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Let the students see that us adults make mistakes too. Help students so they "get it" in class.

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I believe that our number 1 priority should be to Upgrade Our Attitude.  This could be staff to staff as well as staff to student.  Sometimes a pleasant word to another staff member is enough to turn their day around, too.  For students, it can change their whole day.  Once you have upgraded your attitude, you can start to employ the other rules.  I don't believe that there is one that is more important but just that there is an order in which you need to incorporate them.  I am first incorporating the attitude upgrade.

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I believe that our number 1 priority should be to Upgrade Our Attitude.  This could be staff to staff as well as staff to student.  Sometimes a pleasant word to another staff member is enough to turn their day around, too.  For students, it can change their whole day.  Once you have upgraded your attitude, you can start to employ the other rules.  I don't believe that there is one that is more important but just that there is an order in which you need to incorporate them.  I am first incorporating the attitude upgrade.

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I want to make sure my directions, and examples in math are clear and very concrete. Students struggle with multi-step math problems. I want to help make sure of this, this year by providing anchor charts at each work table with clear examples for a go to when they are "stuck" to help work through a problem they are struggling with.

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“I’ve come to a frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element in the classroom. It’s my personal approach that creates the climate. It’s my daily mood that makes the weather. As a teacher, I possess a tremendous power to make a child’s life miserable or joyous. I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration. I can humiliate or heal. In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis will be escalated or de-escalated and a child humanized or dehumanized.”

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Keep up grading my attitude. We all have room to continue growing as adults. Find more time to get to know the new staff and new students

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Keep up grading my attitude. We all have room to continue growing as adults. Find more time to get to know the new staff and new students

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We are testing each other ,,so now we are building the way we can live together for a whole year. Kids at these ages need rules,,they need to find someone    bringing the not crossing line...It seems that the want to do what they want. But in these ages their mind is a mess so they need someone guide them and help them organizing.
After measuring each other you can relax and work in a really easy nice envirotment

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I am trying to focus on building relationships.  I see almost every student in the building so even trying to show the respect of knowing each of their names is a challenge for me that I am trying to get better at.  I also  believe that getting "Buy In" with my students is huge in the area that I teach in.

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I am trying to focus on building relationships.  I see almost every student in the building so even trying to show the respect of knowing each of their names is a challenge for me that I am trying to get better at.  I also  believe that getting "Buy In" with my students is huge in the area that I teach in.

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Build relationships and Respect. Getting to know my students over the first days of school was fantastic! This is setting the stage for the rest of the year

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Our energy reflects on our lessons. Show enthusiasm and it will reflect back to our students. I have not not 4h grade in years, I need to give my students more thinking time. I have to keep saying to myself, "They are not in middle school".

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Offer an incentive....If we get through our work early we can play a class game.

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Embracing clarity.
I tend to say too much when trying to explain something, especially when I am excited about something. Using fewer words and smaller words is what I will work on.

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I have been focusing on #2) building relationships and respect this year. I will be trying to do more of the solution: Share a bit of yourself every day. While I am always willing and happy to answer students' questions about myself, I do not share a lot about myself otherwise. I have been trying to share more about myself and my various life experiences. 

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I have been focusing on #2) building relationships and respect this year. I will be trying to do more of the solution: Share a bit of yourself every day. While I am always willing and happy to answer students' questions about myself, I do not share a lot about myself otherwise. I have been trying to share more about myself and my various life experiences. 

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Build relationships and respect.  I think relationships are critical in student engagement & motivation.  Students will work harder for you when they know you care about them and their lives.

I want to work to build relationships with all our students, especially our kids who are striving academically or behaviorally. Our office can be another place where kids can come if they need a break or someone to talk to.

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I tend to hang out at the front of my classroom out of convenience when airplaying from my laptop, but I really would like to try being more active in my classroom and being more dynamic. My kids are bored, so I'm going to try to stay active, be more dynamic, and be more positive.

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Math has alot  of complicated words that are not the most student friendly. At times it’s eaiser to just move on and assume the students understand the words but you should really take the time to break down a much easier wording for them. An example I used today was for “simplifying the expression.” We were able to breakdown those words down to “make it smaller and easier.” Taking the time to clarify in the short term will greatly increase your time in the long term and save you many headaches later on.

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Build Relationships and Respect.  After spending my entire career teaching in high poverty schools, I have come to believe that this is the number one rule of teaching. I liked when he said that part about if students don't know how much you care, they won't care. I need to remind myself of this all the time. I love the quote by Hiram Ginnott that states that teachers are the decisive element in the classroom. Everybody wants to be respected, students included. I need to work getting more buy-in. When it comes to the curriculum, I need to "sell it" better.

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Build Relationships and Respect.
This is a rule that stood out to me for when I am doing lunch duty everyday.  Sometimes that can be a stressful time of the day, managing all different personalities. However, I have noticed that when I have the respect from a student it is easier to re-direct them if needed than if I do not.  So I am going to focus on not raising my voice in the lunch room and showing the respect to the students that I would like them to show me.
#TEAMBOY

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Build Relationships and Respect
This rule is very important for me in the coming weeks. I will be starting to pull students and I need focus on building those relationships. I want to focus on taking away any of the anxiety that may be associated with coming to my classroom. First I want to find common ground with my students by sharing bits about myself each day. I think this will help build those connections and help my students to feel that they can be open in my classroom. I also believe it will be important to share my own struggles in my journey though math. I want to create that positive space where growth feels possible. Finally, I want to build relationships by sharing this mantra: "I care about you. You have value. You don't have to do anything to prove it to me. Nothing is going to change my mind." This statement of unconditional positive regard is there to further build that space where growth is possible and mistakes are okay.

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Rule #1 Upgrade Your Attitude -If I come to school and have a bad attitude for whatever reason with things I may have going on outside of school the students will likely notice that. I want to use my drive in to focus and shake it off for the day so that I can have a positive attitude starting my day in hopes that that will rub off on the students. I also believe that this rule can be tied into Rule #2. There are times when the kids may be having an off day and need help getting their attitudes in check so that it doesn't ruin their whole day or get them into any trouble. If we can build relationships with students so that they feel comfortable talking to us, we can then try to help them shake off their poor attitudes or develop strategies with them to do this on their own.

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#1 - Upgrading your attitude is all about how you approach your day and students. I think that if students see the adults in the building with a positive attitude and working together as teams, that ultimately this will rub off on the students as well. Your thoughts control your emotions, and your emotions control your actions.
#2 - Building relationships is such a big part of our students' life. They need to see that we care, want to be involved, but also that we are human. Share your life with them, and let them share with you. I have been saying good morning to all the students as they walk into the hallway each day.

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Manghera-Rule #4 Embrace Clarity; Rule #1 Attitude; Rule # 2 Relationships and Respect:Preparation is essential when I approach IEP evaluation meetings.  I need to speak to the purpose of these legal meetings and guide the process for all stakeholders. Keeping a positive attitude helps in building relationships and respect with students and parents throughout the evaluation process.

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Manghera-Rule #4 Embrace Clarity; Rule #1 Attitude; Rule # 2 Relationships and Respect:Preparation is essential when I approach IEP evaluation meetings.  I need to speak to the purpose of these legal meetings and guide the process for all stakeholders. Keeping a positive attitude helps in building relationships and respect with students and parents throughout the evaluation process.

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There are a couple key points that stuck out to me with this rule... "You can positively affect students' states of mind simply by being in a positive state" (p.31). Students can sense or "feel" our feelings--whether positive or negative---which is why it is so important to show up to work every day with passion and excitement.  This rule also talks about the importance of nurturing our own passion, alleviating stress, and finding more joy in our lives... This is so critical to staying positive at work each day.

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These couple of days have taught me that I really need to work on embracing clarity. When I present a lesson, I do try to clarify, but it does not work as well as it could. When I talk to students 1:1, it works better so I think I need to get to the point faster and in a more simple way.

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#4 Embrace Clarity

As special education, I’m planning with purpose and reviewing the lesson/activity thru the stiudent’s eyes. I need to constantly remember to use less words and utilize elementary words. I need to keep things simple & to the point. Plus, I need to work on rephrasing my words when redirecting my students.

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Embrace Clarity - My students typically thrive when given a focused task with a structured time frame and clear expectations and they seem to melt into chaos with open-ended tasks that have unclear expectations. Repeating instructions verbally, posting them on the board, and running the timer on the tv are ways in which I embrace clarity.

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Annen --> Rule #3 Build Relationships and Respect 

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Annen --> Rule #3 Build Relationships and Respect 

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These first couple weeks back to school has truly shown me the importance of building strong, positive relationships with students. I have had past students coming back to me telling me about their day, how their summer was, or even coming for to me for advice. I realized I did make an impact on their world, even if it was something small. I plan on focusing on each and every one of my students. I plan to know a little something each one of them. [Even if it means talking during a recess detention, an experience I had yesterday.]

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Lets face it, very few kids want to sit and relive the past in Social Studies. Students live in the moment. I want to incorporate more hooks and start being that teacher, where students want to come to my class, not because of what craziness I enact, but because of how I weave the attraction into the lesson.

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McCarthy - Rule #2 Build Relationships and Respect

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McCarthy - Rule #2 Build Relationships and Respect

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I have seen such a difference in behavior when positive relationships are built and promoted in our classrooms and school. I am working to interact more frequently with individual students. I am focusing on listening to their words and having eye contact as I hear them. It is also important to speak to them in the way that I want to be spoken to. I believe that if I speak to them respectfully, they will speak back in the same manner.

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After reading, I realized that I have unknowingly been following parts of each rule, but there is way more that I need to work on. Clarity has always been my biggest struggle. I plan well, but I speak like "Jane Austen". Detailed. Long. Explanations. I have caught myself at times and simplified my instructions, but this is the rule that I break the most. My goal is to start by focusing on giving one direction at a time for the next few weeks and writing the steps on the board for students who move quicker and want to continue on their own. :)

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Lawrence-Rule #2 Building Relationships and Respect

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Lawrence-Rule #2 Building Relationships and Respect

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I have learned that building positive relationships with your students is a key component to having a successful year. We as staff must realize that we learn from our students everyday. The students are teaching us new things everyday that lead to positive relationships and respect. This is my first year at McNeel and over the next few weeks and throughout the year I will continue to build these positive relationships with my students and help them realize that respect is one of the most important aspects of life.

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Pelishek- Rule #3 Get Buy-In!                         I really want to help build engagement by getting my students to "want" to engage and be part of their learning. I want to "hook" them and then keep that energy strong as they complete the learning task.

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Pelishek- Rule #3 Get Buy-In!                         I really want to help build engagement by getting my students to "want" to engage and be part of their learning. I want to "hook" them and then keep that energy strong as they complete the learning task.

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Straub  Rule#2 Building Relationships and Respect

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Straub  Rule#2 Building Relationships and Respect

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It's pretty awesome that our Class continues to learn new things about each other even though we have been together for a year in 4th grade. I would like to continue to work with the students to grow in acceptance, kindness, and cooperative learning. I will continue building relationships with students and staff, adding positivity and joy.

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Prado--Rule #2 Build Relationships and Respect

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Prado--Rule #2 Build Relationships and Respect

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This is especially important for our 4th grade friends as they are new to our school. I will share something about myself every day and learn something new about each of my students. Teaching my students to use polite manners by doing that myself. I have already seen that gaining their respect is necessary and I will continue this throughout the year.

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I will work on creating lessons that "hook" students in (pique their curiosity) to get them interested in the lesson and wanting to complete the task. I

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Stevens- Rule #4 Embrace Clarity AND #5 Show Your Passion 

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Stevens- Rule #4 Embrace Clarity AND #5 Show Your Passion 

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I will:
*Say what I want from students(not what I don't want.)
*Read the signs & learn when students need a break/stretch.
*Move around the classroom more. Do not get stuck up front.

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Rule #5 show your passion. With the difficulties of the first few weeks it has been a struggle to stay positive and show students the passion I have for teaching and learning. Over the next few weeks I plan to stay positive and show all students how passionate I am.

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Whitney - Rule #2 Build Relationships and Respect

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Whitney - Rule #2 Build Relationships and Respect

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Building relationships and respect is incredibly important. Students need to feel respected and cared about. We as educators need to be the example for students. By showing students respect, they learn how to give respect. By taking the time to get to know your students on a more personal level, you show students that you care on a different level. I will continue to work on building relationships with students and staff. I will work to ensure that others feel respected and valued.

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I know that I am passionate about teaching but I don't think my kids know. I want to show my students that school can be fun and interesting. To do this I need to keep a positive attitude throughout the day and not just in the morning when I've just had my coffee. I also need to remember to continue to stay active in class and not teach from one spot.

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Kids who have speech and language disorders need directions and info to be clear. Less is more when it comes to giving verbal info. I will work on giving clear, simple directions, as well as phrasing desired behaviors in the positive.

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Emberson- I want to work on Rule #3- Get buy in. 

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Emberson- I want to work on Rule #3- Get buy in. 

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I'm wanting to try and get my students to understand that making mistakes is okay. I'm hoping to call on more students that maybe don't have the correct answer but can understand what they did wrong or have a friend in class explain maybe a misconception the student has. I also want them to be more engaged-taking brain breaks when needed.