Some great advices! Control your emotional brainLet’s go over a few key points that were discussed in the audio seminar you have just listened to…
What strategies can we use to teach students how to manage their raw emotions and enable them to access their rational brain? Role model for emotional controlShow your students how you calm your emotional brain. Make it explicit to them that you count to ten calmly, try to control your breathing, take a step back, walk outside or repeat a mantra to yourself. Map these on the wall or share them with the students you are working with. Then they get an insight into how successful learners manage their own behaviour. Explain your frustrations assertively“I walked away from the situation because I was feeling cross. I gave myself time to think and work out what I was going to say to you. Now we need to have a polite conversation about…” Examine some of your most basic routinesAt the end of instructions, instead of asking if everyone understands and are there any questions, try, “Please ask questions now if there is anything I haven’t explained properly.” This makes it easier for students to ask for clarification without feeling or being made to feel foolish. Ask yourself if there is an area in your room where children can see the strategies mapped out? Other strategies we can use to control our emotions and model behaviour for children
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