Teachers should work toward creating positive learning environments and therefore be able to identify and
remediate classroom conditions that may make it more likely that desirable behaviors occur in the classroom
(Hardman & Smith, 1999). When teachers create environments of care, they create settings where potential
challenges are planned for, rules and consequences are established, positive behavior is the focus for classroom
supports, redirection rather than reprimand is the vehicle behavior change, and students are offered a variety of
choices to reach an agreed-upon instructional goal. Teachers that create positive classrooms pay close attention
to all of the environmental stimuli that are present in their educational setting