Updated culture module for Nutshells phase 1

Welcome to Nutshells Phase 1.

This first session is designed to guide you through a process of understanding, assessing and improving your classroom learning culture, making it more learning friendly in order to build your students’ learning power.

Section 1. Learning cultures. A big shift? Unpick the meaning of classroom cultures, what they might consist of and the big shifts that may be needed to develop better learning. Use the Culture Tool 1 to estimate where your classroom culture is now.

Section 2. Learning friendly cultures; Lots of little shifts. Find out about the four big dimensions of culture and use the culture tool 2 to estimate the sorts of shifts your classroom culture would benefit from.

Section 3. Your classroom culture. Some ideas to get you started. Look for ideas to strengthen your learner/learning classroom culture.

Section 4. Bridging the gap in teaching. Reflect on the difference between traditional good teaching and teaching that enables learners to become better learners throughout their lives.

Section 5. Team reflection and planning. Share the results of your culture analysis with colleagues. Make plans for what everyone needs to do and what you will each do individually.