1.+September+4th+-+PM+Session

__Group Discussion__  __Part 1__: The group went around the room to give a formal introduction about themselves, where they worked, and a little background information.

__Part 2__:  Beth Kreinin and Dawn Clark were the Team Facilitators/Leaders of the Group. They proposed that we come up with a theme for the day to discuss. After everyone provided some input about their philosophies of teaching, we came to a group decision on making it "Fostering Relationships with Students"

__Part 3__:  The group had a roundtable discussion regarding many issues. Below are a list of topics that were discussed:

A.  Our job, as teachers, are to meet all twelve kids in the classroom. Beth Kreinin's belief is that there are twelve different types of students that we teach, so we have to be adaptable to many different personalities. 

B.  Classroom Management : If your classroom is under control, you have a better learning environment. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 144%;"> <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 160%;">C. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Choices in the classroom should be controlled by the teacher. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 160%;">D. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">The teacher's personality and style of teaching can change based off the classroom's behavior. Many reports and studies state that teachers should not change how they act towards students. If they are a funny and crazy teacher, they should remain that way and not become a strict teacher another day. We disagree with this to a point, and are gathering information to disprove the theory. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 160%;">E. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">We discussed giving rewards to students based off behaviors and achievements in the classroom. Some people suggested candy, others suggested you provide Team Expectations to the students, while others suggested that the students should not just be given something for doing basic functions <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">.

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 192%;"> <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 160%;">F. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">In reference to students that were causing continual behavioral problems, you must see why that student is having the problem and what is causing the behavior.

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