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Workshop Series 2015
Create an Emotionally
Safe Learning Environment
Secret 1:
Creating an
Emotionally Safe Learning Environment
Three proven strategies:
Model Academic
Success
Dress professionally.
Always be prepared!
Expect
Respect
Include &
Care
Creating an Emotionally
Safe Learning Environment
Your Strategies:
Model
Academic
A.
B.
Expect
Respect
C.
D.
E.
F.
Include &
Care
Involve Learners
Constantly
Secret 2:
Involving Learners
Constantly
Set Goals
Together
Provide
Variety and
Choice
Invite
Learner
Feedback
Your Strategies:
Involving Learners
Constantly
Set Goals
Together
A.
B.
Provide
Variety and
Choice
C.
D.
E.
F.
Invite Learner
Feedback
Keep Learning
Relevant
Secret 3:
Seek
Learner
Input
Make
Learning
Challenging
Your Strategies:
A.
B.
C.
Seek Learner
Input
D.
E.
F.
Invite Learner
Feedback
Use Brain-Based
Learning Concepts
Secret 4:
VARK
Multiple
Intelligences
Projectbased/
Problembased
Learning
Additionally
Remember to add music, movement, natural
elements, brainteasers, creative elements and more
to your lessons. Work through the exercises
provided for you, but ask what other materials are
available to use in your lessons. Feel free to bring
your own learning-based materials.
Using Brain-Based
Learning Concepts
Your Strategies:
VARK
A.
B.
Multiple
Intelligences
C.
D.
E.
Project-based/
Problembased
Learning
F.
Role-Model a Love of
Lifelong Learning
Secret 5:
Share
Examples
Regularly
Read to Your
Learners!
Teach
Reflection
and
Journaling
Examples
Share
Examples
Regularly
A.
B.
Read to Your
Learners!
C.
D.
E.
Teach
Reflection and
Journaling
F.
Your
Secret 6:
Celebrate Successes!
Celebrating Successes!
Draw on Past
Successes
Recognize
Achievemen
t
Create
Celebrations
Create an atmosphere of
encouragement.
Your Strategies:
Celebrating Successes!
Draw on Past
Successes
A.
B.
Recognize
Achievement
C.
D.
E.
F.
Create
Celebrations
Your homework:
Consider all that is presented in the workshop. Fill in
the Your Examples pages of this packet,
considering how you will apply each strategy in
lessons with your learner. Bring this reflection to
Kate, Thomas, or Vanessa, and get 30 minutes of
additional PD credit!