The Foundation
Acknowledging the personhood of students through words and actions that say to them, "I care about you".
What is affirmation?
Ms. Camel always remember details of her students' lives and checks in often with follow-up questions. Ms. Camel is modeling the trust generator of....
What is concern?
Jack struggles with writing. When he is assigned an essay, he usually gives up and puts his head down.
What is learned helplessness?
An emotionally stable and responsive environment - classroom structures and processes that tend to the emotional well-being of everyone.
What is ethos?
This teaching style focuses on building trust and rapport while holding high standards for all students and encouraging productive struggle.
What is a warm demander?
This term frees up the brain for other activities such as creativity, learning, and higher order thinking.
What is trust?
Mr. Tree saw Jerome struggling with math and shared that he also struggled in math when he was younger. He went on to share strategies that he thought would support Jerome.
What is vulnerability?
What is internalized oppression?
Examples include sharing a poem, mindful activities, whole class closings, greeting students, a Friday game, classroom jobs..
This type of teacher focuses on building trust and rapport. They make excuses for students' poor performance and dumbs down the curriculum rather than engaging students in productive struggle.
What is a sentimentalist?
rapport + alliance =
cognitive insight
Kayla teaches fifth grade. She often attends her students' sporting events.
What is familiarity?
An amygdala hijack that occurs when a student believes their failure on a test will the negative stereotype associated with their race, gender, socioeconomic status, or languague background.
What is stereotype threat?
An organized talk structure that gives students language to talk about their own learning and thinking.
What is academic talk structure?
A teacher's ability to understand how a student learns.
The gap between what a learner can do independently and what they can do with help.
Mr. Kong connects to many of his first graders by sharing his love of animals.
What is similarity of interests?
A relationships of mutual support as partners navigating through challenging situations.
This gives students voice, and often, choice, in how they learn, generating greater engagement and motivation.
What is student agency?
What is validation?
A close relationship between people characterized by a sense of connection, personal regard, and trust.
What is rapport?
Professor Wager loves math and has tons of knowledge in the subject.
What is competence?
A formal agreement between teacher and student to work on a learning goal together.
What is the pact?
Examples include opening the day with an activity, after lunch transitions, music for transitions.
What are routines?
Building a culture of care that helps dependent learners move towards independence. This relationship is anchored in affirmation, mutual respect, and validation.