Core Idea - The transformative model in education focuses on meeting students' needs creatively to help them refocus and engage with their work joyfully [6][7] - This model emphasizes intentional connection and addressing students' stress and emotional state to improve their learning experience [8][9] Transformative Tools - Utilizing sticky notes for discreet communication with students to understand their needs without putting them on the spot [10][11] - Employing a "feelings pillow" to allow students to express their emotions non-verbally when they struggle to articulate them [12] - Encouraging students to use "mental notes" to jot down distracting thoughts, helping them regain focus without disrupting the lesson [12][13] - Implementing "emergency dance parties" as a quick and effective way to shift the classroom's energy and mood [4][13][14] Impact and Benefits - When students feel seen, supported, and safe, their behavior and learning improve, and they feel better overall [15] - Integrating joy and connection into the classroom can transform it from a pressure cooker into a place of possibility [14][15]

[Music] Let me start off with my fourth grade experience. So we talking about around 1999 and somewhere around 2000. So 1999 2000 period.So one day my dad uh picks up his book and then uh he says okay thank fine uh get me your science book and then I get my science books to him. Fine. He says fine.He reach out a paragraph and then he says okay fine I've read out a paragraph till you can tell me the meaning of it and I'm confused. See this is your fourth grade I repeat. So then I reiterated every word to him ...