EP230 Your most powerful tool for creating a respectful, inclusive class culture (with Jennifer Brinkemeyer)
Angela Watson's Truth for Teachers
Angela Watson
4.8 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 15 August 2021
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
If you've assumed class meetings wouldn't work for your grade level or you don't have time, this conversation with teacher Jennifer Brinkmeyer will be absolutely transformative!
How we start the school year communicates who we believe students are and how we expect students will act. You can co-construct community and rules with students through a weekly ritual dedicated to connecting with one another, anticipating the group's ongoing needs, and solving problems.
This pro-active approach was foundational to creating a sense of community in my own PreK, 2nd grade, and 3rd grade classrooms, and in Jennifer's 7th-12th grade classrooms. Listen in as we share our experiences and best practices which are rooted in equity, inclusion, and mutual respect.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to episode 230 of Angela Watson's Truth for Teachers. |
| 0:06.9 | I'm your host Angela Watson and I'm here to speak life, encouragement and truth into |
| 0:12.3 | the minds and hearts of educators and get you energized for the week ahead. |
| 0:16.9 | I'm chatting today with a secondary teacher about how she uses class meetings as a powerful |
| 0:22.6 | tool for creating a respectful, inclusive class culture and how you can do the same no |
| 0:28.7 | matter what grade level you teach. |
| 0:31.2 | Visit truthforteachers.com to get an easy to read, easy to share version of this podcast |
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