Slide IVA Goal The goal of Module IV

[ Slide IV-A ] Goal The goal of Module IV is to increase awareness of strategies to create an accepting classroom climate that promotes learning for all students, including those with mental health needs.

[ Slide IV-B ] Objectives Ø Discuss the relationship between classroom climate, learning, and mental health Ø Give examples of strategies that promote a positive classroom climate by taking advantage of adolescent social-emotional development Ø Describe strategies for maintaining an accepting, stigma-free classroom climate Ø Describe instructional strategies that promote a positive classroom climate and mental health

[ Slide IV-C ] The Context of Learning Classroom Climate Instructional Strategies Peers Community Student Characteristics Caregiver Expectations School Characteristics

[ Slide IV-D ] Positive Classroom Climate Ø Definition: Perceptions about the overall setting where instruction and learning take place Ø Primary goal: To instruct to a range of individual differences while sustaining a caring atmosphere

[ Slide IV-E ] Apply S. U. C. C. E. S. S. S: Spend time scanning the classroom. U: Use school resources. C: Check out what feedback is most favorable to students. C: Choose times, such as academic quarters, to determine the need for mini-lessons. E: Evaluate the need for additional support. S: Set up a systematic way to gauge effort against performance. S: Size up your own progress.

[ Slide IV-F ] Classroom-Focused Enabling: Instructional Strategies* Ø Plan to use a range of instructional techniques to present material. Ø Envision alternative methods to teach the same concepts. Ø Keep all learning styles in mind. Ø Vary instructional approaches and methods throughout a lesson. *UCLA Resource Center for Mental Health in Schools Instructional Strategies

[ Slide IV-G ] Classroom-Focused Enabling: Instructional Strategies (cont. )* Ø Use different media. Ø Nest concepts into current events or relevant themes. Ø Practice. Ø Encourage students to be active participants in the learning process. Ø Create opportunities for student evaluations. *UCLA Resource Center for Mental Health in Schools Instructional Strategies