Silently Reading as a DAILY practice

How have you PREPARED or how do you PLAN to PREPARE your students to fully participate in SSR beginning on March 2rd "Read Across America Day"?

Remembering when WE were students.

Think back to your days as a student. Where did you have to sit? What do you recall about your learning groups? In retrospect, where would you have preferred to sit for your academic success? What are some qualities you would have appreciated as a partner?

What are some RULES and EXPECTATIONS that you currently have and follow in your classroom? How do you make them known to your students?

What are some interventions you use for students who are off task in your classroom? What are some rewards you give to students who are on task in your classroom?

Please take a moment to share one of your best practices or a successful cooperative learning strategy. How do you measure whether or not a strategy is successful?

What are some ways that you have made positive connections with your ADVISORY students? Share your SUCCESSFUL strategies.

How does gender come into play in my classroom?

1. How do I differentiate my classes according to gender? (movement, speaking, pace, sitting time, sage on the stage time, student choice, etc.)

2. What books/articles around gender that I would recommend?

3. Best activity that work for girls/boys advisories.