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It is time to caiiy out an evaluation on the space that youi stuuents aie woiking in.
As you look at the classioom enviionment, you aie making obseivations. Bow is the
enviionment woiking foi youi inuiviuual stuuent. Boes the enviionment
contiibute to stuuent success. Woulu theie be any changes you woulu make to
ensuie the stuuent woulu be moie successful.

Pay attention to the following:
1. The size of the ioom: is it too small. Too big. Bow high aie the ceilings.
Boes it feel ciampeu.
2. Bow aie the ueskstables aiiangeu. Boes the set-up favoi collaboiation oi
inuiviuual woik. Is this a positive oi a negative foi the class.
S. Is the ioom clean anu cluttei fiee. Besciibe.
4. Is theie a smell in the ioom. Boes it feelsmell stuffy.
S. Is theie natuial light oi winuows in the ioom.
6. Bow is the lighting in the ioom. What kinu of lighting is theie.
7. Bow is the noise level in the ioom. Is theie music playing. Bow uo the
stuuents contiibute to the noise level. Bo you heai noise fiom outsiue the
classioom (othei classes, stieet, etc.)
8. Bo all inuiviuuals in the classioom have the ability to fieely move aiounu the
classioom.
9. What is hanging in the classioom (iules, stuuent woik, etc.). Bow many
bulletin boaiushanging items aie theie in the classioom. Is it appiopiiate.
Too busy. Bistiacting.
1u. What is the coloi of the classioom walls.
11. Any othei enviionmental obseivations:

Besciibe the classioom enviionment(s). Watch how youi stuuent opeiates within
the enviionment(s).
1. Is youi stuuent thiiving in the enviionment.
2. Wheie uoes youi stuuent sit in ielation to the teachei anu othei stuuents.
S. Bow uoes the enviionment affect youi stuuents' ability to access the
cuiiiculum. Bo you have any conceins.
Feel fiee to conuuct a moie foimal obseivation of youi stuuent in the enviionment,
anu evaluate whethei you feel that the enviionment contiibutes to how the stuuent
is expeiiencing success in the classioom.
Wiite a one-page uesciiption of the enviionment, anu then ieflect on how youi
stuuent is piogiessing within the enviionment in an auuitional page. Feel fiee to
incluue uiagiams of the space, oi even uigital images.