Respectful Environment
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What does a respectful environment look like
in regards to your colleagues?
• Listening to others
• Showing respect
• Communicating
• Planning as a team
• Collaborative – respect enough to seek out opinions
• Open to suggestions
• Share/helpfulness
• Open to differences/styles
• Flexibility
• Encouraging
• Open to new ideas
• Listens well
• Respects different teaching styles
• Mentoring each other
• Smile
• Welcoming environment
• Ideas are valued
• Organized
• Not intimidated
• Sense of community
• Open communication
• Honor differences (accepted)
• Needs met
• Mutual respect
• Speak nicely – realize how you speak to each other
• Be aware that others may be having personal problems you're not aware of – don't snap at them
• Listen to each other
• Know that your problem isn't the only problem going on
• Sharing ideas
• Listening to each other
• Working as a team
• School-wide communication
What does a respectful environment look like
in regards to students?
• safe
• feels welcome
• able to/ comfortable for asking questions
• help develop routines in the classroom
• tone in communication
• fairness – all students treated the same
• valued contributions
• patience from teachers and other students
• find pleasure in being at school
• sense of humor
• inviting to students
• things that stimulate thought
• everybody feels included
• uncluttered room
• fairness is evident to the children
• mutual respect
• evidence of choices
• safety
• welcoming environment
• risk-friendly environment
• respect individual uniqueness
• everyone has something valuable to contribute
• encourage growth
• acknowledge that each child learns differently
• all come from different environments – be aware of each situation
• pick your battles
• welcoming environment
• ideas are valued
• not intimidated
• open communication
• sense of community
• explore common interests
• honor differences
What does respect look like in regards to yourself?
• welcome
• respected
• feels safe
• feels that friendship is there
• fairness
• feels valued
• success
• joy in work
• pleasure in others
• humor
• looking for new methods of teaching
• always remember you are making a difference in a student's life
• present a professional image
• maintain a professional work environment
• set goals and continue learning
• you must like children and your job
• good health
• respect yourself
• clean
• friendly
• need to listen to each other
• welcoming environment
• organized
• non-threatening
• take time for yourself – emotionally, spiritually
• exercise –physically
• letting go of self-judgment
• smile
• practice stress reduction
• organized
• shared responsibilities
• positive language
• support from others (parents/faculty)
• building relationships
How does a respectful environment
improve the school?
• positive atmosphere
• makes everyone's job easier (teacher, students, leadership)
• expectations are raised and students/teachers work harder
• high morale
• morale
• positive attitude is contagious
• willingness to help others
• If students are respected they will try harder.
• If students try harder, the teachers will try harder.
• If teachers try harder, then you will try harder to improve yourself.
• A positive work environment
• You enjoy coming to work – it is worth getting up in the morning – excited to come to work
• Decisions can be made
• Sense of harmony
• Common goals
• Focus on children and their needs
• Children – everyone benefits
• More accomplished
• Better relationships
• Everything “flows” smoothly
• Everyone wants to be there
• Creates a safe space for risk-taking
• Greater academic/personal success
• Positive, welcoming environment
• Easier to get your job done
• For students it provides a nurturing place that promotes learning
• Makes children feel safe, welcome, secure, important
• Boosts self-esteem
• Makes teachers enjoy their job more and want to come to work