Creating Productive Learning Environments

These are the three questions I chose to respond to. 

• Describe a time your cooperative teacher has offered choice to students.  

She asked some of the students to help her get ready for parent teacher conferences and help organize her book buckets and make sure they are in the right letter bucket. After they were all done they where given the choice of a tootsie roll or a terrific ticket, which is a ticket they can use to go to the bathroom, get a drink, have their pencil sharpened, etc. 

• What does the cooperative teacher do to establish a positive relationship with each student?  

She knew a little background information on each student and their family and I think that helped a lot to know how to help each child individually and how to help them succeed based on their individual circumstances. 

• What clear routines are established in the classroom?  How do they support a productive learning environment?

Every day the have a certain schedule they go by. They have reading first thing when only half the class is there, when all the students arrive they do their morning meeting then go on through the rest of the day as scheduled and end with reading with the other half of the students that weren't there in the morning. I think having a schedule is the best way to have a productive learning environment because the students know what to expect everyday and they are prepared for it. They have an easier time succeeding when they know what they are doing.