Understanding Behaviour, Responding Safely
Three modules.
- understanding behaviour - school wide
- creating supportive learning environments - school wide
- responding early and effectively - escalation cycle. - targeted students
Module one: Understanding behaviour
Three recalls
What is it about a good teacher that makes them so? Key attributes.
how the brain grows, develops.
how adrenaline and cortisol affect the brain
Two insights:
That it takes time for the cortisol to calm, and there will be moments when you think it is, but its too soon
That even exposure in utero to cortisol spikes will affect a child's ability to process cortisol spikes as they grow.
One question:
Do I fully use a pause and reflect tactic with my learners? Have I compartmentalised this to be a staff-based peer to peer technique?
Module two
three things that are positive to focus on for 2021:
1) Slow down - pause and reflect, slow down my voice when I'm aware escalation is occurring
2) Learn all junior names within two weeks - kamar photos.
3) Being aware of my space with students and whether they have an exit.
Module three reflection: in my practice -
Stop doing: filling in silences with continued explanations (my fear that a student doesn't understand hence the silence and they are likely just processing info),
Start doing: putting everything back when I'm done from a class to help maintain order and structure more regularly, monitoring my tone and pace of speech in class.
