All About Rapport “More Rapport, Por Favor!”

Building More Rapport with Your Team(Teamwork-3 min.)

1) Take a few M & M´s and place them on the table in front of you.  Do not eat them!

------- 2) One volunteer from each team will go first.   3) Volunteers, raise your hand.

-------4) For every M & M you took, share one word that      describes you.

5) Everyone on your team will share.

6) CCQs   

 

  

Building Rapport in Your Classroom(Pairwork- 1 min.)

1) Why is it important to build rapport with our students?

Teacher                Students

    

Matching Challenges and Solutions for Building Rapport with Students

(Pairwork-4 min.)

1) Each pair will receive 8 cards: o 4 challenges to building rapport with studentso 4 solutions

 2) Match each challenge to the possible solutions.          Challenge Solution

Juan has trouble remembering all of his students´ names.

Have each Ss create a symbol unique to him/her. Post a seating chart with each

team name, students´ first and last names, and symbol. Focus on the

captains´ names, then vice-captains, then other group members.

Matching Challenges and Solutions for Building Rapport with Students

(Pairwork-4 min.)

4) CCQs------

 5) Captains, please come get the cards for your table.  

Reviewing Answers

        Challenge                                            Solution

Adriana: not enough time to            talk with each S about interests.       

Jaime: no time to create materials that connect with S                 interests.                                           Manuel: unmotivated            during class.                                  Pia: inconsistent with rules               & consequences                              

S write interests on card. T reviews and integrates into lessons/units.

Elicit interests during class. Use students´ names in examples. Personalize when possible.

Take deep breaths; focus on being positive and present.

Be fair and consistent with rules & consequences.

Building Rapport in Your Classroom 

Student                Student

    

Building Rapport Between Students (Pairwork-2 min.)

1)  In your classes, what kinds of rapport building activities have students participated in? 2) Which ones were most effective? Why? 

   

Creating Effective Rapport Building Activities

Effective rapport building activities should:   •be personal and authentic   •be accessible to all students •connect to content  

 

Connecting Rapport Building Activities to Content-Instructions Part I

(Teamwork-5 min.)

1) You will receive this handout.------

2) Captains, read the rapport-building sentence for each topic.

        Example       Food       I like to eat ___________ with my friends.

 -------3) As a team, create a new rapport-building sentence for each     topic.

4) Vice-captains, write your team´s new sentence on the line.

5) CCQs

Connecting Rapport Building Activities to Content-Instructions

Part II(Teamwork-5 min.)

6) Captains, please come get one handout for your table.

Effective rapport building activities should:   

• be personal and authentic   • be accessible to all students • connect to content

Evaluating Rapport Building Activities (Teamwork-2 min.)

1) Captains, bring your team´s handout to the team to your right.

------2) Review the other team´s sentences.      3) For each sentence, answer:

-Is it personal and authentic?-Can all students relate to it?-Does it connect to content?

 4) CCQs

Selecting a Rapport-Building Activity(Teamwork-3 min.)

1) Captains, choose a secretary to take notes.

2) Secretaries, please show me a pen and paper.------

3) Choose one of the other team´s sentences to present. 4) Create instructions for how you would present this activity to your students.

5) CCQs 

Making a Poster of YourRapport-Building Activity

(Teamwork-3 min.)

1) On a poster, write:-rapport building sentence-instructions to complete the activity

2) When finished, each team will present their sentence and instructions to another team.

3) CCQs-------

4) Captains, please come get a poster and marker for your team.

 

Presenting a Rapport-Building Activity(Teamwork-3 min.)

1) Team A will present to Team B.

2) Switch.

3) CCQs    

Building Rapport in Your Network

Coordinator                Teachers

   

Building Rapport BetweenYou and Your Network

(Think Individually-1 min.)

1) Visualize a typical network meeting.   

o Where do your teachers sit?  o Who do they sit with?  o How you do think your teachers feel when they

arrive at the meeting? 

 

Appreciating Your Network(Think and Write Individually-3 min.)

1) Complete 4 sentences about your network on this handout.

ExampleOne thing I appreciate about my network is….

2) CCQs-----

3) Captains, please come get handouts for your team. 

 

Building Rapport in Your Network

Teacher                  Teacher

    

Finding Common Ground

1) Listen to the following statements.

2) If you agree with the statement, stand up.

3) If you disagree, sit down.

4) CCQs

Finding Common Ground

• I am proud to be an English teacher. • I teach English at more than one school.• Sometimes I feel a little nervous speaking English in front

of my colleagues.• It´s easy for me to attend network meetings because I

have a lot of support from my school and director.• I attend network meetings because I like to talk with and

learn from my colleagues.• I attend network meetings because I am paid to come.• I attend network meetings because I am a motivated

teacher and want to grow as a professional.

Building Rapport Between Teachers in Your Network

(Pairwork-2 min.)

1) With a partner, list stems to build rapport between teachers in your network.    “One success I had in my classes this month was..."

2) CCQs -------

3) Share your list with your team. 

4) You have 1 minute.

Final Reflection: Head, Hand, Heart

(Think and Write Individually-3 min.)

1) Identify something you will continue to think about     after this workshop.

2) Identify one action you will take as a result of this      workshop.  3) Identify a feeling that has emerged as a result     of this workshop. 

 

Symbolic Reflection(Think and Draw Individually-1 min.)

1) Take out your Symbolic Reflection sheet.

2) Draw one symbol that represents something you want to        remember from this workshop.

Thank You!