ECFest: How to implement an effective classroom culture
In our first Early Career Fest session, Amy Forrester (Director of Pastoral Care, Cockermouth School and Behaviour Columnist, TES) joined Katy Chedzey (Head of Teaching, Learning and Assessment, Chartered College of Teaching) in delivering a presentation on How to Implement an Effective Classroom Culture. In this webinar they explored:
- What do we mean by ‘classroom culture’
- Why establishing an effective classroom culture is important for facilitating learning
- What are the characteristics of an effective classroom culture and what does this look like in practice?
- Practical examples of how to successfully implement and embed an effective classroom culture
- What are the challenges teachers might face and how might these be overcome?
Participants also asked Amy and Katy questions in a Q&A towards the end of the webinar.
Across one week, the Chartered College of Teaching was hosting a range of fantastic online events to support you as you set out on your teaching journey. Learn from teachers and academics and access a wealth of insights to make the strongest possible start to your career. No matter what challenges lie ahead, the Chartered College of Teaching is here to support our fantastic profession to change lives and deliver world-class teaching. #ECFest
Relevant links shared:
- Amy Forrester’s slides:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-FTzy2x8NC2o6tHEz_EFfh7IeOmrQO86/view?usp=sharing - Teach like a champion with Doug Lemov:
https://my.chartered.college/2020/05/teach-like-a-champion-with-doug-lemov/ - Behaviour management Q+A with Amy Forrester and Tom Bennett:
https://my.chartered.college/2020/09/webinar-behaviour-management-qa-tom-bennett-and-amy-forrester/ - Ready Steady NQT
https://my.chartered.college/2020/09/webinar-ready-steady-nqt/ - Establishing positive social norms
https://impact.chartered.college/article/establishing-positive-social-norms-productive-classroom-environment/ - Building culture through group work
https://impact.chartered.college/article/building-learning-culture-through-effective-group-work/ - High expectations
https://earlycareer.chartered.college/1-high-expectations/ - Behaviour
https://earlycareer.chartered.college/standard-7/ - You can also browse issue 5 of Impact on developing a learning culture: https://impact.chartered.college/browse-issue/?issue=issue-5-developing-a-learning-culture
- Join this discussion on classroom routines: https://earlycareer.chartered.college/reflecting-on-classroom-routines/
- Marzano and Marzano (2003):
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/283749466_The_Key_to_Classroom_Management/link/56f26c0908aed354e57293d3/download - Wannarka and Ruhl (2008)
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1467-9604.2008.00375.x
