establishing a caring classroom environment
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Overview of week one concepts presented in Hal Urban's Lessons From The ClassroomTRANSCRIPT
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Shake it up!!
Adapted with much gratitude from Lessons From The Classroom by Hal Urban
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What are social skills?
Any skill that makes it easier to effectively interact and
communicate with others.
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When you meet someone…
• Eye contact• FIRM handshake (No dead fish)• Smile• Speak clearly
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Be positive with people and you’ll get positive results.
-Ken Blanchard
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The deepest urge in human nature is the desire to feel important.
-John Dewey
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We all need to feel important, that we matter, that we are noticed.
-Marilyn Gootman and Larry WhippleThe Caring Teacher’s Guide to Discipline
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When students feel welcome and connected, they feel more at home, more like they belong. This is critically important because everyone functions better in a comfortable environment.
-Professor Joseph Napier
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High ExpectationsHigh Standards
“What you accept you teach.”
“What you permit, you promote.”
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Everyone operates more effectively when their boundaries are clearly defined.
-Professor Joseph Napier
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Proactive: not acne cream
Proactive- taking a positive step up front to head off trouble without waiting for something negative to happen and then reacting to it.
Reactive- waiting for something negative to happen and then reacting to it.
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Choosing An Atmosphere
Respectful Inconsiderate
Offensive Disrespectful
Courteous Polite
Rude Considerate
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“I need” vs. “May I please have”
3 Ways of Communicating
1- Words: about 10 – 15% of our message
2- Tone of voice: about 40% of our message
3- Body Language: about 45 - 50% of our message
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The Golden Rule
Treat other people the way you would like them to treat you.
Don’t do to others what you don’t want them to do to you.
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Discussion Questions
1. Why have manners and civility* declined so much in recent years?
*civility (n) formal politeness and courtesy in behavior or speech
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Discussion Questions
2. Is society better when people treat each other with respect?
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Discussion Questions
3. Is a classroom better when both students and teacher show mutual respect?
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Discussion Questions
4. Why does Henry Rodgers, a public relations expert say,“Good manners are one of the most important keys to success in life?”
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Discussion Questions
5. If the Golden Rule is so easy to understand, why don’t more people practice it?