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Although research has shown that teacher-student relationship (TSR) building is essential, there are few articulated or defined ways to instruct and support teachers on how to build authentic trusting relationships with their students. One of the primary reasons I chose TSR building as my action research project was to address this void in practice and professional development. There are very few TSR-building curriculums that provide teachers with a step-by-step methodology to create authentic relationships with their students. The developers of Along, Gradient Learning, asserts that when the program is used consistently, the Along reflection tool successfully provides teachers and staff the means to build meaningful relationships with their students. This lessons site will explain in detail the first-of-its-kind Along digital reflective tool I used in my study. My How-Tos page (linked) will focus on how to use and set-up the Along program at your school or district.

Lessons for Using the Along Digital Reflective Tool

For Administrators
Along for School Leaders
Introduce Along to Your School
Get to Know Along
Lunch and Learn
Along Overview
Along Research Overview

For Teachers
Get to Know Along
Lunch and Learn
Along Overview
Along Research Overview

For Parents
Along for School Leaders
Case Study

Other Programs or Curriculums that touch on TSR Building

• CASEL Social Emotional Learning Program Guide
  • Lists and Compares over 80 Programs

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• Zarretta Hammond Building Learning Partnerships Methodology detailed in Chapter 5 of Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain (2015):
  • ​Building Trust and Rapport Methodology Discussed in Detail on Pages 77-87
    • Trust Generator
    • Points of Connection Worksheet
    • Rapport Interaction Tally Tracking​

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• Establish Maintain Restore relationship-building model

CSTP Standards Addressed

• CSTP Standard 1: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
• CSTP Standard 2: Creating and Maintaining Effective Environments for Student Learning

More About the Along Digital Reflective Tool:
The Along digital reflection tool is a free, research-based digital platform that provides teachers with specific, research-based questions to build trust and rapport with their students.

• Along is approved by the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and the Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act (FERPA)
• Along program developed its reflective questions utilizing the applied research of the Search Institute’s Developmental Research Framework’s five essential components and the reflection tools developed by Character Lab.
• The questions used in the Along reflection tool were further vetted and refined through Grip Tape and the Black Teacher Collaborative to ensure inclusivity. 

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