Positive Student Rapport

• Recognizing individual strengths and weaknesses

• Praising and encouraging achievements in and out of the classroom

• Humor 

• Gratitude exercises

  • Fosters empathy and classroom community

• Classroom climate checks

  • Checking in with classes and individual students to get a read on how they are feeling

• Dispelling disrespect towards others on the spot

• Gamification of the classroom

  • Increases collaboration and positivity