Building a Classroom Community
Connect With Me
Building a Classroom Community feels like...
Children learn best when they feel they are part of a community in which everyone feels accepted and individuality is encouraged. Creating this kind of classroom community requires planning and practice. Below is one of the 5 elements of building that community.
Connect With Me: A culture of connection allows students to feel safe to take risks, make mistakes, build self-confidence and self-efficacy.
“Children learn best when they like their teacher and they think their teacher likes them.” - Gordon Neufeld
Champions of Children
Watch Rita Pierson’s video, "Every Kid Needs a Champion".
Think of a time when you’ve had a champion on your side or you've been a champion to someone else.
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Building Relationships
Review the list of connection ideas to build relationships with different community members.
Reflect on strategies you have found effective and successful in the past either as a student or as a teacher.
HITS Connect With Me Ways to build relationships with .pdfWhat are your ideas on ways to build relationships?
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