The best start is to create expectations and procedures first. Being consistent with this allows you more time to have fun activities. It also sets the standards for the students to where they will even gently correct each other as well. The best teaching-based style is to relate it to how your students learn best. One example is how to use it in everyday life like using money for math.

Something I learned early on is "First I am your teacher and then I am your friend." It is important to have good classroom management first and that will lead to students respecting and "liking" you. Once they have respect for you, the like-ness will come easily! Have strong classroom management from the beginning!

It's important to be consistently firm with students while also building relationships with them. Getting to know what your students are passionate about or there interests outside of school can cause them to respect you even more cause they see that you care not only about their education, but also their success as a person. Teachers who try too hard to be cool may get taken advantage of by their students and receive no respect.

Building relationships is one of the most important things to do with your students. If they don't know you, then they won't want to learn from you. You can still be likeable and be firm on procedures.

To begin, I would start by identifying the role of the student and teacher within the classroom you enter. As you mentioned, a level of respect must be earned from the students for a teacher to manage the classroom effectively. Sometimes, the teacher you are observing/interning with will be focused on addressing the needs of the whole class and teaching the necessary content to stay with the curriculum. I would suggest asking the teacher if there are students you could work with to provide additional support and get to know the students. I feel an easy way to be the "cool teacher" is by being patient and willing to listen to the student's concerns.

Expectations and procedures need to be addressed at the beginning of the school year. It should be made clear to the students that you can be fun, a sling as they cooperate

Students will like you based on how you treat them, if you use modern slang and talk about things that are in trend, then the students can find a personal connection to you.

One of the best things a teacher can do is treat their students with respect. If you treat others with respect then you will get it as well. Also, try to connect lessons to things that interest the students. If you can show how it can be relatable to something in the real world it catches their attention.

The biggest thing to achieving "cool teacher status" is by setting rules. I know this doesn't seem very "cool", but I promise you, you have to gain the students' respect before you can do anything else. You can, of course, do this by being kind, humorous, and relatable, but if you walk into your classroom the first day of school and just act like the students' friend, they will walk all over you from the first day.

The first you can do will be to set boundaries with your students. Everyone wants to be the cool teacher but you also want your students to treat you with respect because you are still their teacher at the end of the day. I believe if you set the rules at the beginning of the classroom and also let your students help you come up with these rules you can build that student-teacher relationship you are looking for.

To become a "cool teacher" who's both liked and respected, focus on building strong relationships with your students by showing genuine interest in their problems and concerns. Be a good listener, open to student feedback, and willing to make adjustments when necessary. Set clear and fair expectations for behavior and academic performance while consistently enforcing them. Remember that building both likability and respect takes time, and it won't happen overnight. Be patient and consistent in your efforts, and over time, you'll likely find the balance that works for you and your students.

I think that we all want to be the cool teacher, so this isn't a crazy question. In my experience, approaching the students respectfully and in a conversational manner helps this. I have always just talked to students the way I would speak to any other person, which they appreciate. I do not talk down to them or at them. I make sure to treat them kindly and respectfully, as I would any person, but also making sure that when I go over classroom rules and procedures they know that I am serious. This can look like, "Okay guys, so we're going to go over classroom rules, and I do not play about the rules. So when we're going over this, I need you to seriously consider what we're talking about. I will treat you as the person you are and I expect for you to do the same for me." I have always respected teachers that were up front, cool, and serious about their work.

Setting clear boundaries at the beginning of the school year is a start. I've seen teachers who don't and constantly get trampled over by their students. The students viewed the teacher as a "friend" and not an educator. Doing fun activities or seeing which activities students like the most is a nice start. Maybe even doing a survey of what students would like. If at any time the boundary is crossed, I would kindly remind them that you are still their teacher and not their "friend".

The feeling of being liked is nice, and can be helpful as an educator; but being liked isn’t something you should strive for. Be competent at your job as an educator, and be firm and friendly!