A positive environment supports student learning. One way to ensure your classroom is a positive environment is to build rapport with your students.
Here are a few ways you can do that:
- Call your students by name
- Learn something about your students’ interests and hobbies
- Use personally relevant examples
- Interact
- Respond to student comments and questions positively and promptly
- Ask for their input
- Smile – show that you are enjoying the lessons
- Make eye contact