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Fostering peer relationships

Fostering peer relationships. MODULE 8 PRESENTATION. Why this module?. Research says teacher’s aide support can sometimes hinder friendships developing between students There are challenges to supporting a student while fostering their connections to peers. Belonging.

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Fostering peer relationships

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  1. Fostering peer relationships MODULE 8 PRESENTATION

  2. Why this module? • Research says teacher’s aide support can sometimes hinder friendships developing between students • There are challenges to supporting a student while fostering their connections to peers. MODULE 8: Fostering peer relationships

  3. Belonging MODULE 8: Fostering peer relationships Caring and supportive relationships are critical to students’ learning and wellbeing at school When we are connected, we feel like we belong It’s important to foster students’ connections with each other.

  4. Belonging Relationships, environment and school programmesneed to: • recognise students • respect students • include students’ identity, languages and cultures. MODULE 8: Fostering peer relationships

  5. Belonging If students are identified as belonging, they are expected to participate MODULE 8: Fostering peer relationships Staff model behaviour and teach students to take responsibility for each other Staff with high expectations believe all students can learn and succeed.

  6. Peer-to-peer learning MODULE 8: Fostering peer relationships • Students learn through peer-to-peer interactions • Teachers can foster this through shared activities, with students working: • as partners • in teams/groups • with the whole class.

  7. Peer-to-peer learning • If teachers’ aides provide one-to-one support, this may make the student dependent on them • Teachers’ aides need to read a situation and be flexible; is it best to step in or observe? • Observing provides space for interaction. MODULE 8: Fostering peer relationships

  8. Fostering friendships MODULE 8: Fostering peer relationships Teachers’ aides can: look for ways to identify common interests between students offer help to students who need support to join in gauge their proximity to the student; are they helping the student to make friends or hindering?

  9. Working together • Teachers and teachers’ aides plan how to ensure students can develop relationships, connect with and learn from their peers. MODULE 8: Fostering peer relationships

  10. Next step? Download the workbook for this module at: teachersandteachersaides.tki.org.nz/Our-work-together/Module-8 To find out more about Teachers and Teachers’ Aides Working Together and to access the other modules go to: teachersandteachersaides.tki.org.nz MODULE 8: Fostering peer relationships

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