transition
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for parent evening on transitioning to high schoolTRANSCRIPT
Optimising the Transition to High
SchoolParent EveningClare Greenup
2013
HopesFears
HOPESFEARS
• Do well in exams * Failure• Make new friends * Being Bullied• Pick up new subjects * Getting Lost
* Mean Teachers* Too Much Work* Too much/too
hard homework
* Being Embarrassed
ANXIETY
In the classroom …Stage of Stress Cycle
Baseline
**** is calm and in control
This looks like
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Trigger
*** experiences a stressor
This portrays as
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Escalation
***’s behaviours intensify – increased signs of
agitation
This portrays as
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Teacher Prompts and Behaviours
Specific, performance based praise – low key
Prepare for any transition as needed
Gentle redirection – visual more than verbal
Connect and redirect “mate I can see you’re a
bit upset..let’s look at....and we’ll sort it out
later
Prompt to use calm plan if needed
Short purposeful statement – precision request
Less verbal – gestural/visual cues as needed
Strategies for ***
http://www.calmclinic.com/anxiety/treatment/diet
I have …
I am ….
I can …
I HAVE ….People around me I trust and who love me, no matter whatPeople who set limits for me so I know when to stop before there is danger or troublePeople who show me how to do things right by the way they do thingsPeople who want me to learn to do things on my ownPeople who help me when I am sick, in danger or need to learn
I AM …A person people can like and loveGlad to do nice things for others and show my concernRespectful of myself and othersWilling to be responsible for what I doSure things will be all right
I CAN …Talk to others about things that frighten me or bother meFind ways to solve problems that I faceControl myself when I feel like doing something not right or dangerousFigure out when it is a good time to talk to someone or to take actionFind someone to help me when I need it
I have
I am
I can
in the classroom..
What you can do at home..
• Duplicate supplies at home• Set up a specificwork area• Calendar• Timetabling
WHAT SHOULD BE IN A WORK AREA
• SPACE!!!• Computer/laptop• Paper• Pencil case• Calculator• Filing system • inbox• Easily seen calendar• Easily seen clock• Timetable (X2)
In a Classroom …• Dialogue and questioning• Breaking Tasks up in to Steps
(scaffolding)• Goal Setting• Independence • Problem Solving• Modelling thinking opportunities• Using Mistakes as Learning
Opportunities
• Map of school game• Agreements on ICT time
allocations (see handout)• Watches and telling the time and
conversations about how long things take
• Designated family times
Stephen Covey
Some final mentions…
• Sleep
• Conflict management, resilience (bullying)• Relaxation techniques• Transitioning students with special
needs• Transport there andhome – independence
• In the classroom …
• Rite of passage – looking back looking forward
Autobiographies, favourite memory book..
And finally ….
Transition and puberty (be prepared!)Emotions