This is Jennifer Gonzalez welcoming you to episode 9 of the Cult of Pedagogy Podcast.

In this episode I talked to James Sturd event, author of the book, You've Got to Connect,

building relationships that lead to engaged students, productive classrooms, and higher

achievement.

We talk about how important it is to build relationships with your students, what gets

in the way of the process for many teachers, and some really useful tips for exactly how

to do it.

Before we get into the interview, I'd like to ask that if you've been listening to the

podcast for a few episodes and you're enjoying it, take a moment to go over to iTunes and

give us a rating, a review, or both.

That will really help the show move up in the iTunes rankings, and it'll bring us more

listeners who can benefit from the really interesting conversations I'm getting to have

with people about teaching and learning.

Also if you have questions about teaching, parenting, or learning in general, go to Cult

of Pedagogy.com slash Ask and send me your question.

You can send a regular email or do a voice recording which I prefer.

If the topic is something other listeners would relate to, and I think a lot of things

would, I'll answer it in a future podcast.

One last thing, here's your teaching tip for this episode.

Physically Rehearse Classroom Procedures.

If there is something physical in your room that students do, and it's something that is

not going well, it takes a lot of time.

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