Ep 236: Supporting Student Culture and Success
Before learning can begin, students need to feel safe. Some arrive carrying anxiety, uncertainty, or the effects of a chaotic morning. In this episode, Dr. Beth Wilkins and Dr. Anna Quinzio-Zafran talk with Nola Kennedy, a teacher with 35 years of school experience, about predictable, affirming routines that put student voice at the center of your classroom.
Nola shares four routines you can start using, whatever your grade level or experience:
Begin with a soft entry and a circle where every student can see one another and no seat matters more than another. Try name greetings, a check-in…
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