1. Tell me what do you see?

2. The current challenges in education- including truancy, alarming dropout rates, disciplinary problems, and violence- need to be addressed in effective and creative ways. Teacher need to be able to positively address behavior issues so that more time can be spent teaching.

3. It is a tool that can help teachers and administrators build a positive school climate in which young people fell connected- the best environment for learning to take place.

4. Actively engage students in dialogue about issues that concern them. Students create their own solutions. Appropriately address the consequences of an act. Talk with students, rather than to them or for them. Engage young people in a way that is supportive and respectful. Empower students to be accountable to each other.

5. Positive school culture Fewer Behavior Problems Productive Learning Environments

6.  Builds empathy, verbal skills, emotional intelligence, self-concept, communication skills, social skills, relationships, accountability and responsibility  Reinforces : Current practices in the school, Communication as a way to keep conflicts from escalating into violence, Discipline as learning  Prevents : small conflicts from turning into incidents of violence  Lays the foundation for : self-advocacy, Conflict resolution, Lifelong commitment to constructive problem solving

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9.  A project is a creative assignment that reflects a skill or concept that has been taught in class. It is a presentation demonstrated by the students to show understanding or mastery of a concept.

10.  The following items are included:  Each project should have a title  Full direction on how to complete assignment  Grading scale & rubric  Project outcome  Teacher reflection  Date assignment was given and date assignment is due

11.  Each class should create a minimum of two projects per trimester for a total of six projects for the year from each teacher.  This should give each student a total of 30 projects by the end of the school year.  This will allow the student to have a wide range of projects to select from for exhibition.

12.  Projects give students a fun and exciting way to demonstrate understanding or mastery of a skill or concept.  It gives the students a chance to be creative and express their thoughts and feelings regarding a skill or concept.

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