Positive Interactions

Building Relationships

Rationale: When a teacher builds relationships with students, they can foster those relationships by establishing personal connections with their students, making sure their students feel cared for and supported, establishing high expectations for student success, and providing constructive guidance to ensure their students are meeting those expectations.

Description: 

Proximity: Close proximity provides opportunities to bond

Courtesy: Demonstrate mutual respect, Golden Rule

Touch: Shaking hands, high five, thumbs up

Personal Interest: Incorporate personal interests into academics, noting        individual accomplishments in student's lives, and use the 2x10 strategy