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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 2: Which of these strategies might help us?
Read this brief article on connecting with kids: Chapter 6. [|Strategies for Developing Academic Connection] - Connecting with Students, by Allen N. Mendler
 * Step 1:**

As a group, decide which are the best strategies from the chapter and why.
 * Step 2:**

What are the best ideas from the chapter and why:

Getting them to return tomorrow
 * Humorous rewards - rewarding for non-academic tings
 * show they can overcome obstacles
 * take photos of them at work

Promoting Curiosity
 * connecting content with real world
 * require a "I Learned" log
 * planning a lesson from the least capable students

Improving their vision of self
 * Congratulating 5 students
 * non judgmental comments
 * make intentional mistakes as the teacher