Interpersonal Relations
This is an area that is essential to effective science teaching, yet often neglected in the education of science teachers.
Some suggestions that may help include the following:
1. Practice active listening when students talk.
2. Use questions that encourage students to express their ideas on certain issues.
3. Read and apply ideas from Questioning and Listening by Robert Sund and Arthur Carin
4. Attend a workshop or course on human relations.
5. Read and apply ideas from Teacher Effectiveness Training by Thomas Gordon.
6. Read and apply ideas from Human Relations and Your Career: A Guide to Interpersonal Skills by David Johnson