Priority+Jigsaw+Activity+Group+3

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 3: Which of these Community Building Activities might help?
Explore these strategies from the Community Building unit.
 * Step 1:**
 * Note**: This page from the unit has information about several different topics. Please focus only on the Community Building Activities.

As a group, decide which are the best community building activities to use in our Community Building unit, as well as helping us address our three focus questions? Why?
 * Step 2:**

Which would help us address our priorities and why?


 * Listen to the students - what do they want in their community
 * celebrating diversity and heritage
 * school court system
 * goal setting lesson
 * court amendment lesson
 * let them be a part of designing our school
 * more community system
 * decide what kind of committees they want in the building
 * recognize the kids - birthday chart, etc.
 * have them decide what they want
 * Provide a framework - show them how to do this (teachers will need training in how to do this themselves
 * recognition of the students' individual work and making them as proud of themselves as possible
 * community service (Senior center, day care, etc. - help them see they have something to offer)