EP206 Humanizing your classroom so kids are known, valued, respected, & safe (with Dave Stuart Jr.)
Angela Watson's Truth for Teachers
Angela Watson
4.8 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 13 September 2020
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
When teaching from a distance — either 6 feet away or remotely — it can feel challenging to get to know your students well.
"The top thing we can do with overwhelm is return to our strength, return to our knowledge, return to our experience. Every teacher in the world knows ways of connecting with students and humanizing a classroom. These things don't perfectly translate to a classroom with social distance or an online learning space...but they do transfer." -Dave Stuart, Jr.
Relationships aren't EVERYTHING, but they ARE "one of the most valuable currencies" in the classroom, according to Dave Stuart Jr. Listen in as we talk about practical ways you can make sure your students feel known, valued, respected, and safe.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to episode 2006 of Angela Watson's Truth for Teachers. I'm your |
| 0:06.4 | host Angela Watson and I'm here to speak life, encouragement, and truth into |
| 0:12.0 | the minds and hearts of educators and get you energized for the week ahead. |
| 0:16.0 | Today I'm talking with teacher, author, and speaker Dave Stewart Jr. |
| 0:21.0 | about how to humanize your classroom so every student feels known, |
| 0:25.7 | valued, respected, and see. Visit truth for teachers.com to get the transcript |
| 0:31.4 | or find our truth for Teachers podcast community on |
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