This week on my Feedly website, Edutopia popped up this interesting article on Dialogue Circles. After reading this article and watching the video that was posted with it, I began to plan my classroom routine for the upcoming school year.
Spending 5 to 10 minutes a morning with a dialogue circle can be a quick way to gauge how your day is going to flow.
Not knowing what a student experienced at home before arriving to school can set up the teacher for a day of failure. A failure to connect with the student because you scolded them for being late when they had trouble at home, a failure to teach that child a new sight word because they were too focused on their upcoming birthday that they want to tell their friends about. Failing to connect with your students and understand where they are coming from for the day can greatly impact their learning!
Dialogue circles will be held at 7:45am in my Kindergarten classroom!
Do I have other things I need to accomplish each day - YES! However, if I don't have my students with me every step of the way, am I really getting anywhere?
Glenview Elementary. "Using Dialogue Circles to Support Classroom Management." Posted 1 Jul 2014. Accessed 7 Jul 2014. http://www.edutopia.org//practice/stw-glenview-practice-dialogue-circles-video
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