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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.
“Respect” shown to the teacher by students should be distinguished from students complying with standards of conduct and behavior. Caring interactions among teachers and students are the hallmark of component 2a (Creating an Environment of Respect and Rapport); while adherence to the established classroom rules characterizes success in component 2d (Managing Student Behavior).
Danielson, C. 2013
Artifact 2a-1
Artifact 2a-1
Student Respect and Rapport
Student Respect and Rapport
Attached is a video of a lesson I had during my Senior Practicum. I was able to establish an activity where students interact with one another. In this video, my tone of voice fosters an environment of safety, excitement, value and comfort. Students show respect towards each other and myself in this video. They show respect through being quiet while others are speaking and raising their hands instead of shouting out. Students hardly talked when I was speaking and trying to set expectations.
Artifact 2a-2
Artifact 2a-2
Fluffy
Fluffy
When I taught online for my literacy practicum, I created a PowerPoint tailored for 2nd graders. These presentations were some of my most meaningful and engaging lessons that I created for the students. The last slide of this presentation shows a video of animals doing silly things which was a reward. The students and I constructed a deal with each other. We established that if we were able to discipline ourselves and get through the lesson and content than they would earn their reward to watch part of the silly video. This was something that we enjoyed together as a small class. I believe that it fostered an environment of respect because it was my way of showing the students that I care about their specific interests and desire to share that with them.
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