Learning Environment Checklist

The physical classroom environment allows for students to work collaboratively.

The physical classroom environment allows students to work independently.

The physical classroom environment allows for students to meet with the teacher with some degree of privacy.

The physical classroom environment includes a range of furniture types for students to learn (e.g., desks, tables, chairs, couches, desks to accommodate learning while standing).

The physical classroom environment allows for student reconfiguration of seating arrangements to meet learning needs.

The culture of the learning environment empowers students to reconfigure seating arrangements to meet learning needs.

The furniture in the classroom environment is ergonomically sound for your students.

The culture of the classroom empowers students to stand, sit, or recline to meet their learning needs.

The physical classroom environment has been thoughtfully designed.

I have some autonomy in designing the physical classroom environment.

I have a “wish list” for what I believe my physical classroom environment could offer my students.

The physical classroom environment reflects more about my students than myself.

The physical classroom environment is comfortable for students.

The physical classroom environment encourages freedom for students to move around the classroom as needed.

The learning environment provides students with 1:1 technology.

The learning environment provides adequate access to tablets, laptops, or desktop computers.

Access to the internet supports the learning environment.

Cloud–based storage that students can access anytime, anywhere is a functional part of the learning environment.

The learning environment is flexible enough that unique tools can be easily brought in and utilized without having to rearrange the learning space.

The learning environment is not limited to one classroom, allowing students to make use of other spaces such as libraries, maker spaces, labs, virtual spaces, meeting rooms, and informal meeting locations that can support learning goals.

The learning environment provides access to tools and materials that help students set authentic, personal learning goals.

The learning environment is staged to provide students the opportunity to choose to share accomplishments or archive their own accomplishments.

The learning environment encourages reflection.

The learning environment promotes a sense of quality and success among students.

The learning environment provides students the opportunity to have choice in their learning through access to quality, relevant materials.

The learning environment sets expectations for positive interactions among students, and between students and teachers.

The learning environment provides opportunities for students to foster and experience positive interactions.

The learning environment encourages clear expectations for collaboration.

The learning environment promotes students to be open to the ideas of others.

The learning environment equally encourages trying, failing, reflecting, and learning.

The learning environment is a safe, supportive place for students to learn.

The learning environment includes enough materials and resources to encourage self-direction.

The learning environment changes often enough to encourage exploration, yet maintains a high degree of comfort among students.

The learning environment gives students opportunities to be self-directed through flexible schedules, open-ended assignments, and curricular choices.

The learning environment encourages students to document progress over time and use feedback for continual improvement.

The learning environment puts students in charge of planning and managing work that is developmentally appropriate.

The learning environment provides natural opportunities for students to check their understanding and seek assistance when needed.

The learning environment allows students the opportunity to use their strengths support peers and allows peers to support individuals as they overcome struggles or address areas of need.

The learning environment establishes feedback as a routine part of student learning.

The learning environment is conducive to students reflecting on feedback and talking with peers or teachers to clarify next steps.

The learning environment is staged to support students in setting and achieving personal learning goals through journey’s informed and guided by continuous feedback

The learning environment is designed for students to seek feedback from others.

The learning environment provides time and space necessary for meaningful self-reflection and planning.

The learning environment encourages students to ask, “what did I learn” instead of “what grade did I get?”

The learning environment provides ample opportunity for students to engage with different digital tools and resources.

The learning environment moves beyond availability to promote deeper competency and understanding of digital tools.

The learning environment sets the stage for students to meet and exceed expectations in consuming, creating, and producing work using digital tools.

The learning environment promotes student understanding of technologies over use of specific tools.

The learning environment promotes problem solving, inquiry, and/or wondering, with digital tools positioned as enhancing those processes.

The learning environment allows space and time for troubleshooting technologies as part of the overall learning process.

The learning environment promotes good digital citizenship through shared understandings of online safety, privacy and security, ethics, and ownership.