DISARM - KELSEY NICHOLSON, THE TRANSFER CENTER

I feel like disarming is a strength of mine, and one super easy way for me to help students feel at 
ease is to make my office not feel sterile, awkward, and strictly academic.  

I have a bunch of pictures, posters, and a couple of maps on my walls.  

I have one map in particular of the United States where I mark what schools students that 
I have personally worked with have transferred from.  It is a work in progress and it serves 
as a good conversation starter, especially since such a big portion of the students 
I work with transferred from a different school.  

Tiny simple things can make such a difference when trying to disarm!