Classroom Management & BehaviorCreating Safe Classroom Environments
As an educator, you work to make sure your students are in a physically safe classroom environment, but what about socially and emotionally? It is extremely important for students to feel valued, that their social identity and cultures are accepted, and that they are welcomed members of the classroom. Our Creating Safe Classroom Environments course helps educators gain the knowledge for building positive, trustworthy, and challenging curriculum and environments that allow students to flourish. These practices help to empower students to take charge of their own learning and goals.
Course details+
As an educator, you work to make sure your students are in a physically safe classroom environment, but what about socially and emotionally? It is extremely important for students to feel valued, that their social identity and cultures are accepted, and that they are welcomed members of the classroom. Our Creating Safe Classroom Environments course helps educators gain the knowledge for building positive, trustworthy, and challenging curriculum and environments that allow students to flourish. These practices help to empower students to take charge of their own learning and goals.
After completing this course, you should be able to:
- Describe how to create safe learning environments for social and emotional needs
- Recall child centered teaching practices and how to cultivate diversity
- Identify how to foster classroom relationships among educators and students
- Recognize how to develop caring learning environments
Syllabus & lessons+
Module 1 - Listening and Teaching for Understanding
Module 2 - Child Centered Teaching and Diversity
Module 3 - Classroom Relationships
Module 4 - Caring Classrooms
Creating Safe Classroom Environments Module 1
Listening and Teaching for Understanding
Classrooms are socially dynamic environments. Our first module introduces the practices of creating identity safe classrooms. We’ll discuss the theory and research behind these practices. Finally, we’ll describe how to listen to students and teach for understanding.
- Introduction to Identity Safe Teaching Practices
- From Theory, to Research, to Transforming Practice
- Listening to Students’ Voices
- Teaching for Understanding
Creating Safe Classroom Environments Module 2
Child Centered Teaching and Diversity
Module two of our course covers a variety of topics. We’ll discuss how creating cooperative environments and promoting autonomy supports student development. Also, diversity can absolutely be used as a resource for teaching.
- Focus on Cooperation
- Classroom Autonomy
- Using Diversity as a Resource for Teaching
- Using These Elements as Resources
Creating Safe Classroom Environments Module 3
Classroom Relationships
Teachers should always set high expectations for their students and these expectations should be communicated appropriately. Creating challenging curriculum helps promote high expectations. We’ll discuss these aspects in this module.
- High Expectations and Academic Rigor
- Challenging Curriculum
- Teacher Warmth
- Availability to Support Learning
Creating Safe Classroom Environments Module 4
Caring Classrooms
The final module of this course discusses how to foster a caring classroom environment. We’ll describe how to promote positive student relationships, provide emotional comfort, and prosocial development.
- Positive Student Relationships
- Teacher Skills
- Emotional and Physical Comfort
- Attention to Prosocial Development
Instructor+
Lori Burke
Lori has over 30 years of experience in the health and human services field. She has a BA in Psychology and Health and Human Services, earned the Senior Professional in Human Resource Certification and is also a certified Mental Health First Aid Trainer. She has extensive knowledge and experience in working with people in crisis, treatment and recovery. Lori has spent the last decade as the Director at a non-profit, creating and conducting training for staff on a wide variety of topics.
Prerequisites+
No prerequisites required.
Instructional materials+
All materials included in course.
System requirements+
Internet Connection
- Broadband or High-Speed - DSL, Cable, and Wireless Connections
*Dial-Up internet connections will result in a diminished online experience. Classroom pages may load slowly and viewing large audio and video files may not be possible.
Hardware Requirements
- Processor - 2GHz Processor or Higher
- Memory - 1 GB RAM Minimum Recommended
PC Software Requirements
- Operating Systems - Windows 10 or higher
- Microsoft Office 2019 or higher. Also, you could use a general Word Processing application to save and open Microsoft Office formats (.doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .ppt, .pptx)
- Internet Browsers - Google Chrome is highly recommended
- Cookies MUST be enabled
- Pop-ups MUST be allowed (Pop-up Blocker disabled)
- The Kindle Reader App or VitalSource Bookshelf App are needed for many of our courses (No special equipment needed. This can be downloaded for FREE onto your computer.)
- PowerPoint Viewer (if you do not have PowerPoint)
- Adobe PDF Reader
- QuickTime, Windows Media Player &/or Real Player
MAC Software Requirements
- Operating Systems - Mac OS version 11 or higher
- Mac office programs or a Word Processing application to save and open Microsoft Office formats (.doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .ppt, .pptx)
- Internet Browsers - Google Chrome is highly recommended
- Cookies MUST be enabled
- Pop-ups MUST be allowed (Pop-up Blocker disabled)
- The Amazon Kindle Reader App or VitalSource Bookshelf App are needed for many of our courses (No special equipment needed. This can be downloaded for FREE onto your computer.)
- PowerPoint Viewer (if you do not have PowerPoint)
- Adobe PDF Reader
- Apple QuickTime Media Player
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