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Michele Wackman, School Psychologist #623

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“Arguably the quality of the relationships teachers have with

students is the key-stone of effective management

and perhaps even the entirety of teaching”

Robert J. Marzano

Energy Flows Where Attention GoesEnergy Flows Where Attention Goes

Ratio at least 4:1Ratio at least 4:1 Interact positively once every 5 minutesInteract positively once every 5 minutes Follow correction for behavior violation Follow correction for behavior violation

with positive reinforcement for rule with positive reinforcement for rule followingfollowing

Acknowledge Appropriate Acknowledge Appropriate

vs. Inappropriate Behaviorvs. Inappropriate Behavior

Due to the nature of the Due to the nature of the behavior, we want to focus on:behavior, we want to focus on:Interacting with a student Interacting with a student when they are when they are demonstrating a positive demonstrating a positive behavior rather than a behavior rather than a negative onenegative one

Dealing with a negative behavior privately (avoid Dealing with a negative behavior privately (avoid embarrassing/humiliating)embarrassing/humiliating)

Ignore “junk” behavior (don’t get drawn into a Ignore “junk” behavior (don’t get drawn into a power struggle)power struggle)

What Does 4:1 Really What Does 4:1 Really Mean?Mean?

Praise Publicly Praise Publicly and and rebuke/redirect rebuke/redirect privatelyprivately

““Relationships are like emotional bank Relationships are like emotional bank accounts. … we, are constantly making accounts. … we, are constantly making credits/ deposits OR debits / withdrawals credits/ deposits OR debits / withdrawals to our relational accounts by our words to our relational accounts by our words and actions.”and actions.”

““Bank Account” Analogy $$Bank Account” Analogy $$$$

Seven Habits of Highly Effective PeopleBy Stephen Covey

Also in “Incredible Years” Parenting Program

How will staff in your How will staff in your building make deposits building make deposits into students’ bank into students’ bank accounts? (accounts? (so that when so that when you need to make a you need to make a withdrawal there’s not a withdrawal there’s not a negative balancenegative balance))

1.1. RapportRapport

2.2. RelationshipRelationship

3.3. RespectRespect

The Three R’sThe Three R’s

Culturally & Linguistically Responsive Teaching and LearningBy Sharroky Hollie

Building Building RapportRapport

Non-Contingent Non-Contingent FeedbackFeedbackGetting To Know Getting To Know StudentsStudents

Meet & Greet by NameMeet & Greet by Name Active Supervision Active Supervision

InteractionsInteractions Casual ConversationsCasual Conversations Non-verbals (tone, Non-verbals (tone,

smiles, thumbs up, smiles, thumbs up, high five, nod, hug high five, nod, hug etc.)etc.)

1.1. Greet them at the door (smile & first name)Greet them at the door (smile & first name)

2.2. Respond to journal entries with personal notesRespond to journal entries with personal notes

3.3. Learn about their lives (interview them)Learn about their lives (interview them)

4.4. Share your life with studentsShare your life with students

5.5. Regularly say: “I’m so happy you’re part of my Regularly say: “I’m so happy you’re part of my class”, “I’m so glad you’re here today”, “It’s class”, “I’m so glad you’re here today”, “It’s great to see you today.”great to see you today.”

6.6. Call parents to celebrate (in front of students)Call parents to celebrate (in front of students)

7.7. Have lunch with kidsHave lunch with kids

8.8. Deliver consequences with empathyDeliver consequences with empathy

9.9. Encourage discussions that let students be the Encourage discussions that let students be the center of attentioncenter of attention

10.10. Attend students’ extracurricular events or Attend students’ extracurricular events or community activitiescommunity activities

Ways to Build Ways to Build RelationshipsRelationships

What can ALL staff What can ALL staff do the first 6-8 do the first 6-8 weeks of school to weeks of school to build positive build positive relationships with relationships with students? students?

Teachers who stand at the door and greet their students have fewer disruptions throughout the day -Boynton, M. & Boynton, C.(2005)

True for Elementary and Secondary students

TUMSTouchUse nameMake eye contactSmile

Meet and Greet

Top Rapport Building Ideas Top Rapport Building Ideas

It really is ALL ABOUT It really is ALL ABOUT YOU! YOU!

Lighten Up…Lighten Up…be playful be playful when you can.when you can.

SMILE…Keep SMILE…Keep Smiling…Smile Smiling…Smile Some More!Some More! Let students Let students

get to know get to know you…tell you…tell stories about stories about youyou

Know your Know your students’ students’ names and names and get to know get to know them them individuallyindividually

Increase Increase your your accessibilitaccessibilityy

Use local Use local and and personally personally relevant relevant examplesexamples

Learn Learn about your about your students’ students’ racial & racial & cultural cultural backgroundbackground

Treat students Treat students respectfully- respectfully- avoid sarcasmavoid sarcasm

Don’t take a Don’t take a student’s student’s misbehavior misbehavior personallypersonally

Explain why Explain why when there when there are problemsare problems

Be Be enthusiastic enthusiastic about what about what you teachyou teach

Think about a favorite Think about a favorite teacher you had when teacher you had when you were in school? you were in school? Why were they a Why were they a favorite?favorite?

““In years to come, a child may In years to come, a child may forget what you taught them. forget what you taught them. But will always remember how But will always remember how

you made them feel.you made them feel.””~~ Steven Krushen~~ Steven Krushen

The Tipping Point3 positive emotions to

1 negative emotion

•More resilient to adversity •Effortlessly achieve what they once could only imagine.

Dr. Barbara Fredrickson, Univ. of No. Carolina

•15 minute observation of newlyweds’ conversation

•Used 5 to 1 ratio to predict who would stay together

•10 year follow-up: 94% prediction accuracy

Dr. John Gottman, The Gottman Relationship Institute

TeamsHigh Performance = 5.6 P/NMedium Performance= 1.9 P/NLow Performance = 0.36 to 1 (more negative than positive)

(Losada & Heaphy, 2004)

Team Action PlanningTeam Action Planning

As a TEAM….As a TEAM….

Update your action Update your action plan to include plan to include how you will train how you will train staff on Tier 1—staff on Tier 1—Individual Individual Student Student

*How? *How? *Who?*Who?*What materials will *What materials will

you need?you need?

Quad Sharing…Quad Sharing…

Break up into Break up into levels:levels:--Early Childhood--Early Childhood--Elementary--Elementary--Junior High--Junior High--High School --High School

*Share ONE IDEA *Share ONE IDEA for how your team for how your team will implement will implement Tier 1 Individual Tier 1 Individual Student practicesStudent practices

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