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Students won't care unless they know we care. 

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Students won't care unless they know we care. 

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Greet daily at the door with a smile & compliment

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Believe in kids even when they don't believe in themselves.

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Believe in kids even when they don't believe in themselves.

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Knowing your students individually helps you to encourage them and support them specifically.

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Knowing your students individually helps you to encourage them and support them specifically.

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Get to know students, and build relationships with them from the start.

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Get to know students, and build relationships with them from the start.

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Gives the students the opportunity to matter.

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Get to know the students on a personal level. What are their interests? Show you care.

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Get to know the students on a personal level. What are their interests? Show you care.

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Relationships are a key foundation to success and equity

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Relationships are a key foundation to success and equity

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Having strong relationships allows students to see the value in themselves

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Students are more likely to achieve when the feel safe

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Students are more likely to achieve when the feel safe

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Find out students' interests and use them when creating lessons & activities

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Students don't always work if they don't feel you see the value in them.

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Students don't always work if they don't feel you see the value in them.

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Having genuine conversations with students as they work on our activities/projects, etc.  

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Having genuine conversations with students as they work on our activities/projects, etc.  

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Establishing relations early will help when struggles arise in the future

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Building the relationships help the teacher and the student care more and be willing to put in the work that it takes to get to the desired outcome.

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Building the relationships help the teacher and the student care more and be willing to put in the work that it takes to get to the desired outcome.

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Invest time in activities that allow me to get to know students. 

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Invest time in activities that allow me to get to know students. 

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By creating an environment where it's ok to take risks and be wrong.

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Allow them to make mistakes and to learn from them.

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Allow them to make mistakes and to learn from them.

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Allows students to feel brave enough to take risks in front of their peers and teacher

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Allows students to feel brave enough to take risks in front of their peers and teacher

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Don't yell at students

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Talk to each student individually, use their names, be welcoming

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Talk to each student individually, use their names, be welcoming

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Your students are more likely to believe in themselves if they know you believe in them too

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Your students are more likely to believe in themselves if they know you believe in them too

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It changes classroom climate, so that students feel cared for and respected.

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It changes classroom climate, so that students feel cared for and respected.

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Talk with students before class begins and in between classes

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Also, helping students learn how to relate to each other.

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Also, helping students learn how to relate to each other.

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Students know I believe that they all can succeed even if it means they are all doing it in different ways/timeframes

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Students know I believe that they all can succeed even if it means they are all doing it in different ways/timeframes

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Students who feel welcome and safe are more likely to participate.

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Students who feel welcome and safe are more likely to participate.

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creates trust between student and teacher

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Hold the same high expectations of learning and success for all students.

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Hold the same high expectations of learning and success for all students.

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Strong relationships with adults and peers provide a support network that students can turn to when life gets hard or when the course work is challenging.

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Strong relationships with adults and peers provide a support network that students can turn to when life gets hard or when the course work is challenging.

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Show students that high achievement and success is possible. Build belief

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Show students that high achievement and success is possible. Build belief

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Listen to my students and meet them where they are - DON'T lower expectations.

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Listen to my students and meet them where they are - DON'T lower expectations.

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Take risks and fail without negative consequence. Make it ok to try something new

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Take risks and fail without negative consequence. Make it ok to try something new

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Provide opportunities to all students to explore their interests 

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Provide opportunities to all students to explore their interests 

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Lead with kindness

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When we build the relationship first, students are more likely to engage. We must communicate that we expect them to succeed - not just that we are going to give them an opportunity to succeed. 

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When we build the relationship first, students are more likely to engage. We must communicate that we expect them to succeed - not just that we are going to give them an opportunity to succeed. 

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Showing all students their worth and reminding them consistently 

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Showing all students their worth and reminding them consistently 

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Relational capacity develops in tandem with empathy. It reminds teachers of the shared humanity that exists between them and students irrespective of differences

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Students are communicating with one another about learning

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Students are communicating with one another about learning

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Talk to the kids and grant opportunities for them to talk with one another

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Talk to the kids and grant opportunities for them to talk with one another

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high expectations for ALL students. Get to know your students. Give specific feedback that the student will understand

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Students are willing to meet your expectations if your expectations matter to them. This happen through relationship building.

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Students are willing to meet your expectations if your expectations matter to them. This happen through relationship building.

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I ask students about them and his/her world...sometimes it is about reaching them where they are and helping them be successful.

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Building relationships and knowing students as people and not just people in my room.

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Building relationships and knowing students as people and not just people in my room.

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Students feel safe when they know that you care about them as a person, not just a grade or test score.

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Students feel safe when they know that you care about them as a person, not just a grade or test score.

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Students who feel safe are more ready to learn.

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Greeting students individually, hallway conversations, community circles

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Greeting students individually, hallway conversations, community circles

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Talk to my students and ask them about their lives. Relate to them as much as possible and let know they have adults in this building that care about their wellbeing and want the best for their success.

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When you and your students know each other, you both get to see each other on different levels. You get to see new perspectives and care more for one another. 

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When you and your students know each other, you both get to see each other on different levels. You get to see new perspectives and care more for one another. 

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I ask students every day how they are doing. Sometimes as a whole class, sometimes on an individual basis. And then I listen to and validate them. 

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I ask students every day how they are doing. Sometimes as a whole class, sometimes on an individual basis. And then I listen to and validate them. 

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Don't embarrass students

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Help the student see us as a person more than their teacher, and we see them as more than just a student. 

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Help the student see us as a person more than their teacher, and we see them as more than just a student. 

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Keep a conferring notebook where I write down what I learn about students as people and as learners.

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Keep a conferring notebook where I write down what I learn about students as people and as learners.

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Having set partners and groups where students are expected to work together.

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Having set partners and groups where students are expected to work together.

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Taking the time to invest in students and get to know them and their strengths

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Taking the time to invest in students and get to know them and their strengths

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Visual things that show equitable value of students (example, a map showing where each student was born)

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Encourage multiple responses and ways to go about a task. One person doesn't have all the answers.

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By developing relationships that center respect, compassion, sympathy and empathy while also having appropriately high expectations.

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By developing relationships that center respect, compassion, sympathy and empathy while also having appropriately high expectations.

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Make connections and build relationships.

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Make connections and build relationships.

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Talk with students as people first, considering their needs outside of academics

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Talk with students as people first, considering their needs outside of academics

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I allow students to build norms in the classroom. 

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I allow students to build norms in the classroom. 

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Always be respectful and have patience.

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Give grace to everyone and show belief in everyone

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Give grace to everyone and show belief in everyone

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Get to know each student--talk to each of them to build relationships.

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Get to know each student--talk to each of them to build relationships.

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understand my own personal biases

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I take an interest in something from my students' cultures or something they are interested in

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I take an interest in something from my students' cultures or something they are interested in

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One way is to listen and take seriously the pain of our students, especially students of color and queer students.

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provide a space where students feel that their voice and perspective matters.

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I have to establish trust by showing empathy and getting to know my students on their terms. 

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I have to establish trust by showing empathy and getting to know my students on their terms. 

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An open mind and listening ears

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Believe all students can be successful from the moment they walk in my classroom

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Believe all students can be successful from the moment they walk in my classroom

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Be open, be kind, be giving. Respect your own boundaries and those of those around you, but be clear in them as well.

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Show intentional equity

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Welcoming each student into the classroom 

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Welcoming each student into the classroom 

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Set high expectations for all students while providing the support the reach them 

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Set high expectations for all students while providing the support the reach them 

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Give them the opportunity to think on their own before responding and sharing.

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I let students know that I am human and I had a beginning that was rough.

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I let students know that I am human and I had a beginning that was rough.

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Getting to know my students on an individual basis, showing I care, following up with them when they have concerns.

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Getting to know my students on an individual basis, showing I care, following up with them when they have concerns.

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Having high expectations for ALL students, but understanding circumstances happen and being mindful of those situations. 

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Having high expectations for ALL students, but understanding circumstances happen and being mindful of those situations. 

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modeling and seeking students out to have positive interactive experiences with them

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modeling and seeking students out to have positive interactive experiences with them

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Students won't feel supported if they don't believe that you care about them.

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Students won't feel supported if they don't believe that you care about them.

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Find every opportunity to build everyone's self-esteem. 

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Find every opportunity to build everyone's self-esteem. 

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intentionally create space and time within the learning environment in lesson plans 

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intentionally create space and time within the learning environment in lesson plans 