KSA #8 - Professional Relationships
The importance of respecting students’ human dignity. They know how to establish, with different students, professional relationships that are characterized by mutual respect, trust and harmony
The importance of respecting students’ human dignity. They know how to establish, with different students, professional relationships that are characterized by mutual respect, trust and harmony
"Cheryl's warm personality and infectious smile endeared her to the students. She greeted the students every morning at the door when they arrived and was eager to hear the stories they had to share. This helped her establish positive relationships with the kids." - PS2 Teacher Associate
"In her interactions with students she was respectful and encouraging, minimizing classroom disruptions and treating all her students in a positive and caring manner" - PS3 Principal
"She is warm, enthusiastic, insightful and genuinely invests in each of the children in our classroom. Cheryl has gone above what is expected in getting to know each child. From the very first day she has taken initiative in classroom duties and has shown incredible ease and comfort in the classroom and with the students." - Ed 2500 Teacher Associate
"In her interactions with students she was respectful and encouraging, minimizing classroom disruptions and treating all her students in a positive and caring manner" - PS3 Principal
"She is warm, enthusiastic, insightful and genuinely invests in each of the children in our classroom. Cheryl has gone above what is expected in getting to know each child. From the very first day she has taken initiative in classroom duties and has shown incredible ease and comfort in the classroom and with the students." - Ed 2500 Teacher Associate
Nobody joins the teaching profession because they love planning and marking, they do it because they love being surrounded by kids and the excitement, humour, and unpredictability that comes with that territory. When it comes to building relationships with students, I try to start it off from the first time that I meet them. I know that in order to ask the students to trust me and to open up their lives and interest to me, I must be the first one to tackle that vulnerability by first opening up my life to them . I typically show my kids this PREZI presentation which lets them preview my life, and then I open up the floor to let them ask all of their burning questions. After they have a good idea about the type of person that I am, I give them an interest inventory such as these ones below so that I can study up on each kid and begin learning what types of thing each child is passionate about. From there, I try to continually build trust and work on developing relationships by meeting their families, asking them about their life, and by supporting them at extra curricular events so that that I know that I care about them outside of the classroom as well.