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Mister Rogers Was Right!Keep It Simple!
Keynote Presentation
Concordia Early Childhood Conference
March 2015
Drew D. Gerdes
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Thanks for joining me!
Today I hope you:
Learn something new
Are affirmed
Smile
Reflect
Fill your bucket!
Teaching…Yesterday…
Teaching…Today…
What Happened?
Kids are different
Families are different
Society/Culture is different
Pressure/Stress
So many outside influences are impacting our
classrooms.
How Do You Feel?
Stressed?
Frustrated?
Agitated?
Crazy?
Tired?
Ready for the adventure?!?!
Criers, Whiners, and I-don’t-want-to-ers
Does this describe you or some of your students?
How can we make our job –our ministry – more
enjoyable?
For kids and adults
Allies and Partners
I want to be your ally.
I want to be your partner.
I want to make sure you love what you do and are
able to effectively meet the individual needs of
students.
We need to meet the needs of all our students.
Don’t teach the class – TEACH THE KIDS!!!
Each child must feel like they have an IEP – in a good way.
Get to know your students SO WELL that each of them feels you are individually teaching just to them!
Meeting Their Needs
Learning to self-regulate attention and behavior is one of the major developmental milestones to childhood.
There are substantial implications for educational opportunity and achievement.
Self-regulation is the ability focus attention away from a less-desirable behavior to one that is more favorable.
Self-Regulation Skills
Self-Regulation
Teachers and classroom environments play a highly
critical role in the success of children’s self-regulatory
learning.
Remember to put the needs of students first!
Self-Regulation
Effective teachers support the development of self-regulation by organizing
their classrooms as a means of managing children’s behavior, incorporating
strategies that are interesting to children, and
my cultivating strong relationships.
Make It Happen!
By intentionally making sure there is “less”
…distractions
…behavioral interruptions
…stress
…boredom
You and the kids will have MORE!!!
Slow Down
Mister Rogers…
Never raised his voice
Never rushed
Never criticized
Always spoke calmly & gently
Always spoke with sincerity
Slow Down Even More
The Yellow Light Tolerance of delay
Small pauses in dialogue…
Allow children to think and respond.
Helps children pay attention better and remember more.
Strengthens self-regulation!
The Big Question…!!!
What will you do to help
your students succeed?
Teaching Just To Them…Individually!
When children watch Mister Rogers, there is a magical
feeling about the conversation.
It’s like he’s speaking individually just to one child.
Genuine care and attention!
Can you talk just like him?
You can have the best facility, toys, furniture, etc…
But…the atmosphere and climate of the environment is what is most important.
Kids can tell when you aren’t prepared, are having a bad day, don’t like something, etc.
Be proactive in everything you can!
The Best Atmosphere
Our Neighborhood
Our neighborhood is the classroom environment.
Each person is genuinely loved, valued, and well-
cared for.
Anyone is welcome at any time. There are no
interruptions.
Our Neighborhood Friends
Our Routine
The importance of a predictable routine in the lives of young children…
How do you encourage children to be successful in
what they do?
Age-appropriate “jobs” and “responsibilities”…
Our Course
Our course of action is determined by:
Goals and objectives
The children!!!
Sometimes the children will take a path that we never
even thought of.
Our “Little Things”
Often times the “stress” of being a teacher, getting
everything done, and trying to make sure the children
are learning gets in the way with what really is
important.
Its often that one little, simple thing that makes the
biggest difference.
Our Minds
Mister Rogers always has topical pieces that were
informative and discussed issues centered around
children.
Age-appropriate
A Garden of the Mind
Things grow nicely, or whither away.
We need to grow the right things and develop them.
Cultivating the mind
Our Creativity
Mister Rogers asks a lot of questions: open-ended
questions…
What do you think?
How would you feel?
Exploration
Creativity builds self-esteem
Our Imagination
The Land of Make-Believe
Characters were named after people in his family.
There is a clear distinction between real-life and make-
believe.
The imagination is one of a child’s greatest gifts.
Imagination builds much more than block towers.
Our Social Interactions
Mister Rogers Top 10
Accept others.
Recognize how unique you are.
Expressing emotions is okay.
Teach by example.
Everyone should make the world a better place.
It’s not what you possess that matters, but rather what you
do with it.
Teach gently and articulately.
Be kind.
Remember others’ feelings.
Loving someone is the hardest, and best, kind of
work.
What would Mister Rogers do?
My Reflective Question…
Never Forget…
Drew D. Gerdes
Early Childhood Director
Messiah Lutheran School
Weldon Spring, Missouri
Email: dgerdes@messiahnetwork.org
Facebook: EducationEase
Twitter: @ddgerdes
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