Snapshot 157
Dos and Don’ts of Building Relationships with Young Adolescents: Advice from Older Adolescents

Presenters: David Virtue, Preston Bisson, Kaitlyn Lumpkin, Aislinn Nunn, Madison Tramble, Joshua Vanhook

Forming genuine relationships with today’s changing young adolescents can be challenging even for seasoned middle grades educators. Leveraging their unique position as “near-peers” to young adolescents, preservice teacher candidates from Western Carolina University share unique—and sometimes entertaining—insights about building supportive relationships with middle grades students.

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