This fall, the BARR (Building Assets, Reducing Risks) team was invited to present internationally as part of the Teaching Times Masterclass Webinar Series. During this opportunity, the team was joined by educational leaders who shared the importance of focusing on BARR’s two main pillars, relationships and data, to help each student reach their fullest potential. The presentations revealed that when educators focus on using data, they are able to strengthen relationships that can help students feel supported, heard, and valued.
In order to create the most thriving learning environment, BARR believes it is essential for educators to focus on strengthening three types of foundational relationships: staff-to-staff, staff-to-student, and student-to-student, as well as family engagement.
In the recorded webinar series, BARR Center’s team is joined by educational leaders across the country to discuss how these relationships can improve both teachers’ and students’ attitudes and behaviors while leading to better academic outcomes. During this series, the team and educational leaders dive further into how each of these relationships can be transformational in ensuring each and every student succeeds.
Staff-to-Staff Relationships: Teaching Times Masterclass Webinar Series (Part One)
“I am watching the climate of the building change. I am watching the teachers talk to each other differently. I am watching the teachers hold each other accountable in a way that they never have before.”
South St. Paul High School’s Assistant Principal Angie Ryter
BARR provides educators with the tools they need to collaborate and help build on students’ strengths. When educators work together and look at each individual student and understand their needs, they are better able to help students thrive in the classroom and beyond. Check out Part One of this presentation focused on strengthening staff-to-staff relationships. During this opportunity, learn from South St. Paul High School’s Assistant Principal Angie Ryter about how they have used BARR to enhance team collaboration to help them best serve students.
Staff-to-Student Relationships: Teaching Times Masterclass Webinar Series (Part Two)
“Kids don’t care what you know until they know that you care. I think relationships are the bridges on which we build the foundation of their education.”
Snowden International School Headmaster Eugene Roundtree
Educators have been stepping up in incredible ways to serve students. By prioritizing relationships and data, educators can focus on creating learning environments where students can thrive. Watch Part Two of this presentation focused on strengthening staff-to-student relationships. During this opportunity, hear from Snowden International School Headmaster, Eugene Roundtree, and Director of Data and Student Achievement, Raquel Martinez, about how they are using BARR to transform their school’s culture.
Student-to-Student Relationships & Family Engagement: Teaching Times Webinar Series (Part Three)
“We really need to be attentive to that student-to-student relationship so the students feel connected and safe and are able to really learn and thrive.”
BARR’s Founder and Executive Director Angela Jerabek
“The overall feeling that the teachers gave was that in general the kids are kinder to each other and they take care of each other. There is a bigger sense of community than we had prior to having this model.”
South St. Paul High School’s Assistant Principal Angie Ryter
Schools are critical places for students to grow both socially and emotionally. BARR believes that when educators focus on students’ needs academically, socially and emotionally, they are able to help them grow to their fullest potential. Learn more during Part Three of this presentation focused on strengthening student-to-student relationships, as well as enhancing family engagement. Also, hear from South St. Paul High School’s Assistant Principal Angie Ryter about how they have used their enhanced team collaboration to encourage students to connect and grow with one another to help them thrive in the classroom and beyond.