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““Connecting with the DisconnectedConnecting with the Disconnected””Presenter: Jeff WalsterRole: Head Teacher, Student Welfare, Tumut High School

Starting Out Starting Out StrongStrongBeginning Teachers’ Beginning Teachers’

ConferenceConference


Connecting with the disconnectedConnecting with the disconnected

Outline of workshop• What is connectedness? 10 min• Building bridges between relationships and

learning 25 min• “ The brains trust” and questions 10 min


Building ConnectionsBuilding Connections

Are your students “connected”?a. With their learning1. Measuring engagement (collecting data) and connectedness.• Survey’s, Observations, Goal setting• Focus group analysis,• pre testing, post testing• Interviewing

b. With their PeersSocial interactions and social support structures in your classroomPre teaching of social expectations in your classroomPeer teaching, group work learning

c. With You• Explicit teaching of your expectations• Consistency and reliability (don’t promise things you cannot deliver)• Use of positive and negative reinforcers, what’s their carrot?• Behavioural disorders and Mental Health challenges within your class.


Building ConnectionsBuilding ConnectionsWith their learningWith their learning


Building bridges between relationships and learningBuilding bridges between relationships and learninga. With their learning1. Measuring engagement (collecting data) and connectedness. (Quantitative)

2. Survey’s, Observations, ( Qualitative)

3. Focus group analysis,

4. pre testing, post testing

5. Interviewing and Goal setting


Building bridges between relationships and learningBuilding bridges between relationships and learning

Parent InterviewsTry This AvAvoid This


Building bridges between relationships and learningBuilding bridges between relationships and learning

b. With their Peers• Pre teaching of social expectations in your classroom

“ frequent peer victimization and low social support contributed significantly and independently to relatively poor mental health

K. Rigby 2013 University of South Australia

• Social interactions and social support structures in your classroomResearch results revealed a strong correlation between social support and self-esteem. Furthermore, a strong correlation was also found between family

support and peer support. Tahir , 2015

• Peer teaching and group work learning


Building bridges between relationships and learningBuilding bridges between relationships and learningMaking sense of Student Behaviour.Making sense of Student Behaviour.

C. With YouProactive and Reactive strategies

Proactive Reactive

• Explicit teaching of your expectations

• Consistency and reliability (don’t promise things you cannot deliver)

• Use of positive and negative reinforcers

• Behavioural disorders and Mental Health challenges within your class.


Building bridges between relationships and learningBuilding bridges between relationships and learningMaking sense of Student Behaviour.Making sense of Student Behaviour.


4. Identify the function of the 4. Identify the function of the behaviour?behaviour?

• What is the purpose of the behaviour• What is achieved?

-attention, object, escape, avoidance, • What is the student telling us? • What is he or she avoiding?

-activity, direction, attention• Why could he or she be displaying a particular behaviour?

Source;Garrod, D ISTB Inservice 2012

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ABC of recordingABC of recording

Remember importance of ABC’s when recording

Antecedent

Behaviour

Consequence

Record the whole event it is important to observe all three factors.


ReferencesReferences

1. Effects of peer victimization in schools and perceived social support on adolescent well-being K. Rigby, University of South Australia, 2013

2 . Relationship between Social Support and Self-Esteem of Adolescent Girls *

Warda Bint-,e Tahir ,Attiya Inam , Dr. Tahira Raana IOSR Journal Of Humanities And Social Science 2015


The Brains TrustThe Brains Trust

• A network of support

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