Week 5-recent conflict

In my classroom there are a total of three teachers and my recent conflict was with one of my co-workers in which her last day is next Friday she is leaving her position to move on to another job; which is great we don't have any problems with that. But last Monday i noticed that several of our Cd's and books and felt board games were missing because the children had been asking about them. I asked both of my co-teachers about the supplies and the one teacher who is leaving on Friday stated that she took the materials and they were in her car. So two of the strategies that i used was compromise and the 3r's; reciprocal, respect and responsible in which i asked the teacher to use her lesson planning time to either make duplicates of the materials again, so that the children would not be losing out or give all the materials back. I felt that compromising would help both sides give up a little and gain a little by having the teacher leave the classroom in which her help wasn't going to be needed for that hour but for that gain the children would get their materials back. I felt as though the 3 R's were appropriate in this case because the matter concerned more than two people and we must have respect for the classroom by not taking materials and responsible because someone has to be held responsible for their actions. What are your thoughts?

Week 4

Throughout this course i am learning that ccommunication is key when talking with others to learn and to voice your opinion, i often perceive myself as a quiet person who doesn't voice her opinion often. People tell me all the time that i am soft spoken and do not like conflicts. As a child i have always mad facial expressions, which my mother would tell me that my face was going to get stuck that way, my facial expressions where part of my nonverbal communication which showed how i was really feeling about the situation. When i talk with others such as my Husband he tells me all the time that i cut him off and its really because i have so much to say and if i don't say it, i will forget later.;but with other people this doesn't happen often because i may not feel comfortable around them. As an educator i feel as though i do need to become more mindful of my facial expressions and how to become more open with my thoughts as these children whom i am encountered with i play a role in their lives.

I have learned that when communicating with others i need to get straight to the point and not "beat around the bush", i often times get my words mixed up when allows me to understand that i need to take more communication classes.

week 3 blog assignment

Do you find yourself communicating differently with people from different groups and cultures? 

Communicating  with others is often a difficult thing to do but as i reflect on this course i have learned a great deal of information how the effective way of communicating with groups and cultures. As an educator i have learned that listening and studying groups and cultures allows for others to understand there importance and values. As a teacher i sometimes use non-verbal communication  to communicate with my students to see if they understand my thoughts and interaction of communicating with them.

If yes, in what ways do you communicate differently? 


Sign-language is something at my center we are trying to do effectively to teach and communicate with our children. As an educator for an Hispanic child who doesn't know any English, i am trying my best daily to communicate with her by learning Spanish and talking with my Spanish co-workers on ways in which i can effectively communicate with the child.