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Learn students' names at the beginning of the year to build interpersonal relationships.

  • Use students’ names in class, rather than labels like "the girl with the red hair."
  • This makes it easier to interact will all students, rather than only the ones whose names you know.

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"Communication in computer science classrooms: understanding defensive climates as a means of creating supportive borders" by Kathy Garvin-Doxas and Lecia Barker

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