Greetings at Every Door: Fostering Connection and Belonging
A strategy to support young people with feeling safe, seen, heard, and to feel a sense of belonging.
Spending a few moments welcoming youth promotes a sense of belonging, giving them social and emotional support that helps them feel invested in their learning.
Greeting youth at the door helps set a positive tone for the rest of the day, promoting their sense of belonging, boosting their academic engagement, and reducing disruptive behavior.
Spending a few moments welcoming
youth promotes a sense of belonging, giving them social and emotional support that helps them feel invested in their learning.
STRATEGIES
HAND
SHAKE
FIST
BUMP
SMILE
RESEARCH
Research on greeting + ‘pre-corrective reminder’
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1st: greet with handshake/eye contact
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2nd: pre-corrective reminder (we’re going to start today with…so please…)
Findings: Time on task went from the high-50% to more than 80% of the time.
Disruptive behaviors fell from ~15% to less than 5% of the time.
Waldorf child-centered-educational-model
Intention is to make eye contact and speak out a student’s name to establish a relationship and convey a message of being “seen”. In this, teachers can assess how the child is doing based by their grip, their energy, and how they may show up to know how best to serve each child.
Edutopia
Mentions: helps to focus the chaotic transition, models good behavior, reduces disruptive behaviors
Effects of Teacher Greetings on Student On-Task Behavior
Findings: Increased student on task behavior from 45% to 72%
Limitation: only 3 middle school students
Positive Greetings at the Door: Evaluation of a Low-Cost, High-Yield Proactive
Classroom Management Strategy
Findings: Increases engagement and decreases disruptive behaviors
Individuals and Organizations Who Have Taken the Pledge:
Name | Organization |
|---|---|
Adriana herrera | CHP |
Allison Minke | Brooktree Elementary School |
Ana Gonzalez | SC HEALs! |
Bhavani Mummidivarapu | Bhavana’s Preschool |
Chetna patel | Little superstars daycare |
Christine Vasquez | Glen View Elementary |
Daniela Cobarrubias | Community Solutions |
Donya Azimi | Sunshine Family child care |
Emma Mercedes Salamanca | Glen View Elementary |
Ernesto Olivares | SCYTF |
Gloria Mora | Mind Builder Center |
Holly | Holly Family Day Care |
Ingrid | Magical Adventure |
Irma cobarrubias | N/A |
Jamie Ocanas | Brooktree Elementary School |
Jiqing Tan | Garden of Joy Montessori |
Katia Ordaz | Little Panda Family Daycare LLC |
Krista Lazier | Brooktree Elementary |
LILIANA PUENTES | Liliana Puentes |
Laura Margaret Polden | Pearl Zanker Elementary |
Leah Asuncion | FIRST 5 SCC |
Leticia Garcia | Brooktree Elementary |
Lida Sutachan | Busy Bees Family Daycare |
Liz Quintero | First Steps Learning |
Melinda Circuit | Discovery Counseling |
Michael Relland | Brooktree Elementary |
Ninive Gonzalez | Natural foundations |
Ryan Startz | Milpitas Unified School District |
Sierra Tan | Garden of Joy Montessori international School |
Vanita Patel | Step By Step Learning Play School |
Victoria Ramirez | Milpitas Unified School District-Marshall Pomeroy Elementary School |
Youngmi Park | Brooktree Elementary School |
Ziem Neubert | YMCA of Silicon Valley - Project Cornerstone |