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5.1 (5K1B, 5S1B): Ability to assist and reinforce elements that support a safe, healthy, and effective teaching and learning environment.
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Activites that are included in this section include only those activities that will be led by the facilitator. Other activities can be found in the lessons.

Designing a successful teaching and learning environment

Unit 5K1B has covered four factors, and the way in which they interact, that affect the teaching and learning environment.

Think about a student you are working with who may (either) be a) experiencing substantial difficulty in the teaching and learning environment or b) experiencing success in the teaching and learning environment. (If you are not currently working in a classroom, consider your own experience with other students you have worked with in the past.) If you identified a difficult situation, is there something that you could change to make teaching and learning easier? If you identified a successful situation, what are the strategies that contribute to this positive outcome?

In the first column, write down one aspect of each factor that affects the teaching and learning environment. Based on what you have learned in this unit, from your personal experiences, and in accordance with your current role and responsibility, fill in the next two columns. Focus on aspects and strategies that you, as a paraprofessional, are in a position to influence.

Sample Unit
Factor
What aspect(s) of this factor affects the teaching and learning environment (either positively or negatively)?
If you identified a negative aspect, how can this situation be improved?
 If you identified a positive aspect, explain why it is positive.

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Activity

Have participants complete or review a skills inventory or their job description to identify training needs.

Discussion Ideas

With your group, brainstorm environmental factors that may negatively affect the learning process. Discuss how these factors can be changed or eliminated.

  •  Consider using a tracking worksheet for Paraprofessionals to monitor their progress through the units.
  •  For information on how to start an online discussion area, see the online resources section.
 
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