https://padlet.com/rfloess/ncsd6zp7l360 AFT Webinar: MIP: Relationships en-us 2019-08-25 14:40:53 UTC 2019-09-13 15:53:08 UTC hello@padlet.com rfloess https://padlet.com/rfloess/ncsd6zp7l360/wish/376901104 This collection of activities offers a variety of ways to encourage positive communications and interactions among students, which can help to create a safe and supportive learning environment for everyone. The menu includes a variety of simple community-building activities designed to build positive classroom culture, which are easy to implement with students at a range of grade levels.

]]> 2019-08-25 14:45:38 UTC https://padlet.com/rfloess/ncsd6zp7l360/wish/376901104 rfloess https://padlet.com/rfloess/ncsd6zp7l360/wish/376901261 This article offers helpful suggestions for cultivating positive teacher-student relationships within the classroom during the first week of school and beyond. The writer describes the importance of recognizing each student as an individual and provides several useful strategies that can be implemented any time to create a climate where students feel known, valued, and welcomed.]]> 2019-08-25 14:48:33 UTC https://padlet.com/rfloess/ncsd6zp7l360/wish/376901261 rfloess https://padlet.com/rfloess/ncsd6zp7l360/wish/376901390 This teacher’s blog post explains how she uses Talking Circles in a variety of ways to build relationships, establish a safe and respectful learning environment, and check for understanding. She describes how she establishes norms and how she uses circles weekly in her advisory meeting and during her reading instruction, in addition to using them for restorative purposes to support students in managing their behavior and being accountable to their community.]]> 2019-08-25 14:50:21 UTC https://padlet.com/rfloess/ncsd6zp7l360/wish/376901390 rfloess https://padlet.com/rfloess/ncsd6zp7l360/wish/376901545 This article offers general suggestions for building positive relationships with and among students and specific strategies for putting them into practice in the classroom. The list includes recommendations related to clarifying expectations, getting to know students individually, and holding their attention during instruction …]]> 2019-08-25 14:52:24 UTC https://padlet.com/rfloess/ncsd6zp7l360/wish/376901545 rfloess https://padlet.com/rfloess/ncsd6zp7l360/wish/376901660 This article explains the intertwined nature of social, emotional, and academic well-being and provides tips for developing supportive, personalized relationships with students in order to cultivate an emotionally and academically safe learning environment. The author grounds his suggestions in his experience working with students and colleagues, and he tells a compelling story about the value of establishing trust in promoting positive student behavior.

]]> 2019-08-25 14:54:05 UTC https://padlet.com/rfloess/ncsd6zp7l360/wish/376901660 rfloess https://padlet.com/rfloess/ncsd6zp7l360/wish/376904586 As a new school year begins, teachers and students renew relations-hips after the long summer break, see new faces, and establish their routines for the year. The activities in this packet will help you get the year off to a good start by engaging you and your students in getting to know each other, practicing listening skills, and discussing the values that will shape your classroom community. There are separate sets of activities
for grades Pre-K to 2, grades 3 to 5, and grades 6 to 12. They are adapted
from exercises in Morningside Center's Resolving Conflict Creatively Program and 4Rs
Program (Reading, Writing, Respect & Resolution).]]> 2019-08-25 15:42:37 UTC https://padlet.com/rfloess/ncsd6zp7l360/wish/376904586 rfloess https://padlet.com/rfloess/ncsd6zp7l360/wish/383850058 2019-09-13 15:53:08 UTC https://padlet.com/rfloess/ncsd6zp7l360/wish/383850058