More Effective Communication
Communication is both receptive and expressive. ... Communicating Caring. In addition, good teachers communicate concern and caring by their tone of voice and use of body language. ... Communicating to Parents. ... Interacting with Colleagues and Supervisors. As a teacher becoming a more effective communicator includes being more culturally sensitive. We need to look beyond the surface and try to understand actions from others perspective. Not placing judgment on families actions until we can understand why they are acting a particular way. This weeks lessons have taught me that I need to: Understand cultural differences; by not only seeing others as cultural beings, but looking at myself as a cultural being as well. Seeing how my actions as a teacher influence how the children behave and react. Eliminate assumptions; by eliminating assumptions that we create and gaining knowledge about others cultures we can gain perspective...