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Can a new digital reflective tool support the development of meaningful teacher-student relationships?Building positive teacher-student relationships is challenging for most teachers; especially, building relationships in an authentic way where rapport and trust can be established. As you proceed through this site, you will see if a new research-based reflection tool can positively impact a high school’s established mentoring program’s ability to create authentic, meaningful relationships with academically struggling students to improve their academic outcomes and reconnect them in the learning process.
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Strong Teacher-Student Relationships are the Conduit to Improving Student Self-EfficacyMany teachers have a natural talent for building positive student relationships, but some need help building genuine connections with their students. This relationship disconnect can lead to a lack of student engagement and a undesireable learning environment for both student and teacher. Teachers who create low-stress learning environments where students feel they can make mistakes and/or take risks without fear or ridicule are vital to creating a healthy student growth mindset and building self-agency. However, few research-based examples or procedures have unveiled the secret recipe for “operationalizing” or quickly creating successful teacher-student relationships. As you explore this website, you will discover a new, accessible, and intuitive digital reflection tool called Along that provided teachers in an establish high school mentoring program the time and capacity to build strong relationships with academically struggling student mentees. In addition, this website will provide educators resources to help them understand the impact teacher-student relationships have on student academic success, and how student-teacher relationships promote student self-agency and engagement in the learning process.
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