Four Dimensions for Teachers

Often this can be a time consuming frustrating conversation for staff and administrators alike. There are three things to consider if school uniforms and the consistent establishment of how we wear our uniforms is an issue in your school. To learn more about Caroline and her 4 Dimensions Framework, head to her website: https://carolineblackley.com/ Or check her out on social media here: YouTube: h...

Defining, understanding the purpose and responding to attention seeking behaviours. How the child who needs attention can become the student who disrupts the learning and what you can do to change that. To learn more about Caroline and her 4 Dimensions Framework, head to her website: https://carolineblackley.com/ Or check her out on social media here: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/cha...

Using certainty, severity and celerity to inform your actions when managing students who have not followed instructions regarding mobile phones in classrooms. To learn more about Caroline and her 4 Dimensions Framework, head to her website: https://carolineblackley.com/ Or check her out on social media here: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-mIZhtX4Ewqlsd1ZQXn6dw...

Setting expectations and managing students with mobile phones in classrooms can be troublesome for some teachers. Using the 3 step process of ERR can help guide interactions to maintain the flow of learning for the class. To learn more about Caroline and her 4 Dimensions Framework, head to her website: https://carolineblackley.com/ Or check her out on social media her...

A look at how devices have emerged in our discourse in classroom management and the reality of the role adults play in this current dilemma. To learn more about Caroline and her 4 Dimensions Framework, head to her website: https://carolineblackley.com/ Or check her out on social media here: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-mIZhtX4Ewqlsd1ZQXn6dw?view_as=subscriber Facebook: https://...

When we say it but we don't really mean it. Often teachers state they are wiping the emotional slate clean, starting fresh, or moving on, but are they really? When we add that little kick to a redirection we risk damaging relationships and escalating inappropriate behaviours. To learn more about Caroline and her 4 Dimensions Framework, head to her website: https:...

Society has changed significantly in the last 10 years and the busyness is found in every home and every interaction. How do these changes impact our parenting, our classrooms and our students? To learn more about Caroline and her 4 Dimensions Framework, head to her website: https://carolineblackley.com/ Or check her out on social media here: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-mIZhtX4Ewql...

What is one commonality across teachers who have less disruption in their teaching spaces? They are teachers who are well organised and ready for the teaching and learning journey. Teaching is complex, and there is no single thing, but this combination is a definite foundation observed in classrooms that have a culture of teaching and learning first. To learn more about Caroline and her...

How can we justify out of class policies and procedures, suspensions and exclusions when our bi-line is education for all? How can we educate a student when they are not present and have been removed from the learning environment? Food for thought as we start term 3 on how to keep students in our rooms for learning. To learn more about Caroline and her 4 Dimensions Fr...

How do you know if the culture, the vision, the thing that your school is doing has buy in? Who is responsible for creating that buy in and how do you add or take away from the tone of that agenda? To learn more about Caroline and her 4 Dimensions Framework, head to her website: https://carolineblackley.com/ Or check her out on social media here: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-mIZhtX4...

Where we position ourselves in the classroom can add to the learning conversations or add to public behaviour conversations. Use your teaching space wisely and maximise on opportunities to interact around productive behaviour and curriculum conversations. To learn more about Caroline and her 4 Dimensions Framework, head to her website: https://carolineblackley.co...

When we pay attention to the interaction in our classrooms, we reduce the need for public behaviour conversations. Quick reactions do not provide teachers with the knowledge of where to place their energy, pause and pay attention to the whole classroom before reacting to minor disruptions that interrupt the learning. To learn more about Caroline and her 4 Di...

Clarity and precision drive opportunities for interaction to create a productive teaching and learning environment. If you have the artefacts, use them with integrity to support the outcomes you are wanting to achieve. To learn more about Caroline and her 4 Dimensions Framework, head to her website: https://carolineblackley.com/ Or check her out on social media here: YouTu...

We do not get to choose the students who sit in our classrooms, but we do get to choose the narrative and the words we use to interact with them.  Productive teaching and learning environments come from interactions focussed on curriculum conversations with less focus on public behaviour conversations. To learn more about Caroline and her 4 Dimensions Framework, head to her website:...

There is a significant difference between observing teaching and teachers. When we move to a purpose of observing teaching, we set the platform for learning from others as well as with others. Using the Four Dimensions provides a framework in which data informs decision-making, through watching how others are different to us, not better, not worse - differen...

Communication, affect and support indicate the difference between productive and toxic school cultures. Let's look at how we can be responsible for our actions that add or take away from the culture we want to work in. To learn more about Caroline and her 4 Dimensions Framework, head to her website: https://carolineblackley.com/ Or check her out on social media here: YouTube: https:...

It is easy to have a bad day and feel that the school culture you work in is the reason for it. When we understand what underpins a toxic school culture it is much easier to address and work towards a productive teaching culture; communication, fear (or lack of fear), and support are the three characteristics that underpin both. To learn more about Caroline and her 4 Dimen...

Engagement is a word that suggests to me that teachers need to perform. Active participation however, is how teachers plan and organise lessons that differentiate for their learners needs, to spark curiosity and set up learning environments for success. To learn more about Caroline and her 4 Dimensions Framework, head to her website: https://carolineblackley.com/ Or check...

What are the benefits and drawbacks of using rotations in learning activities? What is needed to support students in maximising their learning when teachers choose to use rotations? To learn more about Caroline and her 4 Dimensions Framework, head to her website: https://carolineblackley.com/ Or check her out on social media here: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-mIZhtX4Ewqlsd1ZQXn...

Self regulation is about knowing the child, so you can teach the student. Emotions can overtake any situation and aren't only for tantrums in two year olds. How can we support big emotions in our classroom practices? To learn more about Caroline and her 4 Dimensions Framework, head to her website: https://carolineblackley.com/ Or check her out on social media here: YouTube...

What we focus on drives our decision making and our interactions. When we are trained in classroom behaviour management, and not human interactions and how to use these to change environments, we use more reactive tools to respond to inappropriate behaviours in our classrooms. How do we shift our focus and increase learning conversations? To learn more about Caroline and h...

When we use please and thank you, the intent with which we use words influence the perception of the interaction. Are these words used with an intent of respect or manipulation of behaviour? To learn more about Caroline and her 4 Dimensions Framework, head to her website: https://carolineblackley.com/ Or check her out on social media here: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-mIZhtX4Ew...

How do your interactions increase the momentum of teaching and learning, or interrupt the flow of the learning environment? To learn more about Caroline and her 4 Dimensions Framework, head to her website: https://carolineblackley.com/ Or check her out on social media here: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-mIZhtX4Ewqlsd1ZQXn6dw?view_as=subscriber Facebook: https://www.facebook...

When we build teams that do not focus on the individuals, we fail before we start. Autonomy  and workload are challenges in any team's success. When team members are valued they will be accountable for the team decisions, the team's growth and the work that they do. Teams are most certainly built on and need to recognise every 'I" within the team. To learn more about Caroline and he...

When we think of work life balance we fill our space with business and we do not do justice to any one of the items we are attending to.  Choose what is valuable in your life and develop synchronicity to reduce your fatigue and value the things you give your time to. To learn more about Caroline and her 4 Dimensions Framework, head to her website: https://carolin...