Priority+Jigsaw+Activity+Group+1

Our Three Focus Questions for 07/08
=What can I do to get the students to return tomorrow?= =What can I do to promote curiosity?= =What can I do to help students have a better vision of themselves tomorrow than they have today?=

Group 1: What are our best strategies for working on each priority?

 * Directions:** Your group is to brainstorm, from your own experiences, your best strategies for addressing each of these questions.

What can I do to get the students to return tomorrow?
 * Developing relationships with students
 * engaging students in lessons
 * get to know students
 * encourage the students
 * let them know that you care
 * create engaging work
 * set clear expectations
 * reassure the students that they can do well in class
 * use extrinsic and intrinsic motivation

What can I do to promote curiosity?
 * Anticipatory sets
 * know what you are talking about
 * engage the students in the the lesson
 * do creative activities
 * ask what students know about the subject already
 * have more hands on activities
 * do research activities

What can I do to help students have a better vision of themselves tomorrow than they have today?
 * let the students know that life is what you make of it
 * they can be anything they want to be
 * motivate them
 * teach the students about success (show them what it is)
 * inspire the students
 * use inspirational speakers