February+5th,+2010+CMB

MEETING LOG

FEB 5, 2010

MEMBERS PRESENT: Jill Kottner, Mark Valozzi, Bob Fowler, Ed Thomas, Shar Sturm, Lois Masengill (via WIKI) TEAM GOALS AND QUESTIONS: What implications does Glasser's Reality Therapy have in the classroom? Glasser doesn't believe in punishment; how do his ideas work in practical situations in the classroom? How can we use Glasser's 'live in the future' ideology when working with students? RESOURCES STUDIED/VIEWED: Glasser's Reality Therapy ESSENTIAL CONCEPTS AND LEARNINGS: Proactive versus Reactive classroom managment Students Plan for better behaviors/Future-Present oriented goal-making Behavior plan IS consequence Punishment is a roadblock to honesty. Students should be asked to make "value judgments" TEAM REFLECTIONS AND DECISIONS: Agree with Positive, future-oriented approach Continually bringing up past puts focus on bad behavior rather than change Undecided/skeptical about lack of consequences IMPLEMENTATION OUTCOMES: Mentally changing focus for teachers Counselors using mixed approaches based on individual student needs EMERGING QUESTIONS: If not school-wide consequences, how do we structure school rules/expectations? PLANS FOR THE NEXT MEETING: Classroom Best Practices, PROACTIVE approaches