You know the vibe when you walk into a classroom where everyone is engaged and buzzing with learning, and the room is humming with good energy? It’s not accidental. Culture takes deliberate work to build and grow. Learning is happening. Collaboration is smooth. Laughter is present.<\/p>\n
How do we get more of that?<\/p>\n
We know that a thriving learning community is essential to student success and wellbeing. And a connected class brings more joy to each school day. But how do we build and maintain an engaged, respectful, and curiosity-centered classroom culture?<\/span><\/p>\n Community & Culture is such an important topic that we’ve written about it a lot and often. So we are especially excited to present our new Community & Culture Toolkit. Find it in it’s permanent location here.<\/p>\n We all want to get off to a strong, solid start. These posts share ideas on how to build the foundation of a strong learning community from the beginning. A positive and thriving learning culture must be tended throughout the academic year. These posts address keeping things fresh and real in pursuit of a learning community.<\/p>\n The pandemic may not be over, but we have certainly progressed from the early moments of 2020 we we pivoted to remote schooling, past the mask mandate and daily case reports, into now, the as-yet undefined launch of the third year of pandemic schooling. While many things have returned to \u2018normal\u2019, we are changed. This collection of posts by middle level expert Nancy Doda offers rumination on what we\u2019ve learned, what\u2019s important, and what we should still be asking ourselves.<\/p>\n A positive and collaborative adult culture is essential to a positive and collaborative student culture. As educators, we must attend to both. We believe that a thriving adult community in schools is essential, so we built a special toolkit just for that topic.<\/span> Find it here!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n These episodes of #vted Reads invite us to think more broadly about schooling and culture, and reflect on the implications for our practice.<\/p>\n You know the vibe when you walk into a classroom where everyone is engaged and buzzing with learning, and the room is humming with good energy? It’s not accidental. Culture takes deliberate work to build and grow. Learning is happening. Collaboration is smooth. Laughter is present. How do we get more of that? Building community, … <\/p>\nSlowly. Daily. With patience, clarity, and laughter.<\/h3>\n
Building the Culture & the Beginning of the Year<\/h3>\n
\nSee also our tool kit on advisory for more ideas on how to build culture through advisory.<\/p>\n\n
Maintaining the culture<\/h3>\n
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Pandemic Reflections, Reverberations, & Ripples<\/h3>\n
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Adult culture<\/h3>\n
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Food for Thought<\/h3>\n
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