Classroom Community
Students feel safe to engage and succeed in school when the classroom environment encourages a sense of community and fosters mutual support among classmates.
Survey Items for Grades 6-12
“In this class, we have lots of opportunities to interact with each other.”
“This class is a welcoming place for everyone.”
“I feel comfortable sharing my thoughts and opinions in this class.”
Learn more about this learning condition and the research behind it in the Classroom Community Guide. There are also survey items available for Grades 3-5.
Practices
15 practices
Addressing Challenging Behavior
This practice offers strategies to help maintain your own growth mindset when addressing challenging behavior.
Anticipation Guide
A simple exercise to activate studentsʼ prior knowledge, build curiosity, and set a purpose for a lesson.
Assessment Choice
Give students meaningful decision-making power in the classroom and ownership over their learning by allowing them to make choices about how they demonstrate mastery.
Chalk Talk
Students communicate with each other silently through writing, drawing, diagramming, or other written strategies.
Classroom Circles
Build trust and connections among students through a routine of engaging in classroom conversations and discussions using a classroom circles protocol.
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Collaborative Whiteboards
Students co-construct solutions in real-time with a partner or small group, engaging in discussion, teamwork, and rich math reasoning.
Constructivist Listening Activity
Give students the opportunity to be heard and become better listeners through Constructivist Listening.
Everything We Have in Common Activity
A simple activity to regularly gather information from students about their lives and interests, and sharing about your own, signals to students that you care about them.
Increasing Student Choice
Incorporate a new opportunity for student choice in your classroom so that students feel more invested and engaged in their work
Invite Students to Use Feedback Protocols
Teach students to give and receive meaningful feedback.
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Math Celebrations
Invite students to write brief shoutouts celebrating the growth, progress, learning, and support of their peers.
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Math Conversations
Students take on defined roles in pairs or groups to explain their reasoning, give feedback, and engage in meaningful dialogue.
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Math Gallery Walk
Students work in groups to solve a rich problem and create a visual display of their thinking, then rotate around the room to learn from other groups.
Normalize Errors
Lessen the sting of a wrong answer or a low grade to shift students' focus and attention to learning, rather than on continuously proving their capability.
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Open-Ended Math Tasks
Select math problems that offer students multiple pathways to explore a concept, solve a problem, or justify their reasoning.
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