Response to Sadie’s post 8.1-LDRS 501
Thank you, Sadie, for sharing some of your principles, and I would like to have more input on your second principle.
Creating supportive and understanding learning environment is to collaborate with students to develop and generate many viewpoints. Also, capability at this point is the “integration of knowledge, skills, personal qualities and understanding used appropriately and effectively – not just in familiar and highly focused specialist contexts but in response to new and changing circumstances.” Additionally, establishing a culture of learning where teachers convey the importance of their roles in the learning process; therefore, teachers help students to understand the significance of why they are learning and the impact of their learning on to their lives. Teachers also reach beyond their own life experience to connect with students’ backgrounds, then support them to reach excellence. Nevertheless, Teacher’s role is not limited when providing support. It reaches families and communities by building positive relationships that impact the school climate. Building positive school culture by using the Boys Town Education Model to improve school culture around.
The most important part of this program is SODAS acronym which teaches students the skills of problem-solving.
S – Define the SITUATION.
O – Examine OPTIONS available to deal with the problem.
D – Determine the DISADVANTAGES of each option.
A – Determine the ADVANTAGES of each option.
S – Decide on a SOLUTION and practice.
Observing the actions of students on how they respond to their surroundings will help teachers finding the proper caliber to support students to reach success. “As an educator, when we learn to manage our response that’s when we can become positive agents for change” (We Are Teachers, 2014).
Reference
We Are Teachers (2014). Improve School Culture Now. Retrieved from: https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/weareteachers-guide-to-positive-school-culture.pdf
Stephenson, J., & Yorke, M. (2013). Capability and quality in higher education. Routledge.