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- 1. Positive School Culture BySherrie Melvin
- 2. Build strong relationships ▪I will Talk to my students ▪ I will develop Positive Interactions with my students ▪ I will Show Genuine Interest every day ▪ Goal- Every adult maintain a high rate of positive interactions with students to show genuine interest in their lives, activities, goals, and struggles.
- 3. Teach Social Skills ▪Share ▪ Listen to others ▪ Disagree respectfully ▪ Honesty ▪ Sensitivity ▪ Concern and respect for others ▪ Humor ▪ Reliability
- 4. Integrate Social-Emotional Learning ▪Start the day with a check –in --------Today I feel…….. ▪ Work in partnerships – teach them how to work in a group ▪ Nurture a culture of kindness ▪ Give them new words to say ▪ Set up a peace place ▪ Teach students how to manage conflict with peers ▪ Use anchor charts to teach social-emotional skills ▪ Allow for talk time ▪ Reflect on the end of the day
- 5. Game Time –The Inner Circle ▪ Purpose –Teachers need to understand how students feel when they do not belong. ▪ Objective – end up in the inner circle ▪ Important – It is not where you start, but where you’re going that matters ▪ Instruction ▪ Two Circles – Inner circle will represent belonging / Outer Circle ▪ Use words “restorative circle” to divide the teachers in pairs ▪ Restorative – inner circle – facing out --- Circle – outer – facing in ▪ Distribute cards – SPOT IT!
- 6. Game Time! ▪ Startmusic – each pair turns their Spot IT! Card face up ▪ Participants work to be the first to find the one picture image that connects the two cards. ▪ The person that finds it first points out what it is and earns a spot in the inner circle. ▪ Rotate the circle cards in order to play several rounds ▪ Focus on what they’re feeling as they try to get that coveted spot on the inside. ▪ Teachers can relate to students that are on the outside
- 7. Game Reflection ▪ Whatwas the experience to fight for a spot in the inner circle like? ▪ Did you like being on the inside? ▪ How did it feel to be on the outside? ▪ Is it easy to find something in common? ▪ Like in the game, does it have to go fast in real life? ▪ Or might you still be finding new commonalities with staff members who you’ve known for years? ▪ How might this activity help the students in your learning space this year?
- 8. Everyone on thesame page ▪ Adults need to self reflect ▪ Share vision of your school ▪ Consistent school rules ▪ Ways of defining and meeting student behavior ▪ Inappropriate behavior
- 9. Be Role Models ▪Students learn by watching ▪ How they respond to situations ▪ How they cope with unfamiliar situations ▪ What is the message you and your staff’s behavior communicate? ▪ Example: If student is rejected by peers, the rejection stops if the teacher models warm and friendly behavior to that student ▪ Opposite is true ▪ Teachers-You Set theTone!
- 10. Classroom and Schoolrules ▪ Student expectations ▪ Classroom rules- Simple and declarative – Ex. Be respectful and kind ▪ School rules – rules need to be the same across the school ▪ Expectations – same across the classroom, gym, and cafeteria
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- 13. Teach problem solving(SODAS) ▪ Define Situation ▪ Options available to deal with the problem ▪ Disadvantages of each option ▪ Advantages of each option ▪ Solution and practice
- 14. Consequences for Actions ▪Appropriate Consequences ▪ Immediate Consequences ▪ Consistent Consequences ▪ Deliver with empathy NOT anger
- 15. Praise students –Proactive Approach ▪ Students need to know you care ▪ Positive feedback in the classroom ▪ Compliment specific behaviors ▪ Give 10 or more COMPLIMENTS a day
- 16. References BoysTown (2018). 8WaysPrincipals Can Build Positive School Culture Now. School Climate should be the foundation for education. School Leaders Now Mulvahill, E. (2016). 21 SimpleWays to Integrate Social-Emotional LearningThroughout the day. Apperson. Torino, S. (2017). 15 Positive Behavior Posters you’re Going toWant for your classroom and school. Lifetouch National School Studios