The article, Good Body Language Improves Classroom Management, examines the use of body language while communicating with students. Effective teachers use body language to communicate with students, build rapport with them, and to make the students feel safe and supported. The article examines various “do’s” and “don’ts” related to body language. The educator should stand up straight, use the whole classroom, be aware of facial expressions, make eye contact, smile, and adopt different poses. The educator should avoid folding arms, avoid standing behind a desk, and avoid using barriers
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Good Body Language Improves Classroom Management. (n.d.). Retrieved October 31, 2016, from http://www.nea.org/tools/52227.htm
This experience provided me with the opportunity to lead a class of pre-service teachers with varying insights and opinions. Through leading this class activity and discussion I was able to see the opinions of my peers through an alternative perspective. My peers provided feedback related to the lesson and activity implemented. They were excited that the activity and information was relevant to their future careers as educators. Below is a photograph of the activity implemented in which we created quiet critters. These quiet critters are used to within the classroom to make sure that the students remain quiet and remind them that we are in the classroom.