Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Getting to Know Your Students
It is the third week of clinical practice, and you have been acquainting yourself with the school environment and the students assigned to your classroom. Share any strategies and/or techniques you have used to get to know your students. What have you done to develop rapport and positive relationships with your students?
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The main thing I have done to develop rapport and positive relationship with my students has been to demonstrate to them that I am learning with them. I am teaching foreign language and am a native speaker. This makes the students sometimes think that I am some how a Spanish expert. I remind them that just last spring, I was taking Spanish courses.
ReplyDeleteDuring the first week, I learned a few strategies from the cooperating teacher that I was not familiar with because I did not learn Spanish as a second language. I informed them that this was new to me and that if they felt that the strategy helped them learn, I would use it in the future.
I also ask them for feed back during the lessons and remind them that I need their help and input to become a better teacher. We have established that in the classroom, we are all learning as well as teaching!
Because I am working with kindergarten students with special needs, I feel that developing a positive relationship is one of the most important things I can do during this experience. I have found that the best way to do this is by always praising students when they do something positive--even if it is something little like looking at me when speaking or finishing all of their lunch. Students want to interact with someone who is encouraging and sees their strengths!
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