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Q1- As an educator I can build collaborative relationships with co-workers by finding common ground in regards to goals for students and by actively trying to meet those goals with co-workers. In order to be successful you need to build with each other and bounce ideas back and forth. Make decisions together, plan lessons together, share past experiences of what has and has not worked in regards to past teaching experience (and also maybe even ask for advice), and of course build each other up. People may have different ideas and different teaching styles but there's always a way to compromise in order to focus on effective ways to teach and help students grow. Communication is key!

Q2- As an educator I can increase communication with parents by sending notes home, emailing parents, inviting them to school functions, as well as meeting with them one on one to discuss the child's behavior, their strong suits, as well as other things they could work on. It is important for teachers to keep in contact with parents because a child's behavior can reflect what's going on at home a lot of times. For example if a child is acting out or starts getting bad grades when usually their grades are great the teacher may not know why the sudden change occurred and the parent could fill them in as to what's going on in the home life.

Q3- The role of empathy in education is to put yourself in the students shoes and try and imagine how they feel. Think of what is best for them and what teaching approaches work and how to make the students feel as if they can approach you. It allows the child to understand that they're in a safe zone . They can be open, honest, and are safe to say whatever. They can be confident learning knowing they are cared for. It builds trust in the relationship on both ends.

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Q1 – As an educator, one can build collaborative relationships with co-workers by employing many of the same skills used when collaborating with families.  Skills such as being positive, being personalized, being proactive, and developing a partnership can help ensure a successful co-working collaboration in the field of education.

Q2b - As an educator, communication with parents might be increased by meeting them where they are.  For instance, it is crucial that educators understand potential barriers that may limit a family’s participation.  These barriers include but are not limited to: logistical problems, communication problems, and lack of understanding of schools.  It is also critical that educators are aware of the various necessities that any particular family may be in need of having met such as: economic, daily care, socialization, recreation, self-esteem, affection, spiritual, and education/vocational support.  Parent-Teacher conferences are perhaps the most common form of communication, but educators must not forget about phone calls, e-mails, websites, traveling notebooks, and the good old-fashioned act of having families volunteer in the classroom.

Q3 - In education, empathy has a tremendous role.  Educators who possess empathy are best at subjectively seeing situations from the viewpoint of others.  Empathy allows one to actively experience the feelings and thoughts of others without explicitly having those feelings and thoughts personally.

~Sivi Y. Thomas

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Q1: As an educator I can build collaborative relationships with co-workers in many ways. One way is by working with other teachers by bouncing off different teaching strategies that have worked personally with ourselves before. Another way is by communicating regularly with one another and have team building sessions at least once every two weeks.

Q2: A way that I can increase communication with parents are by giving them hand written invitations to classroom functions so that they feel its more personalized and that I want them there. Another way is to encourage them that I want input or feedback on things that go in the classroom so that they know that they are included in their child's education.

Q3: The role of empathy in education is creating an open and safe place in the classroom for your students, as well as the parents. You should make it your duty to actively listen to their needs, and make sure to let them know that they are being heard and taken into consideration. As a future educator I must validate their concerns and frustrations and let them know that I will do my best to make any accommodations that will allow the student to prosper.

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Q1: Actively listening and empathizing are two of the many ways that I can build collaborative relationships. It is important for people to feel heard and to see that they are being heard and listened to. It is also important to observe and pay attention to body language, eye contact, and other nonverbal cues to help foster the relationship and better guide conversations.
Q2: Having a variety of different methods of communication can help the barriers that some families may face because of busy schedules and other conflicts within their lives. Aside from the most common method of family-teacher conferences, I can use technology to help increase communication with  my students' parents. Having a classroom website that provides our daily schedule, test dates, school functions and observances, and any other pertinent information is one convenient way to reach out to parents. Many of us are on our smartphones so much, and it might be much easier for a parent to stay abreast from the convenience of his or her phone or computer. Sending emails and phone calls when a student is behaving badly is definitely common, but sending emails and calling parents for goals and achievements (big or small) a student reaches in the classroom are other great ways to build and strengthen rapport.
Q3: Empathy is the effort that is not given with sympathy. I feel that it is easier to be sympathetic than it is empathetic. Empathy is placing yourself in someone else's position and truly trying to see where he or she is coming from. Empathy's role in education is such a large one, especially in the realm of special education. There can oftentimes be several stressors occurring within a child's home, which can have a large effect on their behavior in school. I believe that children, especially young ones, know when empathy is apparent. Showing students you understand allows them to open up more and to be more receptive to you. Having empathy with families reassures them that their child's educators are on their side and not in opposition. Empathy allows for families, students, and colleagues to feel heard, understood, and accepted.

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Q1: Collaborative environments are better for everyone in a school setting. Collaboration not only brings the students closer together but also teachers and even parents. Collaborating with other educators is really important as well. Through collaboration you can develop new practices and skills to help reach your own students. Also having collaborating teachers will help you manage and relate to your student, or simply to make sure that every student receives the quality education they deserve, even if you personally lack the resources or knowledge to provide them with it. I can help build my collaborative community by offering my services to another teacher and also suggesting coming up with lesson plans or similar activities with each other.

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can communicate with parents in many ways. There are so many new and improving technologies that not being able to communicate with parents shouldn't be an reason on lack of parent involvement anymore.  As an educator it is also your responsibility to make sure parents at least have the opportunity to be included in their child's education, therefore if that means sending hand written letters in the mail, you should definitely try it.

Q3: Reach one, Teach one. Everyone wants to be able to connect with someone. Younger children are easier to connect with. Being empathetic to their own individual needs and personalities can only get you so much further with them.

Anna Squires-Marshall

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Q1 I think having a collaborative relationship with other educators around is very important. The term “it takes a village” is evident in teaching students with disabilities as well. Staying on the same page with other educators can only enhance the chance a student has in being successful. Weekly meetings are just one way to stay in the know. There should be a designated day and timeframe agreeable by everyone which will allow strategies and information to be assessed. Good communication is key. The teachers may also want to email each other throughout the day with any new developments or maybe any quick questions they may have. Observation is another great technique to building these positive relationships. Some educators are more experienced in certain fields. As a teacher who wants only the best for their students, you must be able to ask for help. Observing fellow coworkers and how they handle different situations with their students can be very helpful.

Q2 Just as good communication is important with other educators, it is also extremely important to have great communication with the parents. Students spend their time between school and home so it is necessary that both places are on one accord to ensure the child is getting all that is needed. There are so many ways to communicate today, there should never be a reason not to. The basic phone calls, emails and text should always be used. Leaving voicemails and ensuring that you receive a response from emails or text will help to make sure that information is getting across. Scheduling conferences is another great way to communicate. Depending on the severity of the situation, a teacher may even want to do these conferences more than what one normally would do, just to make sure there is always a flowing of communication. Sending home notes or agendas is another way that parents can view how their child is doing or what improvements can be made starting at home.

Q3 Empathy is not telling a student that your sorry he/she feels a certain way but rather letting them know that you recognize the feeling and why they feel it. By doing this, the student may feel that you truly are on their side and be more open to listening to you attempt to help them. Showing empathy should be a genuine caring nature.

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Q1. Building collaborative relationships with co-workers can have a great impact in student’s achievement. As an educator, you need to ensure you are communicating common goals in order to successfully achieve them. Communicating isn’t only about speaking, but also actively listening and understanding someone’s point/idea. It’s also important to provide and receive constructive criticism/feedback that will help everyone’s skills to grow. Everyone may have different opinions, but respect is key in building collaborative relationships.

Q2. Effectively communicating with parents requires effort and persistence from an educator. There are parents that are unable to communicate because of language barriers, so providing translation can improve communication. It’s important to start communicating from the beginning in order to create great relationships. If one method of communication doesn’t work, try another one (phone call, text, email, note, and even in person if possible). Communicating can improve if it is done regularly and not just for issues that come up in the classroom. Educators can contact parents just to update their how their child is doing and if there are any achievements.

Q3. Showing empathy will allow people to feel understood. It allows them to gain a sense of trust and communication can improve. Students can feel more comfortable sharing stories if they feel like the teacher understands what they’re going through. It shows that you care positively contributing to the relationship.

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Q1 - As an educator I can build collaborative relationships with co-workers by observing classroom settings, getting ideas, having a meeting to throw ideas around. At my last job, we'd have weekly staff meetings but also weekly group meetings. During group meetings we would collaborate on ideas for certain topics: behavior challenges, small group activities, etc. All my co-workers were willing to help one another out when it came to lesson planning and with struggling behaviors in the classroom. Some have more experience, and we'd go to those who had more ideas and things to try until we figured out what would work.
Q2 - The downside to my last job was that we were limited in how we could communicate to parents. It was no email, but maybe newsletters etc. At my current job, we communicate with the parents A LOT. We have an app where we log in all the activities that each child does for the day and the parents love how much they can keep tabs on their kids each day. We also send emails and newsletters home and they keep up with the website and Facebook and Instagram. We communicate in lots of ways. When I have a more permanent job after graduate school, I hope that I can still communicate with parents this way.
Q3 - Empathy is for encouraging and empowering students. I actually liked the chart on page 100 in our text, showing us the difference between praise and encouragement. Encouragement will allow our students and families to feel that they are making effort and progress in getting the education and services that they need. It also teaches our students how to be advocates for their own education.

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Q1: I think regularly meeting during your planning period and after school can help build collaborative relationships with coworkers. Planning lessons together and sharing resources is also incredibly beneficial. In addition, by being a pleasant person to your coworkers just in general when socializing can make other people more willing to collaborate.
Q2: I'm a huge fan of the apps now available to teachers that serve almost as a social media platform for the classroom. Being able to instantly share information with parents helps so much with keeping them in the loop with classroom going-ons. I also think weekly emails or newsletters give parents a resource to reference as they are planning their child's week. Class websites are also a fantastic tool for posting homework calendars, reminders of class parties, or classroom supply needs.
Q3: I think it's pretty much required to be an empathetic human being. We meet so many students from so many different backgrounds, and it is important for us to empathize with what they are going through in order to better understand how we can help them.

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Q1: Making sure everyone is on the same page that is apart of the department ,introduce ideas to each other and collaborate by having teacher meetings for fundraiser ideas , field trips , talent shows , etc . To impact the students with working together to reach a goal.
Q2: Giving the parent a weekly report and encouraging them to be involved with their child within the lesson plan(homework). Allow the parent's input to be heard for the concern of their child . Making awareness to the class website so the parent can stay up to date on upcoming events for the class. Be personalized with each student , every family isn't the same.
Q3: Empathy establishes foundation for building bridges between complex emotions. Creating a learning environment for the student to become more open to express themselves . It's important to be attentive to helping students find the words to explain how they feel .

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Q1 A way of building collaborative relationships with co-workers, is to involve them in your lesson planning and by sharing instructional strategies. This will be beneficial to both you and to the coworkers because it builds a relationship by offering a helping hand. A colleague might be having difficulty in the classroom explaining a concept to students, may use the strategies given resolving that issue, and return the favor one day.  Involving them in lesson planning can incorporate ideas and resources that were not known. The process will be smooth and a way to exchange of ideas.  Teachers can ask or give feedback to other teachers on how to teach certain students, in that specific class and what may or may not work with that student.

Q2 Increasing communication starts in the beginning of the school year. Send home a note introducing yourself as the teacher and the subject you teach. Calling the parent in a reasonable time frame after the initially letter sent home and send an email. Making connections with the student, the student will give insight to their culture and that household interactions. The main foundation of increasing communication is building a relationship with the parent and student. Without a foundation that supports the student and supports the family, communication will cease to exist.

Q3  The role of empathy in education is the way of understanding the parents’ feelings and the students’ feelings.  Allowing the student and parents to explain their thoughts while teachers are actively listening, and receptive to the frustrations or the delights.  This promotes a positive, healthy environment and makes sure everyone is heard and safe.
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Q1. Through the means of effective communication, educators can build lasting professional relationships with their coworkers. This includes collaboration over materials, interest in the ideas and opinions of others, and the sharing of resources. By accomplishing these things, community will be created. This is important because students will benefit from not only one educator’s perspective, but from the ideas and support their educator received from their peers.

Q2. To increase communication with parents, it is important to keep them informed and provide accessible, tangible opportunities for them to invest in their child’s education. In addition, using a platform such as a weekly newsletter allows the parents to get updates about what their child is learning and ways they can participate. As an educator, it is also important to make yourself available. Have contact information posted in an accessible location, and stay in touch with parents about their child’s progress.

Q3.  The tool of empathy in the classroom is to encourage and empower students. It suspends the academic goals and acknowledges the person who is attempting to meet them. Responding to a child with empathy rather than an agenda demonstrates that you are investing in their success and the struggles they may face while they are accomplishing them. It is a means of identifying with someone, which allows them to be more open to instruction and less discouraged by failure.

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Q1. Speaking as a future school counselor, collaboration is a fundamental aspect of our role in the school. Counselors have limited opportunities to interact with and get to know students, so we rely heavily on the other stakeholders in the school building—teachers, administrators, support staff—to get a deeper understanding of kids’ motivations and behaviors. To foster this collaboration I plan to serve as a sounding board, a friendly ear for frustrations, and a resource for educators in need of new techniques and strategies for reaching students. And I, of course, will seek input and support from these educators in turn so that our efforts are consistent and well rounded.

Q2. Again, parents are a huge resource and necessary component of successful school counseling. While confidentiality places certain limits on the content of communication with parents, it’s still critical to keep parents in the loop. It’s helpful to reach out to parents to share both concerns and successes and to be proactive about their child’s needs, so that they can bolster whatever interventions the school might institute. In terms of general communication, I’ve seen successful counselors send flyers or emails home with study tricks and updates on counseling initiatives. Parents might also be the audience for workshops that could be designed to address any type of school- or community-wide need.

Q3. Empathy is, in my opinion, the most important characteristic of a successful school counselor. It’s amazing how issues involving frustration, anger, communication, disengagement, and tons of other ills can be overcome with a little empathy. And this empathy must extend to both students and colleagues. In the case of students, I’ve known educators whose lack of understanding of children’s development or circumstances lead to their labeling students as beyond help. If those same educators could take the time to put themselves in those students’ shoes, they might find much greater success as they try to reach these kids. The same can be said of educators’ attitudes towards their peers.

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Q1 – As an educator how can you build collaborative relationships with co-workers?

I believe it is important for educators to work together to solve educational and institutional issues. As an educator I can build collaborative relationships with co-workers by learning from them, make collaborative lesson plans, share with each other techniques and lessons with each other that have positive outcomes with students, give and get feedback from other teachers. Seek out other teachers for advice and for larger issues, and work together to find lasting, solid solutions.

Q2b - As an educator how might you increase communication with parents?

I might increase communication with parents by asking parents what communication methods are best for them. I could be more personalized and call or hand written invitation. Also, asking for their feedback is a good way to increase communication with parents. I will use emails to let parents know classroom expectation and share upcoming events. I would make sure to keep the parents updated with any information related to the student’s education. Also, I would like for some parents to participate in some of my lessons if they’re available to allow them to have a positive impact in their children education. I would also like for parents to know other parents and build positive relationships and courage each other.

Q3 - What’s the role of empathy in education?

In education, empathy helps students learn to understand each other, which helps them to build friendships based on positive relationships of trust. Taking the time to demonstrate empathy can also develop student-teacher relationships. Empathy sets students up to deepen relationships with their current classmates and people that they know outside of school.

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Q1. Educators could build collaborative relationship with co-workers by providing a helping hand when needed. Supporting their inputs and ideas when discussing a topic. Lending an ear when they maybe going through some difficulties. Over all genuine support will help them in building a positive collaboration.
Q2. Reaching out to the parents immediately when a students concerns arise in the classroom. Providing one on one appointments to meet with the parents, in order to discuss how the student is performing in the classroom.
Q3. Empathy should be on the minds of every educator. They should show their empathy daily towards co-workers, parents, and students. This is due to constantly working with delicate situations. It also creates a positive environment for students to grow thrive in academically.

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Q1-as an educator, building collaborative relationships with coworkers, can happen by sharing ideas bouncing feedback off one another. We're all working towards the same goal.
Q2- increasing communication with parents, I would like to set up a class website where I keep them updated on what's going on, what we did. Our objectives for the week. Finding ways parents can come into the classroom and interact with their kids learning.
Q3-the role of empathy is to insure the children feel they can come be heard, feel safe, and are more open. Feeling comfortable and safe allows for help when they don't understand something. Freedom to express themselves school should be a place to find what interest you without feeling judged only encouraged.

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Q1- As an educator you can build collaborative relationships by complimenting each others work, observing each other teaching styles, allow each other to incorporate new ideas to previous lesson plans, and to even create new lesson plans together.
Q2- As an educator I would increase communication with parents by sending more hands on reading material home with students, speaking briefly with any parent that picks up and drops off their child, and most importantly attending PTA meetings consistently.
Q3- The role of empathy is being a safe place for students. In education empathy allows students to their freedom of emotions, ideas, and or their overall perspective on anything. Children will automatically feel a sense of pride in themselves allowing them to flourish academically and socially.

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1.    As an educator, building collaborative relationships with co-workers are important. Since everyone has different ideas and mind, they might have a helpful suggestion about my lesson plan or my class. Since we’re all the same teachers and teaching students, we can learn from each other. I can also observe other teachers’ class to get an idea and improve my teaching skills.
2.    Having a communication with student’s parents is also important. To increase the communication with parents, first I need to be open so that parents can easily come to me whenever they need me. Then, I definitely need to know about their children. Knowing their children will help them to communicate with me more comfortable. Lastly, I can give them the ‘work with parents’ assignments, such as bring a parent, paper works, or even progress reports that I’ve used in my school. I can leave a message on there to communicate with working parents.
3.    Role of the empathy in education is always helpful to educators, students, and parents. Educators and parents already went through the childhood where the students are. When students are having difficulty on their task, I can catch that and help them. Furthermore, I think showing empathy is giving students and parents a trust. Empathy is to prove how much I care about my students and their educations.

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Q1. As an educator it is very important to develop collaborative relationships with your co-workers because you are more than likely not going to know how to handle every situation that you will be faced with. Without that collaboration you will basically be fighting fire with fire, but if you are able to ask for another educator's opinion/suggestion then you will have a better understanding of how to go about putting out this "fire" with minimal damage.
Q2. To increase communication with a students' parents is to keep the line of their involvement open. If there are ever any opportunities, no matter how great or small, let the parents know that they are more than welcome to join and be a part of their child's education. There is nothing better when it comes to the development of your child than for them to see their parents getting involved and showing them that they care about you and your education.
Q3. Without empathy there can be no true understanding. For an educator to take genuine interest in how a student is feeling shows that they truly care for what that particular student is going through, whether it is at home or in the different settings at school. Having empathy will also ensure that a student can be fully understood which will in turn allow them to feel confident with the course material put in front of them. It will let them say, "I can do this!" to themselves.

- Jonathan Kochik

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Q1- As a educator it is important to build a relationship with the people you work with. If team members are able to work together they will respect one another and help contribute to the most important thing, teaching their students and helping them to be successful. Teachers can share different ideas in order to help themselves and their students.
Q2- The best way to increase communication with parents is to constantly keep them involved. Hold parent/teacher conferences every other month. That way they are involved and know how their child is doing. Another great way is to send out weekly newsletters to parents, so they are aware of what is going on. By keeping the parents informed, it gives the child a higher chance of succeeding.
Q3- Allowing empathy in education, allows students to be able to express themselves and teachers to show they genuinely care for their students. Children will feel as if they are being understood which will motivate them to continue to learn.

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1. You and your co- workers can work together to help come up with an action plan and help eachother set goals for your students to have certain outcomes. Each person has their own perspective and insight regarding various issues that may arise and they can each help contribute their own ideas and strategies to any given problem. The key to working well with others is open communication and being able to take advice well from others.
2. The best way to increase communication with parents is to tailor it to their preferences. Ask about the parents availability thorughout the work week and their best form of communication. Some parents may work thoroughout the day and only have access to their email. Some work at home and would like to be called. You could also give out weekly progress reports on each student so that the parents can know what is happening at al times during the school year. You can ask for suggestions and feedback from the parents to help them engage more with their childs academic studies. If the students parents are non-native english speakers, make sure to have a translator available and provide all classroom material in their native language so that they feel included and valued in the conversation, and they have easy access to the information.
3. Empathy can help build confidence in students who are struggling in particular areas of study. It is important to note that if a child is strugggling academically, it is not something that they should feel ashamed of or bad about. Showing compassion, patience and understanding for their situation can help them regain focus on the issue at hand, so that they dont feel resentful or uncomfortable coming to you for help. It can also help parents who are unsure about what the next course of action needs to be taken for their child to succeed.

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Q1-- To build a collaborative relationship, I will make sure I collaborate with the other educators I work with. I will not leave anyone involved out of the education process. I can also come to other teachers who have experience with a problem I am having to get advice. I can also ask an experienced educator about how they would teach a particular topic if I am having difficulty with my students or with planning a lesson.
Q2b-- At my school, we have an app parents can sign up for. The app works on any smart phone. We can post pictures and reminders on the app. We can also send messages through the app. This app has been very valuable because a lot of parents are shifting away from papers and newsletters. Using this app, they can easily just check their phone. This helps with parent communication a lot because it makes things much easier for the teacher and the parent.
Q3-- Empathy is being able to understand and share the feelings of others. As a teacher I can have empathy by taking students', parents', and faculties' problems and difficulties into consideration when I say and do different things. If a student is having problems at, I can take that into consideration and be realistic about my expectations.

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As an educator, it is important to build collaborative relationships with co-workers. Co-workers can come up with different ideas and techniques to help students in the classroom. Other teachers may have insight on how to handle certain situations. Reaching out to other teachers with help build collaborative relationships.

As an educator, you can increase communication with parents by holding parent/teacher conferences as often as needed. If it is not possible for the parent to meet in person, teachers should contact parents via phone or video chat. Keeping the parents informed at all times is very important.

Using empathy in education is both helpful for parents and students. More encouragement builds confidence. Empathy also encourages parents to be more involved in their child's education. When parents believe that the teacher cares about the student's education, it makes the parents care too.

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1. One of the most valuable aspects of being an educator should be the interactions with co-workers. The educator’s interaction with colleagues not only affects them personally but the students as well. This is an excellent opportunity to share ideas, perspectives and teaching techniques to benefit the style of teaching as well as the method of learning of students.
2. As an educator, I would be more positive, active, welcoming, and approachable. Increasing communication with parents benefits the teacher and student because the parent can be more involved in the academic aspect of their children. I would also try to coordinate activities so that the teacher and parents interact. It will allow the parents to feel more included in the daily activities of their children. Also, as Denna mentioned, it is very critical to find other methods of communication besides attending an activity at school. Emails and apps to track the child’s progress are convenient when parents are not readily available.
3. Being empathic could be productive for the student and parents. It will allow the child to feel understood and heard if they are going through a rough situation. It will also allow them to feel accomplished and motivated when completing tasks.

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Q1: As an educator it is extremely important to build relationships with co-workers. You can share ideas for how to teach classroom content, activities, etc. When teachers work together it helps both the students and teachers. It is a learning opportunity for all.
Q2b: In order to increase communication with parents, you can text, call, email, use class websites, and open classroom. You can email parents about the progress of their student and talk about any issues they're having. A better way is to have a parent-teacher conference so that you are able to talk to the parents about how your child can improve in the classroom. However, some parents are not able to attend, so there are other forms of communication.
Q3: Being able to be an active listener and being able to empathize with the students is very important in a classroom. The student will be more encouraged and motivated and this will lead to better progress. The child can easily improve with using empathy and using praise/encouragement to increase their confidence. Once their confidence and work ethic increases, their improvement increases as well and they are able to go into a classroom with higher self esteem.

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Q-1  It is imperative that a collaborative relationship exists between educators and co-workers as this will benefit the students. Collaboration between teachers can lead to new ideas for teaching, activities from which the students will benefit. It can sometimes also lead to an educator learning something new.
Q-2 As an educator you can increase communication with parents by having one on one conference with the parents. You can take this opportunity to talk about different ways the parents can be involved in a child’s education.
Q-3 Incorporating empathy in classroom lessons can lead to positive results. Empathy can help students prepare students to be leaders in the future and help build positive classroom culture.
Vaidehi Shah

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Q1 - Building collaborative relationships is important to maximize the benefit to the students (so that they can benefit from the productive team work of many people with different strengths working together) but it is also important for the sustainability of teaching. Having co-workers that can stimulate your creativity and make teaching feel like it's done with a supportive team will help a lot when challenges arise. Having this attitude in itself should contribute to building collaborative relationships. It's important to reach out when you need help and be willing to provide support and ideas to others when they need it.

Q2 - I think the app that Camille mentioned is really interesting. Parents have so much on their plate, but such an accessible and simple way of staying in touch would really help teachers and parents feel like everybody is on the same page.

Q3 -  Most people become teachers because they really care about their students and about sharing knowledge. It's important to have compassion for the unique struggles of your students so that you can provide the education that will truly help them succeed. It's also important to set boundaries and not let your empathy take too much of a toll on your wellbeing. It's essential that teachers know when they need to focus on self-care and how they can recharge their emotional batteries.

Also, sometimes a teacher's bias will make them more empathetical to a certain student in a way that is not fair, so it's also important to remain objective while still being compassionate and working hard to understand what students are going through.

Maria Guzman

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Q1-As an educator you can build a collaborative relationship with co-workers by helping each other come up with new ideas to use in the classrooms. Also the educator can collaborate on an activity with another educator and combining both classes.

Q2- Ways to increase communication with parents can be coming up with activities at the school that requires the parents to come and interact with the teachers and their child in the school atmosphere. Also now I see that teachers have an app called Dojo board (something like that) in which the teacher post what the students are doing and also give updates on each child progress and what they are having trouble doing. The app is more convenient because I know most parents cannot always make it to the school when there is a program going on.

Q3- The role of empathy in education is important. Since students spend most of their day at the school the student should know that they will be alright and pushed to do better. I’m not saying the educator should just be nice and baby the student because the child is feeling down. The educator can identify what is going on and give encouraging words to the student. Also the educator can praise the student when they have done something outstanding; for example making an A on a paper and when a student has won game. This will allow the student be more confident and continue to be involved in the activities.

-Camille A