Positive Communication In a Face-to-Face Class?
Identify 5 daily strategies you implement to establish positive communication.
What Are You Already Doing?
Analyze this news posting. Describe what is positive and offer suggestions about how to make it more approachable.
Greeting students
ReplyDeleteMorning announcements
you look so nice today
what happened this weekend/what you do
You did awesome at the game lastnight
Great students daily
ReplyDeleteSpeak to students walking down the hall
Compliment them
Ask about their weekend/How was their evening
Ask if they have anything they want to share with me or the class
Discuss their personal view points about issues
One of the strategies I use to establish positive communication is to greet the students at the door, smile, ask about their day, how did the game go?, brief question about how they are doing in class.
ReplyDeleteGreeting students at the door, recognizing those students who bring their grades up, sitting at the lunch table with the students, attending students games,
ReplyDeleteI always tried to set the tone at the door
ReplyDeleteWas always positive myself
effusive in praise when deserved
eye contact; say "hello" and smile; stand close by; ask how they are; physically point out something they did that is good
ReplyDeleteGreet students at the door.
ReplyDeletePositive comments.
Ask them about their day.
Announcements/Reminders.
Go over learning targets/student outcomes
Stand at the door
ReplyDeleteSmile
Greeting
Compliment