Creating an Environment of Respect and Rapport
What is component 2A?
Teachers need to be building positive relationships with their students. Teachers can show their students respect through their words and actions. The teacher should also be encouraging students to show respect towards one another.
Why do you need it?
Students are going to learn best in an environment where they feel safe and accepted. A student will not be able to focus on learning if they are concerned with being made fun or judged for the way they dress, talk, or behave. If we can eliminate these concerns, our students will be able to focus their attention on learning. Also, when a teacher shows their students respect, they are more likely to show their teacher this same respect.
What are the elements?
Teachers interact with students: Teachers should show their students that they are respected and that their opinion matters. Students will feel more comfortable in a class if the teacher has set clear expectations and is fair with every student.
Students interact with other students: While it is important for a student to be respected by their teacher, for many students it is even more important to be accepted by their peers. In the classroom, teachers can create classroom rules that encourage students to respect one another. Teachers cannot always control what takes place outside of the classroom, but in the classroom, teachers can reprimand students for disrespectful behavior and model what respect looks like.
In the classroom:
*Talk to students about what they are interested in. Maybe the have the same favorite sports team as you do, or you listen to the same kind of music. Find ways to connect with your students, and show that you are interested in them. Teachers can even spend time outside the classroom with students during lunch or at school events. This will help students feel valued.
*Create clear expectations about behavior in the classroom. Encourage students to respect one another, and as a teacher be sure you are modeling this respect.
What is component 2A?
Teachers need to be building positive relationships with their students. Teachers can show their students respect through their words and actions. The teacher should also be encouraging students to show respect towards one another.
Why do you need it?
Students are going to learn best in an environment where they feel safe and accepted. A student will not be able to focus on learning if they are concerned with being made fun or judged for the way they dress, talk, or behave. If we can eliminate these concerns, our students will be able to focus their attention on learning. Also, when a teacher shows their students respect, they are more likely to show their teacher this same respect.
What are the elements?
Teachers interact with students: Teachers should show their students that they are respected and that their opinion matters. Students will feel more comfortable in a class if the teacher has set clear expectations and is fair with every student.
Students interact with other students: While it is important for a student to be respected by their teacher, for many students it is even more important to be accepted by their peers. In the classroom, teachers can create classroom rules that encourage students to respect one another. Teachers cannot always control what takes place outside of the classroom, but in the classroom, teachers can reprimand students for disrespectful behavior and model what respect looks like.
In the classroom:
*Talk to students about what they are interested in. Maybe the have the same favorite sports team as you do, or you listen to the same kind of music. Find ways to connect with your students, and show that you are interested in them. Teachers can even spend time outside the classroom with students during lunch or at school events. This will help students feel valued.
*Create clear expectations about behavior in the classroom. Encourage students to respect one another, and as a teacher be sure you are modeling this respect.
Resources:
PDE SAS. (2011). The Framework for Teaching Evaluation Instrument. [online] Available at: http://static.pdesas.org/content/documents/danielson_rubric_32.pdf [Accessed 20 Sep. 2017].
View, T. (2012). GROUPS Acronym. [online] Teaching With a Mountain View. Available at: http://www.teachingwithamountainview.com/2012/10/groups-acronym.html [Accessed 20 Sep. 2017].
PDE SAS. (2011). The Framework for Teaching Evaluation Instrument. [online] Available at: http://static.pdesas.org/content/documents/danielson_rubric_32.pdf [Accessed 20 Sep. 2017].
View, T. (2012). GROUPS Acronym. [online] Teaching With a Mountain View. Available at: http://www.teachingwithamountainview.com/2012/10/groups-acronym.html [Accessed 20 Sep. 2017].