Your Career: How to repair a student-faculty disconnect

What to do when students aren’t responding to your tried-and-true teaching strategies. ADVERTISEMENT [Your Career Logo]( You can also [read this newsletter on the web](. Or, if you no longer want to receive this newsletter, [unsubscribe](. What to do when students aren’t responding to your tried-and-true teaching strategies Intergenerational misunderstanding is a tale as old as time. But the tumult of the past five years seems to have supercharged the disconnect between students and faculty members. So how can you revive flagging classroom relationships in the service of learning? One solution: Get personal. Faculty members need to start prioritizing human connection as a value in teaching. This doesn’t have to mean upending everything you do in class, or trying to be someone you’re not. It does mean finding concrete ways — that you’re comfortable with — to create moments of human connection. For example: - Set aside a few minutes of class for students to share “celebrations.” The cause can be great or small: finishing a stretch of midterms, landing an internship, winning a race. It’s a simple practice that pays huge dividends in building a sense of community in the classroom. - Make a concerted effort to learn your students’ names and faces, and acknowledge them outside of class. - Use name tents throughout the semester. Passing them out at the start of every class meeting gives you a good reason to look students in the eye and greet them individually as they arrive. Continue reading: “[How to Rebuild a Broken Connection With Students]( by Kristi Rudenga Share your suggestions for the newsletter with Denise Magner, an editor at The Chronicle, at denise.magner@chronicle.com. ADVERTISEMENT Subscribe to The Chronicle Enjoying the newsletter? [Subscribe today]( for unlimited access to essential news, analysis, and advice. 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