Classroom management and student engagement are significant issue for teachers, school leaders and the public. A strengths-based model for working with students in a school setting is the Positive Learning Framework.
Developing the positive learning framework offers a continuum of teacher behaviours from pre-class planning to in-class teaching, incorporating how to respond to student behaviour. Grounded in positive psychology the PLF is built on the “Circle of Courage”.
The Circle of Courage developed by Brendtro, Brokenleg and Van Bockern enables educators to shift the classroom focus of controlling problems to building strengths using the four universal needs of Belonging , Mastery , Independence and Generosity , identified as vital signs for health and growth.
Discuss and provide specific strategies of how you can develop these four strengths to establish social competence, problem solving ability, autonomy and a sense of purpose to engage motivated as well as reluctant learners in meaningful learning.
