Show Notes:
Today’s show is with an incredible 2nd-grade teacher from Florida, Melanie Redden. Melanie is here to share her truth about building rapport with kids.
Today you will hear great ideas on how to build rapport with kids, a powerful example of classroom management, and how to celebrate one another through reflecting on mistakes and failures.
Rapport building is the most critical aspect of teaching. When kids know they are heard, loved, and cared about they are more open to learning and holding a higher value towards you and your expectations.
3:00 Melanie’s background experience
4:03 Building Rapport with kids- Secret handshake
5:33 Remember that they are kids first
6:35 Remember not all kids come with a great school experience
7:05 Balancing act
7:55 There is a reason kids are acting out
10:00 Behavior Chart Goes in the Planner (Celebrating mistakes and brave learning) Not moving clips
11:23 Calming Corner
14:57 We learned from mistakes
15:54 Kid example
17:15 Celebration Station
19:30 Thoughts on PBS vs. PBIS
20:54 Thoughts on Consequences
21:46 Step into My Shoes Conflict Resolution System
26:22 Reflecting On My Behavior for kids
Something they learned
Success They Are Proud of
Challenge- something they worked through that they learned from
27:22 Makerspace on What To Do With a Problem
29:54 Reflecting on Our Practice
30:54 Tired Years and Moments
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