In order to create a positive learning environment for our students, we need to recognize that there are many forces at work within the classroom. The classroom environment is a result of the interaction of many forces including teacher behavior, student behavior, school policies, community characteristics, and much more. By recognizing the impact each of these has, we can begin combating those negative influences that work their way into our classrooms.

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• Creating a Positive Learning Environment

There is nothing worse than being a new teacher, needing copies in five minutes, and finding out that all masters need to be turned in a day in advance in order for copies to be made. The student teacher checklist was created to help student teachers think about this and other situations that they should learn about before they actually begin teaching.

Cooperative learning groups if used wisely and assessed properly can provide students with great lessons on teamwork and leadership. However, many teachers do not truly use cooperative learning techniques when they place students in groups to learn. The following article looks the the key difference between traditional learning groups and cooperative learning groups in order to show how different the two really are:

• Cooperative Learning Versus Traditional Learning Group Activities

Students often have difficulty understanding how to learn from textbooks. Some approach them as if they are pleasure reading. Others just don't know what to look for. Therefore, it is important for teachers to directly teach how to best use the textbook for each chapter covered in class. The following article covers seven great techniques that you can use to help students better understand the material they are reading in their texts:

• Textbook Reading Strategies