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Growing With Proficiency The Podcast
Welcome to Growing With Proficiency: The Podcast! Are you a World Language teacher who is looking for ideas, strategies, activities, and inspiration to create a World Language class where you and your students enjoy using the language to learn about the world and each other? Do you want to transform your class into an acquisition-driven instruction space where you intentionally provide a ton of comprehensible input?
If you are, you're in the right place.
Let's start this journey together. Head over to IG, and send me a DM @claudiamelliott to let me know what topics you would like me to cover in an upcoming episode.Join my free Facebook community, Growing With C. Also, check out my blog to start discovering some of these ideas and strategies at growingwithproficiency.com
Growing With Proficiency The Podcast
Episode 110: An Alternative to Classroom Management: 6 Strategies to Cultivate Classroom Culture
In this episode, we're offering an alternative to the traditional approach of classroom management. Instead of focusing on control, we'll explore how to cultivate a classroom culture that thrives on student engagement, responsibility, and collaboration.
Join me as I share six practical strategies designed to help you create a positive and proactive classroom environment, where students are naturally inclined to follow norms and contribute to a supportive learning community.
Key Points:
- Understanding SLA: Discover how providing clear reasons behind your expectations can boost student motivation and cooperation.
- Co-Creating Norms: Learn the benefits of involving students in setting classroom norms, fostering a sense of autonomy and ownership.
- Daily Norm Reminders: Explore creative ways to keep norms top of mind through call-and-response techniques and humor.
- Consistency is Key: Understand the importance of consistency in maintaining a positive classroom culture.
- Spotlighting the Positive: Find out how to reinforce good behavior with positive recognition, including claps, high-fives, and class points.
- Building Relationships: Gain insights into the value of truly knowing your students and building strong, supportive connections.
We’ll wrap up with a few bonus strategies to help you stay grounded and effective as you cultivate your classroom culture.
Tune in to learn how to shift from managing your classroom to fostering a culture that supports student success!
Videos mentioned:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CejhQC9hUO8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji59kolNu3c
Resources and Links mentioned:
Comprehensible and Communicative Language Education: Free Teacher Guide
Back to School Bundle for Spanish Classes
GWP Spanish Teacher Academy Waiting List
IG & Twitter: @claudiamelliott
