Information from resource:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQujDK5LP90

Promotes Growth Mindset:

An ideal classroom environment promotes the growth mindset and models for students how to improve their thoughts from mixed to growth mindset.

Promotes Collaboration:

The classroom setup must promote social learning and also provide space for independent processing and reflecting. I believe that each student should have a spot to take ownership of, however there should be the opportunity for flexible seating as well.

Makes Manipulatives Accessible:

Manipulatives help move students through concrete, representational, to abstract thinking. They should be accessible for students and they should not have to ask to use them.

Promotes Problem Solving:

An ideal classroom promotes learning through problem solving. The classroom environment has tools for success and is set up so that students can collaborate with success. Problems should be rich and authentic, so that students ar engaged.