Frequent, supportive check-ins can help teachers build strong relationships with students that can transcend the classroom.

How to build relationships with students


Frequent, supportive check-ins can help teachers build strong relationships with students that can transcend the classroom

Key points:

  • Showing up for your students in small ways every day can have a huge impact
  • Students are learning from their teachers all the time--reaching out in thoughtful ways does wonders
  • See related article: Balancing high expectations with relationship building to boost engagement

Throughout my career, I’ve held many titles. I’ve been a reading specialist, a special education teacher, and an English teacher, among others. No matter what my job was called, one of the most important things I did every day was to try to build relationships with students. Especially since the pandemic, teachers have been encouraged to build rapport with their students as schools have placed greater focus on social and emotional learning (SEL).

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