Creating Relationships - Techniques That Increase Learner Engagement
What are some Hurdles to Creating Relationships with our students?
• Hungry
• Bullied
• Homeless
• Problems at home
Initial Contact (It’s about Relationships)
• Greeting “Hello” eye contact
• Fist bump
• To Transition: Teacher “Class, Class!” Students “Yes, Yes”
Ways to Create Relationships
• Hungry
• Bullied
• Homeless
• Problems at home
Initial Contact (It’s about Relationships)
• Greeting “Hello” eye contact
• Fist bump
• To Transition: Teacher “Class, Class!” Students “Yes, Yes”
Ways to Create Relationships
- Names: If you are intentional about it, you WILL remember their names
- Threshold Technique - Develop a 10and2 relationship with students
Make 10 interactions for 2 positive connections with that student.
Gathering information on that student: personal that can be used throughout the year to continue building a rapport - Relationship Board/Data Wall – (maybe an infograph?, like 900 Van Gogh poster)
- Chairman of the Board – people you seek advice from along the way, people you rely on for advice
Activity to begin: List at least 6 people whose advice/counsel impact you
TAKE THIS STRAIGHT INTO “Hands UP, Stand UP, 1 minute long” Shorter person goes first. - Cookie Person - That 1 person you know has your back.
Everyone in their life has a “Cookie Person” – the one individual who makes you feel good even when the whole world treats you badly.
Think of the person in your life who you could label as that person.
Follow the five questions below. Chart ideas for your sentences.
1 Who are they? Relationship to you? Describe them
2 How did they touch your life? Mentally/Emotionally? How did they make you feel good about yourself?
3 What loving/caring/support examples did they show you?
4 Give one incident or example to show what they have done for you.
5 What has been your greatest learning about life or yourself from them? - Scholar Identity – stop addressing them as “students”, and try “scholars” (creating a positive identity = Scholar Joe, Scholar Megan
- Difference between Public vs Private