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6/3/2017
Focus: on observing how the MST manages transitions during the school day.
Objective
List the type and function of all the transitions observed during the school day and
evaluate the efficacy of the strategies used by your MST to facilitate them. (Table 2)
Build upon and implement strategies for building positive relationships with children,
colleagues and families from the list provided as Table 3.
Procedure:
Table 2: Discuss the concept of managing transitions in the classroom. Observe and
record different transition strategies and record these in the table below.
Table 3: Over the course of this placement, add to this list of practical strategies for
building positive relationships with children, colleagues and families. Discuss which
are most effective.
When you start being a teacher, the most important thing to do first is building a
positive relationship with everyone around you, especially children, colleagues, and
families. Firstly you need to give them a good first impression about you, by smiling
in their face, talking to them in a kind way. Always give children the space to talk to
you and listen to whatever they want to say, and then comment on what they've
told you but in a gentle way, never harsh talking to them unless they've done
something really bad. Be a friend to them more than a teacher. And with the
colleagues make them your friends talk to them express ideas with them. With
families, always show them that you care about their children, show them the good
things that their children have done in classroom, their paintings, good marks,
creative ideas..etc.
Table 3: Reframing Classroom Rules
Discuss classroom rules with your MST. Identify any other rules which need to
be made explicit. Frame all rules using positive language. Identify how these
rules are being reinforced during the school day and note opportunities to
teach these rules
Construct your own means of recording this. E.g. Table 3 below.
3. Good listenning Listen carefully while the No one talks while the teacher is
teacher is teaching. teaching.
No one talksnor laugh while their
classmates is sayiing something
they need to all listen and respect
what everyone says.
4. Be kind and share Be kind with classmates They share coloring pincels and
and share equipments. erasers while coloring or solving
activities.