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Embracing Relational Teaching
How Strong Relationships Promote Student Self-Regulation and Efficacy
Shifting from transactional to relational teaching empowers students and creates a more engaging classroom environment. This essential guide explores the why behind this shift and shares immediately applicable strategies for K–12 teachers.
Benefits
- Understand the meaning of relational pedagogy.
- Gain the ability to organize curriculum to focus on student-centered learning.
- Utilize reflection tools to better build relational assessments.
- Learn to implement observational learning and avoid transactional instructional models.
- Develop deeper relationships with students.
Table of Contents
Part One: Foundational Principles of Relational Teaching
Chapter 1: Relationships as the Foundation for Effective Pedagogy
Chapter 2: The Relational Teacher
Part Two: Relational Practices
Chapter 3: The Relational Curriculum
Chapter 4: Relational Instruction
Chapter 5: Relational Assessment
Chapter 6: Relational Feedback
Chapter 7: Relational Rubrics
Chapter 8: Relational Grading
Epilogue
PRINTABLE REPRODUCIBLES
Chapter 2
- Muscles and Tussles Chart
- Metacognition Journal
- Reflection Chart for Students Who Struggle
- Long-Term Goals, Short-Term Goals, and Immediate Projects
- Post-Assessment Student Reflection Chart
- Lesson Quality Check
- Lesson-Planning Tool
- Growth-Focused Teacher Self-Assessment Tool
- Content-Focused Versus Relationship-Focused Lesson
- Teacher Checklist to Create Student-Can-Do Learning Experiences
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
- How to Capture Student Outcomes and Thinking Through Assessment
- Creating More Personalized Reflection Activities
Chapter 6
Chapter 8
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