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Start a conversation; make connections; relate to their experiences.

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One student at a time. I talk to each student individually and I try to remember what they told me.

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play games, toss ideas around, ask favors

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play games, toss ideas around, ask favors

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Encourage the students

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ask questions about themand remember their answers for next time!

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ask questions about themand remember their answers for next time!

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Listening and asking about their interests/life outside your class

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connect with their various roles, goals, and interests in and out of school

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Be genuinely interested in their feedback

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Ask questions and listen! In these conversations, students can know that you hear them, and care.

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Notice things about them... haircuts, a topic they are  talking about, ask them directly how they are doing....

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Talk  and listen to them by showing interest in their activities and lives--listening to their concerns, and showing we care.

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Listen to your students, both inside and outside of the classroom

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Find out about their interests through one to one conversations

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ask them about their weekend/ or their night. 

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ask them about their weekend/ or their night. 

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Just be kind

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Talk to them about their interests.  Attend some of their events out of school.

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Talk to them about their interests.  Attend some of their events out of school.

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Talk about non school related topics

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Be genuine and listen

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Having conversations with students, plan activities that give you information but also help students feel comfortable about where they are in the learning process. Greet every kid every day.

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Become more personable and relatable for the student’s. Become someone they can look up to and respect but also someone they feel comfortable turning to for help.

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Find out their interests and somehow incorporate in the classroom. Take a second to acknowledge their existence and recognize their strengths not only focus on their weaknesses.

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Ask questions. Show interest. Listen, encourage, and offer suggestions to connect their ideas. Follow up regularly. Always offer something positive.

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Talking with them, finding common interest and similar likes, finding ways that will help them be successful in school

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Talk to them about things they are interested in or happening in their lives

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Talk to them about things they are interested in or happening in their lives

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...in each individual student, and what is important to them.

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Have conversations with students.

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The conversations are essential to even getting
started.

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Asking for feedback/reflection

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Talk to them! Ask them about their interests, jobs, families, goals. And always be there to listen to them when needed.

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We can build relationships with our students by asking questions and listening actively. Something as simple as showing the student you were listening, like asking how they did in a track meet over the weekend, can go a long way.

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Get to know them outside of the classroom setting

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Share stories about yourself

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Connect with students inside and outside the classroom. Take an interest in their likes & interests so they will take an interest in the subject matter.

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Say "how are you?" and really mean it. Give them the opportunity and the quiet time to tell us how they are feeling.

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Talk with them and make the conversation meaningful

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Get to know them beyond the classroom material being taught

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Talk with them about their interests/successes outside of your classroom (you may not always see a student's best self in math class)

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Find connections with each other.  Make students feel as if we are listening to them and are invested in their well being.

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Let them know that I am there for them ... support them and never give up on them .  I often say to my classes "we are a team" and we will get through this together.

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Find what their interests are outside of classroom. 

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Find what their interests are outside of classroom. 

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Welcome them everyday, tell them to have a good day as part of routine

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Take the time to talk to them at beginning/end of the day/week, find out what their interests are, life outside of school, and what they're most interested in academically.

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Get to know their interests so you can make it a part of the lesson, if possible. If you can't make it a part of the lesson, try to make a connection to something that may engage the students.

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Talk to them and try to build their interests into lessons. Show your own personality and admit to mistakes to give them confidence to try.

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Support and kind words.

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Find out what interests them and try to make connections in your lessons that speak to them based on their interests.

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Walk around the room and interact. Make an efffort to reach out. Learn about them as people.

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Believing that any student can learn and any student can achieve a level of success. That attitude should be brought to the classroom environment. Students can 'read' our views of them.

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Have a conversation--- you don't need to share your life story, but sometimes talking about those things that interest us outside of the subject matter can spark connection.

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I place pieces about my self in the classroom or even in my notes. When teaching genetics I use family photos and even pets to show inheritance. This shows that I am not scared about sharing so that they are not scared. Mostly I just talk to them.

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Listen to the students, have meaningful conversations

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Ask about their interests, what sports, clubs or other extra-curricular events are they involved.  I also give a survey at the beginning of the year to get to know them better. 

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Ask about their interests, what sports, clubs or other extra-curricular events are they involved.  I also give a survey at the beginning of the year to get to know them better. 

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Take TIME to get to know them
GREET Them at the door EVERY Day.
Ask them questions about LIFE and really LISTEN
Ask them: What do you want to learn today?
Ask them: How do you learn best?

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Let them know about yourself outside of school.  Hobbies, likes, dislikes, etc.

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By getting to know their interests. Asking them about their day or weekend. Showing them that you care.

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Listen to your students. Not always to give them an answer, but to let them know that they have been heard.

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NEVER give up on any student. Believe in them, even when they don't.