ED393562 PS024002
Title:
Ways We Want Our Class To Be: Class Meetings That Build Commitment
to Kindness and Learning. Ideas from the Child Development Project.
Author Affiliation: Developmental Studies Center, Oakland,
CA.(BBB32151)
Pages: 117
Publication Date: 1996
ISBN: 1-885603-80-0
Available from: Document Not Available from EDRS.
Availability: Developmental Studies Center, 2000 Embarcadero,
Ste. 305, Oakland, CA 94606 ($14.95, plus $4.50 shipping; 20% discount
on 5 or more copies).
Language: English
Document Type: Guides--Classroom--Teacher (052)
Geographic Source: U.S.; California
Journal Announcement: RIEAUG1996
Target Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
This book
explores how teachers use class meetings for a variety of purposes,
from planning for a substitute teacher to planning a science unit.
It also looks at how students can use class meetings to set class
goals and monitor their progress in achieving them, to reflect on
accumulated learning, and to solve common problems such as teasing,
cliques, and social conflicts. This teaching guide is designed to
help students: (1) establish and enjoy their own developing competence
by encouraging them to set goals; (2) enhance their sense of belonging
and responsibility to the classroom; (3) gain an understanding of
the meaning and importance of norms of fairness, kindness, and responsibility;
(4) gain greater understanding of themselves and others by providing
a supportive environment; and (5) build a commitment to their role
as learners by providing them time to reflect on their learning
and ways to contribute to decisions about it. The book is divided
into two parts. Part 1, entitled "Why, When, and How to Use
Class Meetings," describes general purposes for class meetings,
ways to establish an inviting environment for class meetings, and
strategies for facilitating class meetings discussions. Part 2,
"Examples of Class Meetings," is a collection of guidelines
for 14 types of meetings that cover typical subjects for class consideration.
These guidelines can be used as templates, departure points, or
both, depending on the students and the teacher's style for building
community in the classroom. (MOK)
Descriptors: Class Activities; Classes (Groups of Students);
Classroom Environment; *Classroom Techniques; *Decision Making;
*Lesson Plans; Problem Solving; Teacher Student Relationship; Teaching
Methods
Identifiers: Child Development Project
