ELEM 323 - Learners and the Learning Environment

• Apply major concepts, theories, and research related to typical and atypical development of the whole child and young adolescent to include cognitive, social, emotional, linguistic, creative and physical development.
• Identify how home environment and community factors: cultural backgrounds, ethnicity, language development, socioeconomic status (SES), values about education, gender, and disabilities influence the learning of students.
• Identify the needs of high-poverty and at-risk children and adolescents.
• Identify ways to establish rapport with individual students that supports a personalized learning environment through respect and caring.
• Discuss approaches for creating a learning climate that encourages trust and mutual support among students.
• Identify strategies to build student capacity for self-confidence, self-advocacy, self-directed learning and decision-making.
• Plan for instruction that supports full participation and engagement by all learners, including marginalized students.
• Plan classroom norms and expectations that support a safe, positive learning climate for all.
• Manage student behavior fairly and equitably.
• Plan effective and orderly classroom procedures, including use of classroom materials, transitions, and behavioral interventions.
• Discuss ways to involve students’ families in the learning community by establishing effective two-way communication and designing appropriate and culturally responsive learning environments