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Weeks 9–12: Before and After the First Grading Period, Teachers Need Special Guidance

WEEK 9: Why Blaming Is A Dead-End Proposition

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The Engagement Builder™

The root cause of blaming is fear.

The Discussion Generator™

• What assumptions do you hold about parents or students that might cause you to blame them when things go wrong?

• What might you be giving up when you blame?

• How can we actually become more powerful if we refuse to blame?

WEEK 10: Every Student Offers A Lesson We Need To Learn

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WEEK 11: How To Change Rules Or Practices That Aren’t Working

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WEEK 12: Six Keys To Getting Students To Do Their Best Work

How I will best use this lesson:

The Engagement Builder™

Teaching every student requires your attention and commitment.

The Discussion Generator™

• How has a story a student shared with you in the past made a difference in your teaching?

• Describe a time when you found out about a student’s special talent. How did it change how you chose to develop that student?

• How will you choose to unearth and nurture the dreams of your students?

The Engagement Builder™

When rules and practices aren’t working in the classroom, it’s a sign of something deeper going on.

The Discussion Generator™

• What do you like about the concept of restorative justice? What don’t you like about it, and why?

• What are some additional ways you can have students own the rules in the classroom?

• Why is restoring dignity to students imperative for maintaining a positive classroom culture?

The Engagement Builder™

Purposeful work taps what students value and see as worth pursuing.

The Discussion Generator™

• How will you encourage students to play a meaningful role in defining a quality work product?

• In what ways can you more effectively seek to arouse students’ curiosity?

• How might you create an audience for students’ work that would cause them to “amp up their game”?

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