0079: Music, EMC: Video Analysis

Video case #0079: Music, EMC is an example of a teacher creating a highly effective classroom environment. In this video, the teacher displays elements which align with my position of a highly effective classroom environment. She creates a safe, supportive, and active learning environment, with clearly established high expectations. She also uses technology and manipulatives to create a meaningful learning experience which engages each student. I believe that the learning climate is the most important element of a highly effective classroom environment. Teachers create an effective learning climate in a classroom by providing a safe and supportive environment where students are active participants, as well as establishing clearly defined expectations and routines which provide comfort, order, and appropriate student behavior.
The evidence in video case #0079 supports my position on the effectiveness of learning climate in the classroom environment.
The teacher in this video has complete control of her classroom. She clearly expects the students to act when asked, and she cues them with verbal directions and nonverbal hand motions. She does not have to repeat herself, nor do any students seem confused of defiant. An excellent example of this is when she directs the students to pick up their hand chimes, play them, and then stop. I have had experience with this age group of students, and understand how difficult it can be for this age of students to not become distracted by an instrument and impulsively play it. However, the students in video case #0079 show restraint and proper behavior when they are instructed to stop playing. Her expectations and routines have created a learning climate where the students are at ease and engaged, display respect for the structure of her classroom, and display appropriate