04: Jr. High Teacher as Student

01/06/2017 20 min

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Episode Synopsis


SHOW NOTES
Mary Morrison is a personal development teacher at Southeast Junior High for 7th and 8th grade students. Southeast Junior High is part of the Iowa City Community School District in Iowa City, Iowa. 

 

 

DEPOSITS IN THE BANK

Making connections and building relationships with students is a critical component of teaching. As George Corous stated in the Innovator's Mindset, "Innovation will never happen in education if we do not first focus on relationships."

Deposits in the Bank

Positive interactions with students
Allow for withdrawals
Hard to withdrawal if no "money" in the bank

Tips for adding Deposits

Lunch Bunch: lunch with students
Greeting at the Door: greet students at the door when they come to