1. Classroom Meetings Springfield Elementary School Presentation by: Kristen Salamone

2. What Are Classroom Meetings?  An exchange of ideas between teacher and students to enhance social, emotional, and intellectual development for all class members.

3. Whoa! Stop and Look!  160,000 children miss school everyday due to fear of attack or intimidation by other students. (NEA)  Every seven minutes a student is bullied at school. (Dan Olweus)  One of of twenty students has seen a student with a gun at school. (NYVPRC)  Suicide was the third leading cause of death for young people 10 to 19 years old in 2000. (NYVPRC)  160,000 children miss school everyday due to fear of attack or intimidation by other students. (NEA)  Every seven minutes a student is bullied at school. (Dan Olweus)  One of of twenty students has seen a student with a gun at school. (NYVPRC)  Suicide was the third leading cause of death for young people 10 to 19 years old in 2000. (NYVPRC)

4. Solutions?  Build Emotional Intelligence  Increase student Empathy  Open environment vs. Closed doors  Lasting relationships built upon trust  Build Emotional Intelligence  Increase student Empathy  Open environment vs. Closed doors  Lasting relationships built upon trust

5. Purposes of Class Meetings  Sense of Belonging.  Solve Conflict.  Make suggestions, take ownership, plan activities.  Improve academics.  Classroom management tool.  Unify the class.  Sense of Belonging.  Solve Conflict.  Make suggestions, take ownership, plan activities.  Improve academics.  Classroom management tool.  Unify the class.

6. Skills to Live by!  Intrapersonal Skills  Interpersonal Skills  Strategic Skills  Judgment Skills  Intrapersonal Skills  Interpersonal Skills  Strategic Skills  Judgment Skills

7. Key Components of Class Meetings  Consistent-conducted every week at the same time.  15-30 minutes per meeting.  Teacher=Facilitator  Create a “talk ticket” or item that participant must be holding to talk.  Suggestion box visible.  Secretary and visual aides used.  Consistent-conducted every week at the same time.  15-30 minutes per meeting.  Teacher=Facilitator  Create a “talk ticket” or item that participant must be holding to talk.  Suggestion box visible.  Secretary and visual aides used.

8. 5 Kinds of Class Meetings  Good News- “Who has some good news to share”  Goal-setting  Problem Solving  Individual  Group  Complaints and recommendations  Planning  Concept  Good News- “Who has some good news to share”  Goal-setting  Problem Solving  Individual  Group  Complaints and recommendations  Planning  Concept

9. Steps in a Class Meeting 1.Circle Up 2.Set the Code 3.Compliments and Thank You’s 4.Set the Agenda 5.Pose the Problem/Question 6.Personal Thinking Time 7.Partner Talk 8.Signal for Quiet 9.Whole-Group Discussion 10.Close the Meeting 1.Circle Up 2.Set the Code 3.Compliments and Thank You’s 4.Set the Agenda 5.Pose the Problem/Question 6.Personal Thinking Time 7.Partner Talk 8.Signal for Quiet 9.Whole-Group Discussion 10.Close the Meeting

10. Circling Up  State rules for circling up  Decide floor or chairs  Everyone MUST be at same level  1 minute or less: time students, becomes a great activity  State rules for circling up  Decide floor or chairs  Everyone MUST be at same level  1 minute or less: time students, becomes a great activity

11. Code for Class Meetings  Give students ownership  3-5 rules  Model code  Give students ownership  3-5 rules  Model code

12. Compliments and Thank You’s 1.I would like to compliment ___ for ___. 2.Compliments are given for:  Helpfulness  Accomplishments  Sharing 3.Just say “Thank You!” 1.I would like to compliment ___ for ___. 2.Compliments are given for:  Helpfulness  Accomplishments  Sharing 3.Just say “Thank You!”

13. The Agenda 1.Call the meeting to order. 2.Compliments and Thank You’s. 3.Old Business-Brief summary on last week’s meeting. 4.New Business- “Today our class meeting is _____.” 5.Close the meeting. 1.Call the meeting to order. 2.Compliments and Thank You’s. 3.Old Business-Brief summary on last week’s meeting. 4.New Business- “Today our class meeting is _____.” 5.Close the meeting.

14. Pose the Problem/Concept  Example: “Several people have reported (via the class meeting box) that there has been much pushing in line. How can we solve this?”

15. Personal Thinking Time  Give the students a minute of silence to think individually about the problem and possible solutions.

16. Partner Talk  Pair Share  Have partners discuss thoughts with each other for 1-2 minutes.  Have partners come up with possible solutions for 1-2 minutes.  Pair Share  Have partners discuss thoughts with each other for 1-2 minutes.  Have partners come up with possible solutions for 1-2 minutes.

17. Signal for Quiet  Establish signal (during first meeting) that can be used to call class back together.

18. Whole Group Discussion 1.Review steps in solving problems 2.Related Solutions 3.Develop Consensus 4.Make a plan (if needed) 1.Review steps in solving problems 2.Related Solutions 3.Develop Consensus 4.Make a plan (if needed)

19. Problem Solving Steps  Identify the Problem - “ It sounds like the problem is …”  Brainstorm Possible Solutions  Discuss/Choose A Solution  Make A Plan  Identify the Problem - “ It sounds like the problem is …”  Brainstorm Possible Solutions  Discuss/Choose A Solution  Make A Plan

20. 4 R’s of Solutions!  Related  Respectful  Reasonable  Revealed  Related  Respectful  Reasonable  Revealed

21. Methods to Close a Meeting  Learning  Partners  Silence  Remembering  Complete the Sentence  Evaluation  Learning  Partners  Silence  Remembering  Complete the Sentence  Evaluation