Teachers need strong communication skills to effectively navigate their day from greeting families to managing conflicts between children that may occur in a busy classroom. Rethinking Circle Time provides clear communication strategies, from a behavioral psychology perspective, to help teachers succeed and have a stress-free classroom. Learners will also be introduced to a class meeting framework to support children in communicating effectively with each other.

This module supports the following Accreditation topic areas within Standard 1

1B: Building Positive Relationships Between Teachers and Children

1E: Addressing Challenging Behaviors

Learning Objectives:

• Learn the technique of "pairing" with children at the beginning of each day
• Understand the 6 steps to effectively communicating
• Use class meetings as a strategy during your whole group gatherings with children to model effective communication classwide