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Using active listening is helpful for building healthy relationships with students and their families. It creates a more mutual relationship where both the student and the teacher feel respected and can be open.

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To encourage the end of a conversation, it is important to be assertive while also be kind and gentle. When ending a conversation, make sure that it is understood, by the person you are talking to, that the conversation is ending.

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To be an active listener, you need to be observant of your body language as well as the body language of others. It is also important to ask questions and make the person you are talking to know that you are listening by asking questions and clarifying when necessary.

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Active listening is helpful for teachers because it shows students that they matter and its important for all students to be heard, no matter the age. It can also improve the students and their teachers connections to each other and can also help with motivation when the teacher listens to them.

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ending the conversation gently and asking what the others were saying and get their input on the conversation as well and gently redirect them

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verbally or physically let them know you are paying attention by saying things like "I see" or "then what?" or making direct eye contact and nodding your head

summarize or restate points back to the speaker to show your understanding, you can also reflect or give advice

use 'I' statements to avoid sounding judgemental or commanding

for example: "I would do that" instead of "you should do that"

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Active listening is engaging with the speaker is maintaining eye contact, giving positive body language when the speaker is talking, have your full focus on them and don't be doing other activity's while listening.

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What you need to be an active listener is to be able to listen to people without interrupting them and being able to summarize what they said and being able to encourage them. Making sure that they know that they are paying attention.

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It is important for future teachers to use active listening because it gives the students the possibility to speak their mind, and use their words to a appropriate manner and it allows the teachers to create a space for students to think more clearly about what they are saying and thinking

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It is important for future teachers to use active listening because it gives the students the possibility to speak their mind, and use their words to a appropriate manner and it allows the teachers to create a space for students to think more clearly about what they are saying and thinking

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if you want to clearly understand where a student or peer is coming from being a active listener is very important

it opens up the conversation and shows the peer,student,parent etc that you care and understand

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Some ways for them is being clear and using appropriate language that the person can understand. And making sure that they understood it correctly. Give good directions especially for people that learn differently.

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everyone needs to use active listening but its especially important for teachers because its a major part of the job, whether you're listening to your students or coworkers theres a lot of active listening involved in education and to build a a good structure of it now for yourself will benefit in the long run. -Delilah Semro

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use redirection, gently remind them to keep quiet and give them a reminder/incentive that if they're quiet for a bit they can talk about whatever it is later. -Delilah Semro

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I feel like it is important because the teacher is able to team up with the parents to give support to the child and opportunities to learn and being able to find unique ways to improve the child's situation in learning.

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to be an active listener, you have to show whoever is speaking that you're listening. You can do this with encouraging body language such as nodding your head as they speak, being silent and letting them have the air, and making sure you maintain eye contact and dont busy yourself with something else while they talk. -Delilah Semro

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Some ways to stop people from talking could be: 1. gently reminding them 2. redirecting the convo 3. end the conversation by either making up an excuse or just politely telling them you want to end it 4. have a friend rescue you 

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Some ways to stop people from talking could be: 1. gently reminding them 2. redirecting the convo 3. end the conversation by either making up an excuse or just politely telling them you want to end it 4. have a friend rescue you 

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depending on the situation in a teacher student role if a student is talking during class you could say

please tell me about that later or thank you for the comment

in a friend situation you could say something like

ok talk later

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Practice empathy skills with both verbal and nonverbal responses.

Engage in informal conversations encouraging learners to talk about non-school related topics.

Summarize what you heard the learner saying.

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Try to use polite and assertive communication techniques. You can say something like "I appreciate your input, but lets hear from others as well" or "Lets stay focused on the topic at hand"

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Using active listening skills as a future teacher is vital for creating positive relationships fostering effective communication and promoting a supportive learning environment for all stakeholders involved in the educational process.

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So that they feel heard even though in your mind, you are really hoping that they will stop talking or that you just would want to walk away. But polite active listening shows that you care about them and what they say. If you are a teacher who talks more than the students, then that's a problem. This will cause a lot a students to shut down and not really learn. (Connor)

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Take time to listen to other people's conversations when they're talking to you. Seek support from peers, websites, and even books about good listening skills. As you become a better listener, other people around you will also be interested in what you have to say. (Jiana, Kristea)

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POLITE hand gestures work very feel. If you put your hand in front of the persons face to stop talking, that is rude. Like raising your hand during a lesson shows that the teacher needs to answer the students question. (Connor)

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 if you are trying to be a good and active listener summarizing  , asking well thought out questions, engaging in the topic, and reflecting are all things that you should use when in a discussion.

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 if you are trying to be a good and active listener summarizing  , asking well thought out questions, engaging in the topic, and reflecting are all things that you should use when in a discussion.

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In order to be a active listener, you need to be able to be able to 1. ask open questions 2. summarize 3. reflect 4. clarify 5. give words of encouragement 6. react to what someone is saying

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In order to be a active listener, you need to be able to be able to 1. ask open questions 2. summarize 3. reflect 4. clarify 5. give words of encouragement 6. react to what someone is saying

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It's important for future teachers to use active listening with everyone specially with students because it encourages student more to open up as well as they actually feel like they are heard and listened to. It shows them that you care and that it helps build the relationship. (Jiana, Kristea)

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what are ways to stop people from talking

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We have to first restate so that both parties understand the actual situation, second learn to be able to summarize it to make the message more clear especially with students. I think that the most important one is using minimal encourages like directly making eye contact with the person you're having the conversation with. Because in that way they feel that you're genuinely listening. (Jiana, Kristea)

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You can reacts like "That sounds very sad. You must have felt awful!" It shows that you understand the situation and showing how you also acknowledge there feeling or experience. (Connor)

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people feel more comfortable sharing things with you if they know they can trust you with sensitive information and know they can confide in you.

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If you are stuck, always saying something like "What I heard you say is .... Is that right?" It shows that you are listening and are taking the time to make sure you really understand what the person is saying.

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Why is it important for future teachers to use active listening with peers, students, and parents/families?

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Why is it important for future teachers to use active listening with peers, students, and parents/families?

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What do you need to do to be an active listener? (Use words and/or visuals)

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What do you need to do to be an active listener? (Use words and/or visuals)

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What are ways to stop people from talking (roadblocks)? (Use words and visuals)

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What are ways to stop people from talking (roadblocks)? (Use words and visuals)