Teacher's Hub

Respect

• Children will listen to someone they have an independent respect for. As teachers, we need to create an environment where each child is viewed as having something of value to contribute that no other can offer.

Shifting the power of the teacher

• Children have been trained to listen and focus on the teacher and not on each other.

• When the desire to leap in and guide a conversation arises, allow at least 20 seconds of wait time or more.

• Take notice of how much you are guiding or managing the conversations with your nonverbal cues.

When to step in:

• Be a part of the conversation and model the behaviours you want to see.

• Ask when you don't understand the meaning behind what someone says

• Point out the difficulties. 'I just noticed that no one is responding to what ___ has said.' Then use another child's name. '____ why do you think that is?'

Physical Cues

• Our eyes and actions show where our attention is directed.

• Our whole body listens and responds.

How to

• Record a session on an ipad using Online Voice Recorder.

• If time is short analyse the data for only one student or for a set time limit. (eg 2 minutes)

• Look for the positives. What behaviours are being used?

Share the Data

• Tell children their strengths

• Set a group goal based on gaps

Listen to the Data

• Data often shows that what we think is happening is different to what is actually happening.