Domain B2

1. Domain B2 Establishing and Maintaining Rapport with Students

2. Page Setup • Introduction • Explain what rapport means and why it is important • Describe how to create a keep a basic level of rapport appropriate to each different student • Conclusion

3. What is rapport? • “relation; connection, esp. harmonious or sympathetic relation: a teacher trying to establish close rapport with students.” • Building APPROPRIATE relationships with the students in your class. You may need to have different relationships with different students • (i.e. a very needy student vs. one who thrives on being independent)

4. Why is rapport important? • Gives students a personalized feeling • They want to know that someone actually cares about their success. • Sometimes you are the only adult that child will see in a given day that would truly care about them. • Allows you to gain respect from students.

5. How can you build these relationships? • Asking questions about their outside life • Going to sporting events to be supportive • Genuine concern in another’s culture or religion • Listening to students/effective communication • Some forms of physical contact (i.e. high fives, hugs for young children, etc…)

6. Diversity of Learners • Since we are all different, we build relationships differently. • Some of your teachers feel more comfortable having serious conversations where others want to keep it light • Each teacher needs to do what he/she is comfortable with and keep in mind that each student is also different. (You cannot have a perfect rapport with every student in the room)

7. Artifacts • Pictures of you working with students individually • Surveys your teacher may have had students fill out at the beginning of the year, etc…