Component 2A

2A - Creating an Environment of Respect & Rapport

An essential skill of teaching is that of managing relationships with students and ensuring that relationships among students are positive and supportive. Teachers create an environment of respect and rapport in their classrooms by the ways they interact with students and by the interactions they encourage and cultivate among students. An important aspect of respect and rapport relates to how the teacher responds to students and how students are permitted to treat one another. Patterns of interactions are critical to the overall tone of the class. In a respectful environment, all students feel valued, safe, and comfortable taking intellectual risks. They do not fear put-downs or ridicule from either the teacher or other students.

Elements of Component 2A:

Teacher interactions with students, including both words and actions
Student interactions with other students, including both words and actions

Evidence of Component 2A

Danielson Evaluation Results - 6/23/2021

The Danielson Framework tells us that "caring interactions among teachers and students are the hallmark of component 2a." Caring interactions have always been important to me. During my time as a BYU-I student and in my practicums, I have worked to grow in this area. Below is feedback I received after a Danielson Evaluation, performed by one of my professors after she observed a reading lesson I taught.

Environment of Respect & Rapport
(in an Online Classroom)

Interactions between and among teacher and students contribute to "the overall tone of the class. In a respectful environment, all students feel valued, safe, and comfortable taking intellectual risks." From having done remote learning as a student several times myself, I understand that relationships can be difficult to establish over Zoom, and answering questions and taking risks can be scary in that kind of setting. So, when I taught an online reading class I wanted to take extra care to build an environment in which my students felt safe, valued, and comfortable participating in class.

Through get-to-know-you games, classroom procedures that promoted respect for teacher and students, positive praise, and other teaching techniques, we as a class were able to establish an excellent environment of respect that encouraged learning.

WELCOME

Slides from the first day of class. We first established classroom
procedures/ Zoom etiquette and then used these procedures as
we played get-to-know-you games.

Component 2B

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