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How To Build Positive Relationships With Students

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Relationships are at the heart of all we do as teachers. Knowing how to build positive relationships with students is a cornerstone teaching skill.

If you think back to the teachers you had who really influenced you in a positive way and had an impact on your learning you will probably not remember the content of what they taught you. What you will remember is the way they treated you, how you felt in their class and the types of interactions you had.
Here are 13 great ways to build positive relationships with your students.

How To Promote Resilience In Your Students

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Is resilience the key to student success?
How to promote resilience in our students is a hot topic in education and health at the moment and for a good reason.

Resilience is the ability to cope with negative life events and challenges. It has been described as the capacity to ‘bounce back’ from difficult situations and persist in the face of adversity.

Developing resilience in young people is considered by many as the antidote to the epidemic of mental ill-health across our society today.

The rate of students with anxiety and depression is of growing concern (Sawyer et al, 2000; Mission Australia, 2009) and schools are uniquely placed to contribute to healthy student attitudes and self-awareness.

How To Get Students To Do What You Want

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We cannot control another person’s behaviour, but when we change what we do, we can increase the likelihood that students will do what we want.

Here are the top 11 mistakes teachers make with behaviour management.

How To Get Students To Like You

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It is not necessary for your students to like you, but it is very important that they think you like them!

Relationships are the cornerstone of your work as a teacher; kids will work harder for you when they know you care about them.
The Top Ten Mistakes Teachers Make with Student-Teacher Relationships….

How To Get Your Students To Do Their Work

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Getting your students to do their work can sometimes be difficult!

There are times when kids are disruptive or challenging because they are bored!

A relevant curriculum combined with student-centred, engaging pedagogy, can go a long way to preventing off-task behaviour. Here are the top 10 mistakes teachers make.

How To Teach Students To Get Along With Each Other

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School is a social environment and student learning is dependent on relationships. It is important for students to get along with each other as well as build relationships with teachers. Positive, supportive relationships are essential, because students need to feel safe to make mistakes within the learning environment

How To Get Students To Listen To You And Follow Directions

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Do your students always seem to be asking, ‘What are we meant to be doing?’ One of the biggest issues teachers have is how to get students to listen and follow directions, without having to repeat themselves.

The secret lies in giving clear directions the first time. It can mean the difference between effective learning and time wasting confusion!

Why Rewards Don’t Work

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There are so many differing views on what positive reinforcement actually is, and whether you should or should not use it. Positive reinforcement can be a variety of things: grades on a report card, verbal praise, non-verbal acknowledgment, specific feedback and tangible rewards.
Here are 13 mistakes that teachers make when using reinforcement.

Positive Schools Positive Behaviour Management

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If you didn’t get the chance to attend the Positive Schools Conference in 2017 here are some quick takeaways. Common themes were the importance of school connectedness, positive relationships and student and staff wellbeing.

Why Punishment Is Ineffective Behaviour Management

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Why Punishment is Ineffective Behaviour Management Punishment/ Rewards; two sides of the same coin? When I was in primary school, it was common for kids to get the strap if they didn’t do the right thing. And that could be something as simple as not answering the bell immediately or talking in lines. I distinctly …

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