Classroom Set Up

Connected classroom environments are important because they create meaningful relationships between children, teachers, families, and learning experiences, helping children feel safe, supported, and engaged. These environments also encourage collaboration, communication, and active participation, which strengthens social-emotional development and promotes deeper learning.

Implement with Intention

Implementing connected classroom environments with intention ensures that every interaction, activity, and learning experience supports children’s social, emotional, and cognitive development. Purposeful planning also helps create a consistent, inclusive, and engaging environment where children feel valued, connected, and motivated to learn.

Own Emotions

Teachers will examine how their own emotions, reactions, and communication styles influence classroom climate and children’s ability to regulate behavior. They will also explore strategies for modeling calm, respectful interactions that foster trust, emotional security, and positive relationships within the classroom community.

About the Course

Welcome to Connecting Classrooms, an advanced training designed to deepen your understanding of relationship-based guidance, emotional regulation, and responsive teaching practices in early childhood classrooms. This course expands on the foundational concepts introduced in Connecting Classrooms and focuses on implementing the philosophy more intentionally and consistently within classroom environments. Participants will explore how teacher responses, emotional awareness, and connection-centered practices directly impact children’s behavior, social-emotional development, and readiness to learn.

About the Creator

Rhonda Crabbs is an early childhood education leader, trainer, and curriculum specialist with extensive experience supporting educators, children, and families across Texas. She is the founder of Shade Tree Learning, an organization dedicated to providing high-quality professional development, CDA support, and leadership training for early childhood professionals. Through Shade Tree Learning, Dr. Crabbs offers instructor-led webinars, director credential programs, curriculum support, and practical training designed to strengthen early childhood programs and empower educators.

Course Curriculum

1 Chapter · 24 Lessons

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      Classroom Connections

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      The Brain State Model Explained

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      Survival State

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      Emotional State

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      Executive State

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      Appropriate Teacher Responses

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      Communication Styles and Influence

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      Sets the Emotional Tone

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      Supports Co-Regulation and Emotional Development

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      Influences Behavior and Classroom Management

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      Strengthens Relationships and Builds Trust

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      Establishing an Emotionally Responsive Environment

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      A Connected Classroom

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      Principles

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      Building Rituals and Routines

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      Children Feel Safe

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      Power of Perception

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      Power of Unity

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      Power of Attention

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      Power of Free Will

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      Power of Love

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      Power of Acceptance

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      Power of Intention

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      Quiz

Ready to Transform Your Classroom?

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