Round 2- Building Meaningful Relationships With Our Students

While listening to some great conversations during our first focus planning sessions, I heard a recurring theme throughout each group- building relationships with our Summit students.  Therefore, I have decided to pull out a blog post from last March on building relationships with students.  I have included some additional icebreaker apps for your downloading pleasure.

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The Literacy Room Archives- March 27, 2014 While planning and collaborating with staff this past week, several conversations revolved around relationship building with students.  Here are some resources you may find helpful when reflecting on how we build meaningful relationships with students.  This reflective piece lends itself nicely to goal number one of our school improvement plan.   Goal 1-To enhance the environment of GISH by building meaningful relationships I hold true to the belief that to be able to teach my students well, I need to know them well. -Cris Tovani Building Relationships with Students Educator's Guide to Preventing and Solving Discipline Problems by Mark Boynton and Christine Boynton Chapter 1. Developing Positive Teacher-Student Relations When Students Say “No!”: Strategies for Managing Resistance by John W. Maag, Ph.D.  University of Nebraska Printable Resources: Two Minute Interview                                40 Icebreakers for Small Groups                        Find Someone Who 1                                 Find Someone Who 2 Team and Classbuilding Activities             Two Truths and a Lie Online Resources: Structured Interaction Icebreakers, Ice Breakers, Ice Breaker Games **Icebreaker Questions  App **Great App of Icebreakers Click here for some additional inspiration on building meaningful relationships and perhaps experience a few goosebumps.