Creating a Culture of Respect and Rapport: Teacher-to-Students

Teaching and learning are greatly intensified by quality relationships between involved individuals.  When asked what they liked about school, most individuals, regardless of their age, remember a teacher who was a valuable part of his/her educational experiences.  Most often, this teacher is one with whom the student experienced a caring, positive, supportive relationship, where the student felt safe and valued, and where the teacher offered genuine respect and caring.

Topic A:  Connecting with Students

Topic B:  Caring Classroom Teachers

Topic C:  Becoming a Caring Classroom Teacher 

Course Outcomes:

• Discover strategies for creating a classroom of mutual respect, care, and trust.
• Explore the qualities that characterize an effective, caring leader.
• Identify the ways in which your  beliefs and expectations about teaching and learning can inform and sustain your ability to be a genuine, caring leader.
  
  

"Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around." - Leo Buscaglia