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Relationships are key. We need to make time to really get to know the students we have walking through our door each day. We can be empathetic and understanding while still keeping firm boundaries and expectations.

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Relationships and communication are so so important with both students and families!

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- Making the personal connection(interests outside of school) to each student will create a positive relationship that will foster trust.

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Take away activity: Maintaining relationship growth opportunities throughout the year. You need both high nurture and high structure to create a well balanced classroom community.

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*We loved the focus on building relationships and finding the balance between Mr. Rogers and General Patton.

*It was also nice to reflect about our own favorite teachers and making connections about why we liked them and how we can use that to help us build stronger relationships with our students.

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*Building relationships and trust with students and parents.  Listen to what the student is saying.

*I loved how they used Mr. Rogers and General Patton. We need to have that balance between them.

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Loved the reference to building relationships and reaffirming how important it is to take the time to build the relationships.  Curriculum can't be taught effectively without making relationships a priority! Love that our school lives this.

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We need a balance of Mr. Rodgers and General Patton.

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We need a balance of Mr. Rodgers and General Patton.

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FWES Resource Team

Relationship building is vital to student success.

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Purposely taking more time to chat with students about their lives outside of school.

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Purposely taking more time to chat with students about their lives outside of school.

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Building relationships and having empathy.
Open honest communication is very important.

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I like how they used Mr. Rogers vs the general. I liked how they said we need to be both and make connections and be predictable.

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Working on having the students trusting the teacher and being honest with the students.

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I liked how she said lets go and re- build our relationships with the class.

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-Empathy is KEY! Empathy builds connection.
-It is important to remind yourself as a teacher: What is my purpose? How can I be intentional in all I do today? etc.
-Build healthy boundaries!
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I loved the video about sympathy versus empathy. I will remember when working with students that rarely can a response make something better, but a connection can.

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Develop strategies for parents to feel comfortable. Use friendly language and include the parent's expert input on behavior/ academics.

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I liked the focus on the importance of relationship building with not only students, but with parents and other staff.

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A great reminder that relationships are key to a successful classroom

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Keri Cradduck
Empathy - important that we don't try to fix everything for kids when they aren't feeling well, but connect and join with them

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Communication with home. What works at home and what considerations might parents have for the school team when connecting and building a relationship with the student.

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"It is within the classroom that the strongest relationships are developed".  Teachers need to be consistent and intentional with students, parents, and colleagues.  Ask what these people need from you and you will get so much more in return.

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"Say what you mean, mean what you say" and consistency - foundations for building trust

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- Relationships are the heart of trauma-informed movement.
-Say what you mean and mean what you say.
-How can we rebuild relationships with students that have lost trust?
-Home and school connections are very important- students tend to be more successful when they have support in academics at home.

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An important part about working with parents and connecting home and school is setting boundaries. It is important to not allow parents to have access to you at all times, but still be an effective communicator.

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-Sharing parts of our lives to help relate and build trust/relationships is crucial.
-We must be consistent. If we say something we have to follow through with it.
-"Having all kinds of teachers is great because we have all kinds of students."
-How can we re-develop/re-build relationships with students midyear if the students break the relationship or if we lose trust?

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Sometimes it feels like conversations are only happening at Open House, fall conferences, & spring conferences. I NEED to reach out more often. -Liz Cook

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Respond promptly to parents reaching out to get involved in their student's education.
Setting boundaries for parent meetings.

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"Relationships are the heart of of the trauma-informed movement, and it is within the classroom that the strongest relationships are developed."

This goes along with what we talked about with CASEL and the "Self-Awareness" competency.  Helping students to understand their emotions and helping to model this as adults.