Extra-Curricular Activities:
DO: DON'T:
- transportation available for students - don't volunteer to drive
(if going to event) (re: students home)
- partner two people (adults) - don't be alone with a student
- ensure liability coverage - don't scrimmage with students
- follow the OPHEA Guidelines - don't be critical of students'
(Guidelines re: Safety) abilities
- have current first aid training (kit)
- be encouraging
- parents are of their responsibilities,
e.g. timing, permission forms, equipment
- keep in mind that activities are voluntary
- establish criteria for team selection and
emergency protocol
- keep doors open at all times
DISCIPLINARY PRACTICES:
DO: DON'T:
- be fair - single out
- recognize there is a due process - avoid discipline
(Code of Conduct) - use the "f" word
- positive reinforcement - debate / get drawn into
- procedures must protect the teacher who power struggle
did not do it - attack ancestry
- procedures must be appropriate to - make racial slurs
individual and circumstance - whine, cry or assume
- focus on behaviour, not child fetal position
- be firm - reveal confidential info
- detach emotionally - over-react
- be kind, calm - touch
- communicate (with parents) - react physically, vocally
- document - use sarcasm
- keep administration informed
- be consistent
GESTURES:
DO: DON'T:
- smiles, nodding = positive - obscene gestures -
- congratulating gestures e.g. "the finger"
e.g. handshake, thumbs up, high five - hitting motions -
e.g. clenched fist
- throwing things -
e.g. chalk
- facial expressions -
e.g. Duh? Hello?
- mocking gestures -
e.g. limp, crazy
- no typing up gestures
- mock throttling
PERSONAL DISCLOSURE:
DO: DON'T:
- legislation - personal family information
- Children's Aid Society shared in confidence
- Board Policy - negative reports about / of
- seek outside support colleagues
(Professional Relations Services)
Save the Date for our Upcoming PD Event on February 23, 2015 from 4:30 - 7:30 PM at the Best Western Lamplighter Inn. Details and Registration will be available through our website www.etfotvot.com in the next few days.
In Honour of Mental Health Awareness please click on the following link of Howie Mandel bringing awareness to this issue-
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/01/19/howie-mandel-bell-lets-talk_n_6501382.html
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