The main focus of APS 8 is to create and maintain an environment in which the students feel safe and are encouraged and supported to learn. The classroom environment should demonstrate this atmosphere both physically and affectively. The classroom diagram used as the artifact directly relates to APS 8 by supporting cooperative learning, exemplifying a safe and well managed physical environment, and displaying an environment that makes every student feel important.
First, the diagram demonstrates that the classroom is student-centered since the desks are arranged in groups of four students as opposed to straight rows. Having the desks grouped together will encourage and promote cooperative learning. Lev Vygotsky said, “What a child can
First, the diagram demonstrates that the classroom is student-centered since the desks are arranged in groups of four students as opposed to straight rows. Having the desks grouped together will encourage and promote cooperative learning. Lev Vygotsky said, “What a child can