Powerful Interactions with Teachers

"Find the strength in the teacher, document it, and show it so she can see it, own it, and use it with greater intention."  This is the advice of Amy Dombro, Judy Jablon, and Charlotte Stetson, authors of the popular Powerful Interactions: How to Connect with Children to Extend Their Learning, in their Exchange (May/June 2013) article, "Using Powerful Interactions with Colleagues to Promote Powerful Interactions with Children."  They contend...    

“The more people attend to the positive dimensions of the present moment, the more positive will be their intentions for future moments....  Video clips and photos are a mirror you can use to help teachers see moments in their own teaching when they are successful.  By ‘successful’ we mean times when teachers connect easily with ­children, use more language, and elicit more learning from children.  'I notice...' statements call attention to these moments.  When you describe what you see, you help the teacher become more aware of what she is doing and why it works, so she can use it with greater intention."

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