Creating Productive Learning Environments

What does the cooperative teacher do to encourage a positive classroom community?
My cooperative teacher has done a great job at creating a positive classroom community in her class.  I have mentioned this before but I have noticed that the way she has the classroom set up helps create a positive classroom. The students desks are arranged into three different tables and each table has a team name that they chose. The children are to work together and help each other behave so they can earn points for their team. They are also encourage to share their work with their neighbor when they are done working on an assignment and are encourage to give positive feedback to one another on their work, if a student is struggling with the assignment their teammates are there to help them. Something else I have noticed that has helped create a positive classroom community are the routines and procedures the teacher established at the beginning of the year. The students know how they are suppose to enter the classroom after coming in from recess or how they are suppose to be dismissed. They also know that when the teacher says "can you hear the ocean breeze?" that the noise level is getting too high and the students quickly and quietly make the sound of the ocean breeze and the noise level goes down.

What has your cooperative teacher done to make students feel loved and safe?
My cooperative teacher shows love to her students in different ways throughout the day, she listens to them and lets them tell her their interest, accomplishments or anything else they feel like they need to share with her.  One particular thing I have noticed and love is that at the end of the day as each student leaves her classroom to go home she offers them a hug, they don't have to get a hug if they don't want to but they know where to get one if they need one.

How does your cooperative teacher recognize students skills?
While the students are working on their assignments the cooperative teacher walks around and gives individual positive feedback on their work. She is always complimenting her students in her classroom and lets them know just how smart they are. She also asks the students questions and lets them teach each other and share their skills.