to help the teacher
teach responsibility, self
assessment and develop critical
thinking in students.

23. Why Reflect ?
Because learning in schools is
traditionally dominated and
controlled by adults, students
seldom make decisions about their
own learning (Goodlad, 1984).

24. Using Reflections Journals in
English class are useful because
they ..
• Encourage students to take
responsibility for their learning
• Encourage students to think
• Encourage students to set goals
• Encourage natural writing in
English
• Encourage a real dialogue between
teacher and student

25. Reflection is Thinking

26. What Research says..
• When we help students develop an
awareness about their own thinking and
learning processes, we are helping them
think about the effectiveness of the
strategies they use in reaching the goals
they have set. Essentially, they are
"thinking about thinking," a process known
as metacognition. .....monitoring our
progress, and evaluating the results is an
effective way of helping students take
more control of their own thought and
feeling processes (Barell, 1985).

27. • A journal is different from a
diary. Diaries keep track of
what's going on around you.
Journals help you reflect on
what's going on within you.
Keeping a journal is like carrying
on a continuing conversation with
yourself.

28. How to start
• Explain what you want the students to do
• Set aside time once a week in class for the
students to use for writing
• Have the students bring in small notebooks
• Provide the students with “prompts” to get
started..
• Encourage all of them to write..- Make it part
of the class requirement !

29. Possible prompts..
• Write about one positive and one negative
thing that happened in English class this week.
• Write a list of what you remember learning
this week and explain why you remember it .
• Explain what or who helped you learn in class
this week.
• Write about your feelings while doing the test,
the unseen, writing the essay , doing your
homework etc..

30. Questions to reflect on..
• How did the teacher relate to me this week ?
• How did I participate in class this week?
• What did we learn in class this week that was
useful to me? Why ?
• What was especially enjoyable to me this week.
• In what areas do I feel I have improved ?
• What areas do I need to do to improve in..
( writing, reading strategies, listening skills..etc..)
and how will I do this??

31. Why feedback is so important..
• LISTENING to your pupils will build an
atmosphere of trust and respect and
encourage the students to share with you
what they feel.
• It will foster positive classroom behavior
• It will create a classroom culture of success
• It will make both you and the pupils aware of
their progress

32. THE END ..
Or The Beginning..
• Thank you.. For listening,,
for taking part and for
reflecting with us.. AND
Remember..
• “To effectively communicate, we
must realize that we are all
different in the way we perceive
the world and use this
understanding as a guide to our
communication with others.”
• Anthony Robbins