We had six sessions last year on various subjects, using various protocols:
23rd of November: We talked about dealing with different academic levels in the same classroom.
28th of December: Our discussion topic was:” how can lunch breaks be healthier and more productive for students?”
27th of January: The issue was dealing with disruptive students in the class.
22nd of February: Reactive mode versus proactive discipline methods used in the classroom.
26th of April: What can be done to motivate and challenge gifted students? The difference between the educational systems of US and Turkey and the use of project based assessment in these different cultures.
7th of June: We read articles about Cooperative Learning, choosing a word, phrase and sentence from the text to create a discussion around the topic.
What were the results of these meetings?
Our students started spending their lunch breaks outdoors.
At the beginning of the year, the class teachers of 6th, 7th and 8th grades discussed classroom rules with their students and wrote them on paper.
We are still using tickets to motivate students of different academic levels to study more. We continue working with weaker students in small groups as well.
We have planned to come together on these dates:
1st meeting 18.10.2011 Tuesday
2nd meeting 30.11.2011 Wednesday
3rd meeting 05.01.2012 Thursday
4th meeting 05.03.2012 Monday
5th meeting 27.04.2012 Friday
6th meeting 23.05.2012 Wednesday
7th meeting 06.06.2012 Wednesday (wrap up)
Off we go!
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