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Topics of discussion Is relationship

building a natural process

What is HOPE How do you

give HOPE to a student who feels hopeless

Is Relationship Building A Natural

Aspect of the Human Make-up?

Question: Does a warm, positive relationship

with your student positively impact their

report card?

The longitudinal results of the study indicated that children who experienced warm student-teacherrelationships performed better on thinking, language ability, and math skills when compared to children who did not experience such a warm relationship .

Peisner-Feinberg et al., 1999

Food for Thought

“A fundamental question for a student is, “Does my teacher like me?’ Given a rigorous, aligned curriculum, the answer to that simple question is our best predictor of student achievement.”

Alice Terry, More Life Through Management

Food for Thought

The quality of teacher-student relationships is the keystone for all other aspects of classroom management.

Marzano and Marzano, Dimensions of Learning

Food for thought

80% of students entering schools feel good about themselves. By the end of 5th grade only 20% do. Only one in five high school students has a positive self-esteem.

National Assessment of Educational Progress, National Parent Teacher Association

Finally

Birch and Ladd, further concluded that conflict in Kindergarten children’s teacher-child relationships was associated with a decline in children’s pro-social behavior over time

Additionally, a child’s demonstration of less pro-social behavior may negatively affect a child’s ability to develop and maintain positive relationships with others, including peers, thus perpetuating a cycle of behavioral and relational difficulties.

Great relationship building begins with “Loving Curiosity”

The #1 stimuli that determines the outcome of your

interaction with a student labeled “at

risk” is?

YOU

Control your energy – Control

your outcome

Relationship Building

Concepts and Strategies

Concept

Don’t try to be cooler than you really are

Project an atmosphere of “Accessible Control”

Always be aware that the student knows where they are (in school) at all times

Strategy:

Do not sacrifice your integrity to try to fit in with your students. Allow your students to experience a responsible adult, who can also relate to their lifestyle.

Allow student’s to experience your light side, but always maintain a respectable authority.

Remind students in subtle terms where they are and the responsibilities associated with that environment.

Concept:

Each student you encounter has within him/her the ability to

produce GREATNESS!

Strategy:Purposely practice looking for the GREATNESS in every student you come into contact with. Keep in mind, greatness comes in conventional and nonconventional forms. “Sammy Davis, Jr. was thought to be destined for failure by many of his teachers.”

Concept

Every student is an individual with different circumstances, motivations and needs.

Strategy

Look for elements of familiarity Are there any identifiable cultural icons Find a way to create common ground

(for instance, “The Freedom Writers”) Take time to learn about another culture

Go the extra yard, walk in your student’s shoes for a day (Steve Martin, CEO, Blue Cross/Blue Shield)

Concept

Every classroom disruption is not a

blatant act of disrespect

Strategy:

Ascertain the intent of the disruption. Is the disruption a personal attack on

you? Is the disruption a act to get attention? Is the disruption a cry for help? Is the disruption outside of the norm

for that particular student’s character

Strategy Cont.

When you discover the intent of the disruption (utilizing the relationship) you can now effectively offer a solution to the problem.

Gallup research has already proven that

“Hope” is a more powerful indicator of academic success and

graduation than GPA and ACT scores.

What is HOPE?

HavingOptimism whenPessimism isEverywhere

Gallup Studies Hope

To win this battle

You’ve got to get

HUNGRY!

Hunger – Hope – Focus – Commitment & Actions

Show me your HUNGER Show me your Hope Show me your Focus Show me your Commitment Show me your Actions

And I’ll show you your RESULTS

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