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It is also a fantastic opportunity for students to experience a leadership role. Even shy students enjoy leading as they call on classmates and provide a short feedback or follow-up. A student is in charge of leading “Good News” each week. For example, in a classroom exercise that I based off the Capturing Kids Hearts model, students share a positive thought from their own lives for a few minutes at the beginning of class each day. Empower students with leadership roles in your classroom.Establishing a positive relationship early on sets you up to get unconditional support from family members if there ever is an issue with a student. When a difficult child has a better than average day, make a phone call to share the good news. When a student does particularly well on an assignment, shoot an email home. Email or call parents with positive messages-before there is a problem.A person-to-person, eye-to-eye connection starts class on a positive note. When students have been absent, say, “Welcome back.” If you have an assignment to pass out for the warm-up that day, hand it to students as they walk in. Make eye contact with all of your students, shake their hands, and call them by name.
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Some classrooms run smoothly others do not.