Tuesday, July 7, 2015

Create a Sense of Belonging


 Chapter 7 Motivation

ON page 90 in Help for Billy.  "It takes a shift from a behavioral perspective to a relationship-based regulatory perspective to interrupt a child's negative spiral downward.  Many of the traditional techniques need only be modified slightly and delivered in the spirit of love and connection rather than in the framework of fear and control.  It is a small shift yet one that can have a powerful impact on students.  
In this chapter of Help for Billy and in the book from last summer, Engaging Students of Poverty, there were tons of examples on how to create a sense of belonging in the classroom/ school.  Last year we created this among our school with Families.  

Share an idea you have or read about  that you plan on implementing next school year to create a sense of belonging in your classroom.