Customise Connections Context Curriculum Classroom “ “ Connecting with the Connecting with the Disconnected Disconnected ” ” Presenter : Jeff Walster Role : Head Teacher, Student Welfare, Tumut High Starting Out Starting Out Strong Strong Beginning Teachers’ Beginning Teachers’ Conference Conference
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CustomiseConnectionsContextCurriculumClassroom “Connecting with the Disconnected” Presenter: Jeff Walster Role: Head Teacher, Student Welfare, Tumut High.
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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 bridges between relationships and learningBuilding bridges between relationships and learninga. With their learning1. Measuring engagement (collecting data) and connectedness. (Quantitative)
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
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.