The document discusses fostering learner participation by creating a positive and productive learning environment, especially considering the challenges posed by the pandemic. It emphasizes the unique characteristics of Gen Z and Gen Alpha learners, highlighting their digital savviness and social-emotional needs. Key strategies for creating a positive environment include building relationships, promoting discussions, staying connected with students, and self-care for educators.

1. Nurturing Learner’s
Participation through Building
a Productive and Positive
Learning Environment
IRENE G. BUSTOS, Ph.D/. RGC, RPm
December 13, 2021

2. A B C

3. “
3

4. Presentation Guide
Where are we?
Who are The Learners?
4
How Do We Create a Productive
and Positive Learning
Environment?

5. 5
ANO ITO PARA SA
YO?
Where are we?

6. 6
NEW NORMAL
• Health Protocols
• Face masks/face
shields
• Hand
washing/sanitation
• Physical distancing
• Quarantine/Lockdown
• Work Restrictions
• WFH
• Skeleton Workforce
• Online Class
• Synchronous/Asynchronous
class
• Blended Learning/Flexible
Learning/ Distance Learning
• Digitalization
• More take out/Less dine-in
• Travel Restrictions
• Online shopping/selling

7. 7
WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED?
WHAT IS THE GREATEST CHALLENGE
THAT WE HAVE TO FACE?

8. “
8
CHANGE!
WHAT CHANGES DID
THIS PANDEMIC BRING
TO YOUR LIFE?
- As a Person
- As a Professional

9. 9
Adverse Effects of the Pandemic

10. 10
Who are the Learners?

11. 11

12. Who are the Gen Z and Gen Alpha Learners?
12
- Born into technology
- No strangers to
diversity
- Need to take care of
their mental health
- Will tune out if it is
not important
- Wants immediate
feedback
- Never known a world
without social media
- Have unique digital
savviness
- Need to social-
emotional learning
support

13. GEN Z and ALPHA Commonalities
- Growing up in a digital world
- Need schools to step into their
role of providing social-
emotional learning support to
help them navigate life in the
21st century.
13

14. 14
How Do We Create a Productive
and Positive Learning
Environment?

15. What Makes a Productive, Positive
Learning Environment
A Positive, productive learning
environment is key to students' academic,
emotional and social success in school
15
Unfortunately, positive learning environment
doesn't just happen on its own–it must be
created.
The term does not pass on a traditional or
limited connotation such as a room full of
desks and a chalkboard.

16. POSITIVE, PRODUCTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
SHOULD CONSIDER..
16
 Learners’ characteristics;
 Learning and teaching goals;
 Activities that support learning;
 Assessment strategies that drive
and measure learning; and
 A culture that directly infuses a
learning environment.

17. 17
Creating a Productive and Positive Learning Environment
Whether it’s in-person, online or otherwise, it’s important to
create a positive learning environment for your students and
an environment that is conducive to your well-being too!
Creating a positive environment is necessary to help
students learn and grow.
From planning fun activities and writing prompts that
promote positivity to teaching students to use positive words
when speaking to others, positivity has become an integral
part of the classroom fabric. (Zimmerman, 2021)

18. 18
Features of a Positive Learning Environment
(Lim, et. Al. 2020)
1. Students feel safe
2. Students are respected
3. Their input is taken into account
4. They are pushed to achieve
5. All students are treated equally
6. Different forms of success are welcomed
7. The teacher knows your child
8. Positive rapport in the classroom

19. 19
Creating a Productive and Positive Learning Environment
Zimmerman,et al. 2021
1. Build Positive Relationships Through Communication
2. Promote Class Discussion and Peer Interaction
3. Stay Connected with Students and Parents
4. Come Up with Projects Students Can Get Excited About
5. Create a Sense of Order and Routine
6. Positively Reinforce Good Behavior
7. Take Care of Yourself and Maintain a Positive Mindset

20. Communicate
with Both
Students and
Parents
Communicate
Positively
Interact with
Students on
a Personal
Level
20
Build Positive Relationships Through Communication

21. 21
Promote Class Discussion and Peer Interaction
Promote positive interaction among students.
Check in with all students and encourage them to
express themselves constructively.
Allow students to share their feelings, and encourage
them to listen to each other, give compliments, express
gratitude and practice problem solving together.
Present topics and help initiate discussions, but then let
students guide the conversation.

22. 22
Stay Connected with Students and Parents
Keep yourself approachable for questions, whether that is
during the school day or if your students/parents need to
email/text/chat you to ask a question during the evening.
Students and their parents shouldn’t feel intimidated when
they ask questions, as you’ll have established a helpful
environment where no child is left behind beforehand.

23. 23
Come Up with Projects Students Can Get Excited About
If you want to engage students and get them excited about
writing, then let them see their work and their names in print
in a collaboratively-created classbook.
This project serves to introduce young writers to the writing
process and build confidence in their skills. It also promotes
teamwork, encourages creativity and creates a keepsake
for your class.

24. 24
Create a Sense of Order and Routine
Creating routines helps to maintain a sense of order in the
classroom. Routines provide students with a solid foundation from
which to start from and a structure to help them move through their
day. You can create routines for activities throughout the school day
and even for the transitional times in between.
Order and routine let students know that each and every one of
them matters to you and show that you care by making individual
connections.

25. 25
Positively Reinforce Good Behavior
Positive reinforcement of good behavior has been proven to be a
much more effective method of changing student behavior for the
better.
Rather than focusing on what students are doing wrong and
reprimanding them—a form of negative reinforcement that can
inadvertently promote acting out—praise students for what they are
doing right. – Catch them being good!
If you see students misbehaving or otherwise taking incorrect action,
make a point to thank the students you see taking the correct action.
Saying thank you for listening, thank you for following my instructions
and thank you for participating will positively reinforce those
behaviors.

26. 26
Take Care of Yourself and Maintain a Positive Mindset
Do what you can to take care of yourself, both mentally and
physically, and practice thinking positively.
Your state of mind will most certainly have an effect on the kind of
learning environment you are trying to create for your students.
If you don’t properly take care of yourself, you won’t be able to help
your students as effectively either.
Practicing additional self-care on your off-time will also be of great
benefit to both you and your students.
Seek out strategies that will help you destress and unwind, such as
practicing deep breathing, meditation, body scans, muscle
relaxation and stretching.

27. 27

28. 28

30. 30

31. 31

32. 32

33. 33

34. 34