ELM-200-T5-Personal and Social Development Scenarios

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Personal and Social Development Scenarios *Review the original assignment directions and rubric prior to submission. * 50-100 words per entire scenario response. * A minimum of one scholarly resource per rationale for support is required for full credit. Scenario 1 In an upcoming lesson in third grade, you will be addressing state standards related to listening and speaking (e.g., gaining the floor in respectful ways, listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion). How would you encourage parents/guardians to support this standard outside of the classroom? Instructional Strategies for the Classroom Many children struggle to speak in small groups, let alone large groups. I believe a way for teachers to help prepare students to speak in front of people would be to practice in front of their classmates. Some may still struggle with this and may need more comfort, they could use a stuffed animal, a toy, a picture, or whatever may help them in situations as such. Collaboration Strategies Parents could help encourage their kids by playing games that have them stand in front of their family. They could encourage the children to participate in daily discussions with the family that allow them to speak openly and freely with no interruptions. I would suggest that parents look up discussions for children so that way it is still child directed and can be understood by children. Method of Communication In today’s generation, there is many ways to communicate with family. You can send out an email to families of the goals that you are intending need to be met per child. If you are using a communication app such as classdojo, or remind, you could communicate with the family that way as well. You could also send home a class newsletter in which parents could have a physical copy for their records. I would suggest using all options as parents may use their phones more to check emails rather than reading a piece of paper.

Rationale for the Method of Communication (Research support is required.) I would use the app, classdojo to communicate with my student’s families as this way of communication seems to be the best way to communicate with them as most parents always have access to their phones. With Classdojo you can send out group messages to all families and though they can’t reply to the group message, they do have access to message the teacher independently. The parents can have the notifications on for the app or they can turn them off or silence them if they start to feel bothered by them. “It allows for communication between teachers and families in real time and across many languages” (Barriage, DiGiacomo, Greenhalgh, 2023). Classdojo is not only a way to communicate with parents and families, but it is also a reward system where children can work for points and after so many, the teacher may have rewards for a certain number of points. Scenario 2 James, an African American student, is very successful in your class and has been on the honor roll for the past three quarters. His family is concerned with his abilities to socialize with peers of various cultural backgrounds. How can you support the families in your classroom in embracing cultural identity’s role in a student’s personal and social development? Instructional Strategies for the Classroom To help James and his family feel heard and respected, I would like to include posters, books, dramatic play items, culture dolls to my classroom and allow for daily communication with my class about all cultures that are in our room and even out of our room. I would like to have the family involved with pictures, information on their culture they can share with their classmates and could even have them bring in a dish from their culture to share. Collaboration Strategies Every child has a unique background, some may know nothing about their culture, some may only know their culture and not know any other cultures. I would suggest that families communicate with their children on the different cultural backgrounds that they are and could be surrounded by. Having open communication would allow their children to talk and socialize with others in their classrooms. Method of Communication When talking about culture backgrounds, religion, or anything pertaining to family matters should always be communicated with parents and family in public. This could be at pick-ups, parent-teacher conferences, or even scheduled meetings so that way there can be open communication between the teacher and the parents and family. If you are wanting to plan a day for the students to bring in foods to share, you should communicate with the

family via a communication app and with a newsletter. Rationale for the Method of Communication (Research support is required.) For James, his family wanted James to be more culturally involved with his peers and to be more diverse than with what he knows about himself. When it comes down to talking about culture, religion or anything in terms that involves the family I believe should be communicated in person about. Talking through an app or even over the phone could lead to a bunch of miscommunication and things to be misunderstood. “Being welcoming and encouraging contact with students as well as their families is a way to be an effective educator in an effective school” (Omrod & Jones,2018). Scenario 3 Recently, a concerned parent brings to your attention that a poll was taken on social media, and students in your class nominated Jenna as the “biggest loser.” How can you best communicate your school’s policy on cyberbullying, your plan to address the concern at school, and how parents can address it in the home? Instructional Strategies for the Classroom I will bring this knowledge to the attention of my classroom. I will make sure to have a discussion with my students for the remaining of the day and discuss what is and what isn’t considered cyberbullying. I would also discuss ways we could report cyberbullying in full confidentiality. Being able to have full transparency and trust with my students is important, especially when it comes down to bullying. Collaboration Strategies I would encourage all parents to sit down and talk about all forms of bullying and the effects bullying can have on children. I would suggest parents explain why bullying isn’t nice nor why it is not tolerated. Parents would be given papers and websites on age-appropriate information to share with their families. Method of Communication Thankfully, in today’s generation there are many social media accounts out there that could help spread the word about bullying. Facebook, Instagram, snapchat, schools’ websites. I would send home a newsletter on the importance of not bullying. I would encourage daily talks and if the bullying still continued, I would start doing phone class home and if it still progressed, I would schedule conferences. Rationale for the Method of In a situation like this, there are many ways to go about communicating

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Communication (Research support is required.) with families about bullying. Communicating with families is important with all matters that include injury and bullying whether it be cyberbullying or in person bullying. I picked sending home a newsletter because not only can I send home a paper trail, but I can also send that out on classdojo and email as well. This way, this allows me to have proof that I have sent home proof of what the problem is and what the goals were set in place to do in our classroom. If nothing has changed, if there is still issues with bullying, I would send a message to parents about scheduling a phone call or conference. “Before making a call, write down reasons for the call-in order to address the issue better without forgetting important information” (American Federation of Teachers, 2007). Scenario 4 For the past few weeks, you have noticed that several cliques have developed in your classroom and there are many students being left out of social activities in and out of the classroom. There are beginning to be tensions rising between two of the cliques. How can you encourage inclusion, and explain to parents how they can support you from home? Instructional Strategies for the Classroom Cliques have always been around since the start of time; we can’t stop them outside of our classroom, but we can help prevent them in our classroom. I would first start off with watching to see who is in what clique, I then would start by moving students and assigning seats to help everyone feel included and not left out. Collaboration Strategies I would like to send home a newsletter to parents expressing the importance of friendships and allowing our children to be friends with multiple people. I would encourage parents to have their children get out of their comfort zones and meet new friends. I would give them ideas on where they can take children to meet new friends, museums, parks, social events, community pools. Method of Communication I would like to send home newsletters as well as communicate through email/classdojo. This seems like the type of situation that doesn’t need to include a conference with the family. I would like to communicate the importance of friendships in and out of the classroom and how we can all encourage it together. If I don’t see a change a change, I would then like to ask the family what we can do to better help their children. Rationale for When you give parents more than one way of communicating, you are

the Method of Communication (Research support is required.) allowing for two-way or even three-way communication and showing families that you want to make sure that families are included and involved in all situations with their children. Communication is important, communication is even more important when you are a teacher and spending more than half the day with a parent’s child. By allowing more than one form of communication to be included in your daily communication with family, you’re allowing parents and families to be always included. “Excellent communication is important when it comes to forming and sustaining positive relationships with parents and caregivers” (Effective Communication with Parents and Carers: For Professionals, 2021). Scenario 5 At the beginning of the school year, you notice that several of your sixth graders are wearing the same brand of Nike shoes. A few days later, you overhear a few of these students mocking another student for not having these same shoes. The next week, the student being teased comes to school in the Nike shoes. How can you address peer pressure within your classroom and encourage parents to support the concept from home? Instructional Strategies for the Classroom Peer pressure is something that can’t be avoided but we can explain to the students that peer pressure can get dangerous. I would also explain that not everyone has the luxury to have the new and best things, some families struggle more than others and may need to use that money for groceries, gas, or bills. Collaboration Strategies I would ask families to discuss with their children the importance that peer pressure has on children and to explain that not every child has the same money to get Nike shoes, or the next best iPhone. I would suggest that parents explain the importance of money and if you have money, it should go towards bills or important things over things you want. Method of Communication I would send home newsletters and emails to communicate with families of the importance of quantity over quality. I would suggest parents explain that not all families have money and some struggle more than others do. I would explain to parents that we should not be allowing peer pressure within our homes and schools. Rationale for the Method of Communication I chose newsletters and emails to communicate with families because the grade level I want to teach is kindergarten and at this stage, they can’t read what I am writing out for their families. Parents will know to check their

(Research support is required.) child’s daily take-home folder with one side being labeled return to school and the other side being labeled keep at home. Parents may overlook it which is why I would also send out an email so that way there is double confirmation that I have communicated the issues in more than one way. “A newsletter is commonly used to send home written information or facts so it will be best for this issue as it will give information for the parents and students about peer pressure” (Granham-Clay, 2005). References American Psychological Association. (n.d.). Apa PsycNet . American Psychological Association. https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2005-08657-009 American Federation of Teachers. (n.d.). Building parent-teacher relationships . Reading Rockets. https://www.readingrockets.org/topics/parent-engagement/articles/building-parent- teacher-relationships DiGiacomo, D. K., Greenhalgh, S., & Barriage, S. (2022). How students and principals understand Classdojo: Emerging insights . TechTrends : for leaders in education & training. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8320715/ Effective communication with parents and carers: For professionals . Raising Children Network. (2021, July 26). https://raisingchildren.net.au/for-professionals/working-with-parents/ communicating-with-parents/communication-with-parents Jeanne Ellis Ormrod, & Jones, B. D. (2018). Essentials of educational psychology : big ideas to guide effective teaching. Pearson

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