Educator’s 1st Responders Tool Kit

Educator’s 1st Responders Tool Kit

Produced and adapted by:

Paul Ruez, M.Ed.

https://bit.ly/RuezArt RuezArt@gmail.com

Educator: Workplace & Restorative Skills that Work Former Combat Photographer Correspondent

If you are new to my work, welcome, thank you and now jump in and let your creativity flow.

Welcome back if you have been following. Updates continue to be made. The “You’re Dead” Conflict Resolution Play is more user friendly. Also, it’s now usable in both play form and also, the Skit by itself, as a very short ice breaker.

Enjoy the journey…. Take it slow, there’s a lot in here. To make this easy, I suggest you begin using just these three tools: 1) The Jabberwocky and 2) The “You’re Dead” Conflict Resolution skit, and, 3) The Horse Frog Lesson

There are many valuable tools here. These three are just starters. Bite off what you can chew. Adapt to meet your needs as you replay these tools.

As you dig deeper into the Took Kit you’ll find some tools are more developed than others. Please let me know how you use them and remember that I’m willing to help.

Keep a journal of notes to help fine tune the Tools. Share what works. Let met know what does not.

The Jabberwocky

1st I suggest you use the Jabberwocky right away and work it… https://bit.ly/fightjabberwocky

Download this linked video into your computer.

I suggest you also move lessons and content onto your personal (not school) Google Drive and or removable device so you will have a copy that no one else controls.

Suggested Jabberwocky Introduction:

1. Remind students that you all are learning new things. Why? To make life easier and more rewarding and this learning also includes you too, the teacher.

2. Ask how many knew that teachers also take classes, read books and watch videos to learn how to get more knowledge and learn to teach? Spin off on what they come back with.

3. Let them know that you have learned some really cool things to help make life easier and more successful and will give it to them as the year progresses. And, you will be presenting this knowledge in a way that everyone will learn together, including you the teacher.

4. Let’s begin, who has faced down their Jabberwocky in a dark alley?

What’s a Jabberwocky?

5. Watch this…. https://bit.ly/fightjabberwocky

The “You’re Dead” Conflict Resolution skit

2nd Read intro at this link and see the Skit on page 9

https://bit.ly/Learn-Conflict-Res-The-Play

The Horse Frog Lesson

3rd it is time to play with the Horse Frog Lesson

Run this essential ice breaker several times

during the year. Project to show the image in its horizontal view and then switch to the vertical view. Get a volunteer to write down students’ answers to the question of “what do you see?” Students

will ask each other where they are seeing something. This is a great opportunity for interaction.

See further tips and photos of class in action in the Read Me First file: https://bit.ly/Horse-FrogLessons

Facilitate their understanding of the word “perceive.” APPLY during the year where there is a disconnect in behavior. Instead of coming down with the heavy hand of authority and domination, just relax and state your objective observation of their chosen behavior and ask... “are you seeing a frog and I’m seeing a horse?”

There are many similar Horse or Frog images on the web. The Face vs Vase is another. I suggest having others available. If enough of your students have already worked through the Horse Frog exercise in another class, you might find it useful to have those students explain it, present it / do the Horse Frog and then you move on to another like the Face v Vase.

Working the Horse Frog. After they understand the Horse Frog, I would add this – say to the students “You have been in classrooms most of your lives now. You have met all sorts of different people, adults and students along your journey.” “Think about a time when one of your teachers and you were looking at the same thing but the teacher saw a frog and the you saw the horse.” (Remember to have a scribe typing this Into your Google Doc) ”Ok now, we all have had this experience because it is at the root of all conflicts, so let’s get some examples. Tell, without judgement, us what actually happened.”

Have fun, enjoy the journey and keep in touch. I’m here to help. Paul

Paul Ruez, M.Ed.

Educator: Workplace & Restorative Skills that Work RuezArt@gmail.com https://bit.ly/RuezArt

442-287-3746

Oceanside High School (ret)

Former Combat Correspondent & Photographer

The American War in Vietnam

Proven Lifelines

Whether you are new to your career and wonder if you can make it through the day, or are a veteran teacher with only a few years to go, these resources are gold. Without these three I would not have made it to retirement.

Enjoy your journey and keep learning how to connect from the heart because that’s what it takes .

1. (Book) Harry & Rosemary Wong: 1st Days of School.

Some may call this ‘old school’ but it works. Very practical basics and beyond. Logical practical mix of the head and heart for the first days and all others.

2. (Book) Marshall Rosenberg: Life Enriching Education.

Essential Conflict Resolution strategies and tactics from the father of NVC (Non Violent Communications). I consider this the Gold Standard / the Heart & Soul for connecting with students and others.

https://puddledancer.bookstore.ipgbook. com/life-enriching-education-products 9781892005052.php

AUDIO SPECIAL: https://bit.ly/ NVC4Educators

Download and listen again and again. This is Rock Solid.

Sample lesson: https://bit. ly/4stepConflictRes

3. (Book & Videos) Fred Jones: Tools For Teaching http://Www.FredJones.com Kimo Marquardt, former Oceanside High School Principal, gave the book to all teachers and provided initial training. I consider this another Gold Standard for the essential mechanics of classroom management.