I think most teachers understand the importance of building relationships with your students.

You’re working day in and day out with these students every single day for an entire year. So I’m sure you’re like me, as you’re moving through the groove of each day, you really want to make sure that there’s trust and a strong relationship between your students and you.

Now the question is, not only why do we have to do that, but how is that beneficial to our instruction and what we as teachers want to accomplish in the classroom? And how is that beneficial for your students learning in the classroom?

So let’s start with the basics: When you build relationships with your students, you’re able to better meet their needs.

So how do we build those relationships?

• Through conversation.
• Through some sort of conferencing.
• By sharing ideas about you so that your students can learn about you

These are all really great ways to build relationships and better your instruction to better meet the needs of your students.