Definition: Teachers make relationships with students that create a positive and supportive classroom environment.
Elements Within the Components:
Positive Relationships
A teacher’s interactions with students set the tone for the classroom. Through their interactions, teachers convey that they are interested in and care about their students.
Sense of Belonging
As important as a teacher’s treatment of students is, how students are treated by their classmates is arguably even more important to students. At its worst, poor treatment causes students to feel rejected by their peers.
Cultural Responsiveness
Ways of interacting in the classroom are culturally responsive, and they are supported by teachers’ own cultural competence and understanding of societal dynamics and their impact on learning environments.
Positive Conflict Resolution
A clear and culturally competent approach to conflict resolution has been established and is used effectively to resolve conflict and restore trust.
Support and Perseverance
Teachers and students encourage one another to persevere and use strategies to support each other through challenging work.
Example: The teacher asks her student about the student's soccer game that was the past weekend.