Standard E. Effective Environments

Harry Wong says that classroom management is the most important thing in running a successful classroom. Nothing else matters without classroom management. You could have the best lesson plans and everything else, but without good classroom management you have nothing. he also says that and teacher's classroom management plan sets the tone and establishes the atmosphere for my classroom and includes description of the physical environment—room arrangement, decor, etc. and classroom activities—routines and values, standards for student behavior, policies, rules, teacher expectations, student responsibilities. Positive reinforcement sets the tone of a learning environment for all. 

References:

Prince George's County Public Schools has a web site that gives seven very organized outlines beginning with Establishing a Positive Climate

Game plan modules on:

• Establishing a positive climate by communicating and reinforcing high expectations, and celebrating success.
• Organizing your classroom by managing traffic flow and access to room materials
• Developing rules, routines and procedures that are limited in number, clear and stated positively
• Assigning a managing work and wait that promotes student responsibility and accountability to learning
• Preparing for long-and short-range Instruction
• Proactive inconsistent behavior management
• Maintaining momentum while expecting the unexpected

Ten Core Principles for Designing Effective Learning Environments:
Insights from Brain Research and Pedagogical Theory


Core Learning Principls:
#1: Every Structured Learning Experience Has Four Elements with the Learner at the Center
#2: Every Learning Experience Includes the Environment in which the Learner Interacts
#3: We Shape Our Tools and Our Tools Shape Us
#4: Faculty are the Directors of the Learning Experience
#5: Learners Bring Their Own Personalized Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes to the Learning Experience
#6: Every Learner Has a Zone of Proximal Development That Defines the Space That a Learner is Ready to Develop into Useful Knowledge
#7: Concepts are Not Words; Concepts are Organized and Intricate Knowledge Clusters
#8: All Learners Do Not Need to Learn All Course Content; All Learners Do Need to Learn the Core Concepts
#9: Different Instruction is Required for Different Learning Outcomes
#10: Everything Else Being Equal, More Time-on-Task Equals More Learning