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How to Create a Positive Classroom Environment

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Originally published in TEACH Magazine, September/October 2013 Issue

By Bruce Van Stone

As a teacher, I know it is important to establish and maintain an environment that is positive, tolerant, and supportive for all students. This optimistic and inclusive atmosphere provides them with a base for meeting their full potential. 

During my teaching experience, I used many instructional strategies that in the classroom that I would like to share below.

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Bruce Van Stone is an educator at George Street Middle School in Fredericton, NB.

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