Get Your Students Hired
I learned about trauma informed schools, appropriate actions to take. Web sights for information on disciplinary issues and things to do to correct.
Learning that relationship building is key as well as finding the site PBIS for additional strategies for addressing behaviors.
One of the most effective ways I have been able to teach is by making a connection with the learner. I refer to this as getting to know those you teach. Student need authentic teachers and teachers need to know the authentic student to best meet the student's learning needs.
As a instructor in Prison, I deal with a multitude of students that have self-esteem issues, mental disorders, has experienced trauma, or yet been the cause of some sort of trauma. They often have a bad history with schools, educators, authority and therefore fickle about attending classes. The content in this module is a daily effort for me. To build trust, healthy professional relationships, create a safe educational setting, etc. I will explore the PBIS website more.
I learned that building a relationship with your students with respect is a must. I believe that it will build their confidence and they will give you respect in return.
We never know what the student is going home to. Make your room a safe teaching environment and some place they can be comfortable learning and asking questions. Respect them and they will respect you.
My favorite part of this lesson was cultural responsiveness. I loved the idea of defining "respect" with the students because it can mean something different for each student. It also helps explain what others might find disrespectful that some students may not be aware of. This experience helps to eliminate assumptions and stereotyping in the classroom.
Students come from different backgrounds. Understanding that different generations were raised differently helps me as an instructor to relate to them and build professional relationships. Maslow's Hierarchy has always made so much sense, as how do you build trusting relationships with people when you do not feel safe or have the basic needs.
I think all schools today should have trauma training for teachers. When you are aware you can do better!
The amount of trauma in our school is much more than I expected.
Challenging students are probably experiencing something outside the classroom that was a trigger and then comes to class in a fight or flight mindset
Building relationships is critical to student success and allows for honest conversations about what the world of work is and what to expect.
The most important tactic when navigating challenging students is to make a concerted effort to understand WHY the student is acting out. Discovering the underlying issues contributing to the ineffective behavior.
When I have come to notice through this, is that understanding the underlying causes of a behavior or what trauma the student might have endured can have a major influence in how they learn and listen in class, and will influence their behaviors as well
The role of CTE educator has to reach beyond the syllabus to help identify possible hurdles a student may be facing.
So nice to see that there is a web site out there like pbis to help with those challenging students. It's hard to know what to do in this day and age with challenging students and this will definitely help.
Relationships are the key to understanding the behavior of students and also co-workers. When the students reallize that you care about them as individuals, they will care about performing well in your classroom.