Danielson's Success In Creating A Culture In The Classroom

students being viewed equally and encourage uniqueness. This will ensure that any student who recently joins the classroom has a smooth transition. Removing the stressors of society away from the classroom in terms of diversity will create a culture where students will feel safe and will be willing to learn; as a result enthusiasm amongst students will be created affecting their learning positively. Danielson supports this effective teaching strategy; “teachers who are successful in creating a culture for learning know that students are, by their nature, intellectually curious, and that one of the many challenges of teaching is to direct the students' natural energy toward the content of the curriculum. They also know that students derive great satisfaction, and a sense of genuine …show more content…
For instance if a child is given a picture of a duck, then a picture of an abstract image such as an ink blot image; then he/she is asked to evaluate what each image is. The response to the picture with the duck will be clear and precise. Meanwhile the response he/she will give as to what the ink blot image is would be unclear. Meaning that students must be able to connect with what is being taught visually or tapping into their students sensory abilities. When teachers challenge students and stimulate them using different sensory cues such as sight, smell, taste and touch; they are tapping into their sensory memory. “Sensory memory is the information stored that briefly holds stimuli from the environment until they can be processed. Before the learner can start making sense of a written words on the board, his/her visual register needs to hold the image of the word in his sensory memory" (Moreno, 2010, p.197). Teachers should establish an environment that promotes high order thinking yet make the material comprehendible to ensure that the student is learning the objective of the