TEACHER INQUIRY
The Ti Kouka team undertook a teacher inquiry based around student engagement, with the three of us all focussing on a different aspect of engaging learners.
My main focus was working with parents and using one-on-one personal conversations with selected learners, on whatever topic(s) they wanted to talk about, to enhance a relationship of trust and openness. Here's a link to my aspect of the inquiry.
I felt that this approach was very rewarding, although it was quite difficult to manage within time frames and because some of the children I chose, I do not actually teach very often. However, children were better engaged and they were more pro-active in seeking me out to chat. This rapport meant that a relationship of trust built and this in turn meant that, when difficult conversations about behaviour had to be held, children still knew I cared about them.
I think this is a great, and very simple, strategy that is well worth utilising again.
My main focus was working with parents and using one-on-one personal conversations with selected learners, on whatever topic(s) they wanted to talk about, to enhance a relationship of trust and openness. Here's a link to my aspect of the inquiry.
I felt that this approach was very rewarding, although it was quite difficult to manage within time frames and because some of the children I chose, I do not actually teach very often. However, children were better engaged and they were more pro-active in seeking me out to chat. This rapport meant that a relationship of trust built and this in turn meant that, when difficult conversations about behaviour had to be held, children still knew I cared about them.
I think this is a great, and very simple, strategy that is well worth utilising again.
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