The Continuous Improvement

ClassroomLevel II

Classroom Meetings

What is a Class Meeting?

A class meeting is a valuable classroom management tool which helps students actively contribute to their academic and social learning

Rationale

Students often develop a better sense of responsibility when given a chance to make meaningful contributions to the world around them.

When students believe they are contributing to the school environment in a significant way, they feel a more positive attachment to school and are more motivated to learn.

Students who are allowed to problem solve and make some of their own decisions are likely to buy in to the solutions.

Benefits Just as families can use meetings as

times to connect and reflect on their goals and/or problems as a family, class meetings can achieve similar results.

Benefits

Class meetings help children to take ownership for their actions by involving them in the process of understanding and questioning rules, guidelines, limits, and consequences.

Benefits

Class meetings can help students learn to associate their academic successes with their own efforts and abilities, thus boosting self-esteem.

Benefits

Students are able to reason/reflect on their actions, think about the consequences of their behavior, and comprehend the impact they have on others.

Benefits When students feel they are making an

important contribution to the world, their motivation and sense of control in their lives can greatly increase.

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Key Points

Class Meetings involve: ground rules, etc…? revisiting mission statements reviewing your SMART goals tracking data/progress toward

goals

Time to Create

How will the agenda for your class meetings look?

Handouts

PREPLANNING: Today’s leader: Today’s secretary:

OPEN THE MEETING: “Students and teachers of Thunder team will be (share mission statement)

ENCOURAGEMENT CIRCLE: “Today we will be encouraging me. I will give you a few moments to think.” Begin on either side of you and go around the circle. Thank each person.

CLOSE MEETING: “Before we end, who can remind us of our ground rules?” Call on students. “Thank you for listening and participating. Please quietly stand for “Sparkle”.

OLD BUSINESS: “We will now report on old business. Secretary, will you please read off last week’s new business?” Mrs. Geers or designee will report to the group.

OTHER COMPLIMENTS OR THANK YOUS: “Does anyone have any compliments or thank yous today?”

THUNDER TALK OR ISSUE BIN: “Were their any problems or ideas in the suggestion box?”

NEW BUSINESS: “Now Mrs. Geers will report on new business.”

Class meeting AGENDA

Date:

CLASS MEETING

Thursday, September 24, 2007 2:30

Classroom

Agenda I. Call to Order

II. Encouragement Circle

III. Revisit old business

IV. Leader Report

a. Data Center status

b. Update on classroom goals

V. Feedback Report

a. Plus/Delta

b. Suggestions for improvements

VI. Compliments and Thank-you’s

VII. New Business

a. Upcoming events

b. Other new business

VIII. Calendar

IX. Adjournment

[Date]

[Time] CLASS MEETING [Location]

Meeting called by: Type of meeting:

Facilitator: Note taker:

Timekeeper:

Attendees:

Please read:

Please bring:

AGENDA ITEMS

Topic Presenter Time allotted

OTHER INFORMATION

Observers:

Resources:

Special notes:

Form circle

Old business

Encouragement circle

Close meeting

New business

Time to Share

Reminders Stay focused on progress toward class

mission and goals (use the classroom data center as the key information resource for the classroom)

Keep a positive focus on continuous improvement

Use meetings to involve the students and allow them to take ownership of the classroom