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Students Learn From People They Love While we’re waiting to begin, feel free to scan/read the article at your table. Essential Question: What are some activities you do, or practices that you have in your classroom, that foster caring relationships between yourself and your students?

Creating Classroom Community with Tara Coburn

About Me 15 years in education Classroom teacher at Oak Grove High School in South San Jose, CA English / Hospitality / Business + Entrepreneurship Program Director for the Academy of Hospitality & Tourism (est. 1991)

Why Community?

The Power of Positive Thinking Students will reflect the environment you create so… Fake it until you become it. Why it Pays to Be Proactive Getting Stuck In the Negatives-Alison Ledgerwood TED Talk

Shared Presentation Agreements- Brainstorm What I need today to… Feel engaged Speak openly & honestly What gets in the way of me… Engaging Speaking openly & honestly Write down words & phrases on your paper

Shared Presentation Agreements 1. Share what you wrote with your table mates 1. Highlight/Circle ones you agree with/have in common- feel would be good things to have present in our group today 1. Choose up to 3 to share back with all of us. Shared Classroom Agreements

Introductions Your name Describe yourself in 3 words. What are you grateful for today?

Conversation Starters- Relationship Building Concentric Circles (a. k. a. Wheel within a wheel) What’s your favorite thing to do in your spare time? What was the last movie you saw? Did you like it? (no spoilers please) : ) What would you do with a million dollars? If you only had one last meal on this planet, what would it be? Circles Presentation Conversation Cards

Relationship Building (cont. ) I wish, I worry, I wonder. . . Anonymous cards where students finish these statements. Example: I wish I had more time to sleep. I worry I won’t graduate from high school. I wonder what will happen if I don’t graduate.

Relationship Building- Easy Check-Ins Weather Report Students express their current mood through a weather forecast. Ex: Partly sunny, cloudy, foggy, 70 degrees, hurricane, rain with a chance of sun later Tell Me Something Good Students share a positive thing about their day, weekend, day before, or something they’re looking forward to.

More Relationship Building- Common Ground On your index card write down 5 questions you would like to know about someone else in this room. Cosmic Hangout Find the person who has the same number/symbol on their index card as you. They are your cosmic hangout buddy for the next ___minutes.

Table Talk-Reflection-Share Out What are some activities you do, or practices that you have in your classroom, that foster caring relationships between yourself and your students? What activity from today do you see yourself most using when you go back to your classroom/work with students?