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Relational capacity is the degree of trust and level of safety between members of a group. In an educational context, this specifically refers to the established level of trust and safety between teachers and students, as well as directly between students. Classes that are low in relational capacity are often teacher-centered, with little dialogue or collaboration amongst students. Alternatively, classes that are high in relational capacity are characterized by energy and comfort, where students feel mutual ownership in the expectations and learning within the classroom.
Guiding Questions
Guiding Questions
How will you get to know your students? How will your students get to know each other? How will students get to know you?
How will you establish a culture of safety and trust?
How will you get students to feel safe sharing novel ideas and engaging in productive struggle?
What roles and responsibilities do students have in your class structure? How can you foster student ownership over classroom norms for behavior?
About me assignments are great opportunities to get to know students. These are usually projects that students complete the first week or so of school. Usually, the teacher makes one about themselves, shares it with the students, and then gives the students a template to follow. The finished product is often shared in small groups or displayed in the classroom. Linked are some examples.
About me assignments are great opportunities to get to know students. These are usually projects that students complete the first week or so of school. Usually, the teacher makes one about themselves, shares it with the students, and then gives the students a template to follow. The finished product is often shared in small groups or displayed in the classroom. Linked are some examples.
About me assignment ideas:
About me assignment ideas:
- Letter to your teacher
- Album of my life project
- Name poem
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