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Podcast: Steve Barkley Ponders Out Loud
Episode: Knowing Students Builds Connections
Description: Tim Smyth, a high school teacher, shares his strategies for regularly surveying his students to build valuable connections. Hear some of the questions and approaches that tap information about his students. Tim has experienced knowing students better, having students know him, and at times knowing students who need emotional help. Instructional coaches can use Tim’s voice to spark teachers’ thinking about the possibilities. Tim started this process as a professional growth plan - that might be a great option for other teachers.
Read Tim’s article here.
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