Aug+27+Meeting

Group 1 Group 2
 * finding a balance among planning, teaching, extra-curr. and home
 * knowing content/new classes/new curric.
 * finding and accessing supports
 * knowing school and division protocals
 * taking attendance in first 10 minutes
 * health/sleep/social life
 * behavioural issues/classroom management
 * proper planning - how far ahead - long range plans
 * meeting all outcomes
 * covering curriculum
 * adding personal touch to classroom
 * salary
 * how much is available for classroom resources
 * fear of the unknown, preparing for age groups you aren't familiar with
 * benchmark assessments
 * paperwork
 * personality conflicts
 * LINC agreement
 * photocopy, etc. allotments
 * how to divide time in split grades
 * relating to other staff members
 * Skyping with students/ video conferencing
 * using syllabus
 * blogging/webquests/podcasting
 * email teachers
 * group tables
 * culturaly diverse
 * SMARTBoards
 * garageband, blogmeister
 * warm and inviting
 * plants/pets/nature
 * enviromnemtally friendly
 * student centered and interactive
 * tech to support growth and development
 * communicating with students and parents at home via blogs/class websites
 * more hands on /demo/computer based laerning
 * knowing computer research ettiquette

Group 3
 * always remian calm
 * be consistant
 * admitting when you're wrong
 * positive reinforcement
 * sense of humor
 * taking preventative measures
 * keeping students engaged
 * establish routines
 * one on one
 * get students to own behaviours
 * self-checks
 * signals to get students attention
 * give brain breaks
 * not overusing rewards
 * involve students in developing expectations
 * use proximity
 * know students on a personal level
 * wait time
 * moving students
 * stop watch - time wasted to be replaced
 * quiet speech - to lower volume of students
 * flexible
 * ipods and mp3's on teachers's desk until instruction is complete

Group 4 - How will you engage and motivate all students?
 * be energetic and positive
 * build strong relationships
 * use various teaching strategies
 * interest surveys
 * make the information relevant to student's lives
 * make lessons into mini-lessons (pacing)
 * high interest activities
 * relate activities to pop culture/interests
 * simplify
 * hands on learining
 * use multiple intelligences/adaptive dimension
 * be authentic

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