Ditch Summit - Day 1 with Matt Miller & CJ Reynolds
Building relationships with Students and Whanau means students' engagement in class will skyrocket and managing the students will appear to be a breeze.
John Maxwell says - No one cares what you know until they know you care.
I have made the mistake of believing 'I care, I tell them everyday!' but was I really showing it.
I know I have done this well in previous settings but with Covid and after had I really done it?
Tips on How:
1. Ask the children - (not from the front of the class), get in get personal, and sit with them
What is cool that old people don't care about?
2. Get to know them as people before you focus on the rules and routines!
Show the students 10 slides of the 10 most important moments in your life.
Make it personal, make yourself vulnerable!
Get the kids to make a set of slides of 10 important moments in their life.
3. Show Students you are listening and that you are interested.
Go to events, be relevant
4. Turn Up - Go outside and play with students during breaks (don't hide in the class).
Sit and eat with them.
5. Ask Parents - What do I need to know about your child that I won't find written anywhere?
This could be an email or a phone conversation when you introduce yourself.
E.g. What was their favourite part of class/school (When Why?)
Least favourite activity?
6. Then keep looking for clues.
Relationship leads to Classroom Management
This starts outside the class, as I mentioned earlier get alongside them play, and find out what they like. Once in class don't dive into rules and routines tell them about you.
My name is and I love my job.
I want to have the greatest day, week and year with a lot of fun in between.
Greet each student every morning, with a fist pump, or elbow knock. This tells the students they are seen by you. You might be the first one to acknowledge them for the day.
Build Rhythm in class (routines but they can fluctuate). Students need consistency to feel safe!
Navigate Conflict Moments
Issues are not the end of the world for them or for us. help them to find their way through. They don't have the life experience to understand that the sun will come up tomorrow. Smile it will pass, and have a safe place for students to go.
Keep Calm and talk to them. This is what I am seeing, Did I do something to cause this behaviour? Own it as a Teacher if you make a mistake.
If NO, How can we remedy this? Because I'm here for you to succeed. How you think, feel and your education is important.
= Encouraging students to advocate for themselves positively.
Game Plan - if you have a situation who can you reach out to?
- Who do the students connect with, meet with them to discuss, and prepare for situations. Then go back and discuss more so you can understand what or where you went wrong.
