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Start each day with a whip around check in to see where kids are.

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Share a photo of my grandfather, the person I think of every day and hope to make proud. Invite students to bring in a photo of the person they want to make proud and display in class on a laundry line.

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Check-in in the morning. Go around say names and rate how you feel. Share one thing about yourself, what did you do over the weekend, what are you most proud of ect.

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Start the year with sharing something personal about yourself, both strengths and weaknesses.

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Ask them to journal

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1 thing the student wishes the teachers or other students knew about them

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Give a comprehensive, well-written Google survey at the beginning of the year that gets not only interests, but how they like to do things in class, and what the teacher should know about their learning. Mine is attached as an example

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This survey is intended to get to know you a little bit, as well as see where you're at with some of the digital and analog tools and tasks we'll be working with this year. Take your time and answer honestly; the only one who suffers when you rush through is you.

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Best way ever to build relationships

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Include non-academic questions like...
I felt like my group listened to me.
I had enough time to work today.
Where do you do your homework?
Would you rather work on paper or on ipad?

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Call home and ask parents what they'd like me to know about their child

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Call home and ask parents what they'd like me to know about their child

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Not necessarily related to content, but a way to get to know students throughout the year.

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Ice Breaker asking Goal
Personal Goal and something like to do

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Introduce myself to students who have lockers near my room.

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Share videos or pictures of events, concerts, or adventures with your students.

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Share videos or pictures of events, concerts, or adventures with your students.

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Greet them each day individually and ask them a question or notice something about them and comment.

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go around and casually visit with students during the first 10 to 15 minutes.

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Students bring ingredients for a meal. Teacher cooks the meal while getting to know students

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What I want you to know about me

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Talk to each student individually at least every other class. Ask them the

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Make an effort every day to notice things about students and share with them.

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Make an effort every day to notice

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Host non-curriculum based conversations and discussions. 

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Host non-curriculum based conversations and discussions. 

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Greet each student as they enter my classroom

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Greet each student as they enter my classroom

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share student some of my background informations and have the to the same by making presentations

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share student some of my background informations and have the to the same by making presentations

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Becoming more visible.  Hallways, welcoming studnets, lunch

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Becoming more visible.  Hallways, welcoming studnets, lunch

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Have the kids create a student playlist for Spotify. School appropriate 😊

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Get to know something about each student in addition to their name within the first 2 weeks of class and follow up on it

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Take interest in current pop culture  and make references in your classroom (music, art, social media, etc.)

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Take interest in current pop culture  and make references in your classroom (music, art, social media, etc.)

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"If you really knew me..." or "The things I carry..."

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Having students use their technology (make a video instead of a powerpoint) for me and/or the class to get to know them.

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Building an Environment where Students can be motivated to achieve and be themselves.

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Building an Environment where Students can be motivated to achieve and be themselves.

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Circle up, team building, trust games, question cube, positive, visible, asking them how they are doing, going to events, ect..

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Conduct interest surveys first day and work to have conversations over the first couple of weeks with each student.

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Conduct interest surveys first day and work to have conversations over the first couple of weeks with each student.

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have my kids arrange the room and make posters to decorate. MAKE THE ROOM THEIRS! 

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have my kids arrange the room and make posters to decorate. MAKE THE ROOM THEIRS! 

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Have small ice breaker activities for the first couple of days of school to establish a community

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Learn all kids names by end of first week

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Learn all kids names by end of first week

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Invite students to have lunch with you in your classroom. 

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Invite students to have lunch with you in your classroom. 

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Sit in a circle (to promote sharing and eye contact) and ask each student to choose 3 traits they believe to be there SUPERPOWER. Then have them choose just one form that list. Once they've chosen they can write it down on paper and tape to their upper
chest. Then they have 3 minutes to walk around the room reading everyone else's to choose the SUPERPOWER they WISHED they had. That person becomes their buddy for the semester.

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Being more visible in halls, lunch, classrooms, events -counseling

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Being more visible in halls, lunch, classrooms, events -counseling

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Haves students submit a i-clip intro of themselves that is less than 1 min

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Beginning the year with an email to all my parents AND students speaking candidly about how excited I am for the year

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Beginning the year with an email to all my parents AND students speaking candidly about how excited I am for the year

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Could also be phone calls to each family, even before the students get here!

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have a 1 on 1 conversation with every student

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I'd like to have an initial personal intake interview with each of my students. I want to know what they hope to get out of my class, what they want to get out of their year, if they have any goals that I can help support, etc.

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Send "On a Roll" Academic notes or Encouragement cards to my students quarterly

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We can run the staff through a 90-minute mini-SOS training so that they can talk with their students about the wheel and different things that give them strength.

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Create a Kahoot about yourself that your students can play to present yourself, rather than lecturing

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Use schoology discussion the last 15 minutes of class to generate peer discussion about learning, projects, activities, etc.

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Attend at least one game/event a semester for each team,  music, theater

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Attend at least one game/event a semester for each team,  music, theater

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Greeting (high five, fist bump, hand shake, etc.) accompanied by a question.  (e.g. How was your test last period?  What are your plans for the weekend?  Do you think you'll win the game tonight?  How has your sick sibling been feeling?)

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Greeting (high five, fist bump, hand shake, etc.) accompanied by a question.  (e.g. How was your test last period?  What are your plans for the weekend?  Do you think you'll win the game tonight?  How has your sick sibling been feeling?)

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without technology!

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Take note of who is gone in class and make a point to say hi to them when they are back. "I noticed you were gone yesterday, it's great to have you back."

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Work to greet students at the door (so have a self-starting activity up for students to do in-class) and do a high five (or fun handshake?) to welcome students into the room.