Promoting Trust and Interpersonal Connection
What tools are not only powerful for the similarities between students and teachers they bring up, but also for “sidelining” bias and building transformative relationships?
Connection-building tools
In what ways can an advisory system cultivate a community of care?
It provides students with a family group in which they are well known and receive
consistent support.
Restorative practices...
proactively build healthy relationships and a sense of community to prevent and address conflict and wrongdoing.
When teachers view students’ experiences as assets and bring student voice into the classroom, they minimize
stereotype threat
What are some strategies educators can use to learn about students?
Home visits, conversations with parents and students, community walks, journaling, and community
meetings.
What are value affirmation interventions?
Interventions that guide students to reflect on things most important to them—such as their relationships with friends or family, their personal interests, their goals for learning, etc.
In what ways can looping cultivate a community of care?
It creates longer-term relationships between educators and students.
Relationships and trust are supported
through...
community building activities and classroom meetings.
What has students analyze issues within their communities, take action to make change, and support deep understanding, voice, and responsibility?
Community-based projects
Culturally responsive pedagogy is...
approaches that celebrate the unique identities of students while building on them to support rich and inclusive learning.
What is stereotype threat?
The social identity threat that occurs when one
fears being judged in terms of a group-based stereotype.
In what ways can block scheduling cultivate a community of care?
It allows for more time and extended relationship-building in content courses
Evidence suggests that shifting to restorative practices...
reduces the use of exclusionary discipline
How can teachers support students' efforts with affirming and identity-safe attitudes?
Giving constructive feedback, communicating with students about the purpose of assignments and tests, etc.
Another _________ _________ teaching practice includes opportunities for student _____ and
_____.
Culturally responsive, voice, agency
What personality trait is foundational to creating trusting relationships and interpersonal connections between educators and students?
Empathy
In what ways can consistent routines cultivate a community of care?
Including norms for relationships and dialogue, can support students in managing or reducing stress and empower them to have a greater sense of inclusion.
Regular morning meetings can...
build a caring and collaborative environment in which students have a sense of belonging, voice, and agency over their own learning and behavior
Why is it important to use authentic affirmations?
To acknowledge student learning and
contributions to the classroom.
Culturally responsive content should
1. Reflect and respect different cultures
2. Empower students to value all cultures
3. Incorporate cultural information into the heart of the curriculum
4. Relate new information to students’ life experiences
Social identity threat occurs when...
people feel they are at risk of being negatively evaluated in a situation because others associate
their identity with undesirable characteristics
In what ways can identity-affirming forums
cultivate a community of care?
Building a sense of belonging for students who
identify with particular minoritized groups.
Who is getting expelled or suspended at rates much higher than white students?
Black students, disabled students, and Native American students.
What does recieving affirmations do to students?
performance on tests, grades, and other academic measures improve significantly in ways that are
frequently maintained over time
The antidote to stereotype threat is
Identity Safety