Tuesday, 10/11/11
As usual, we started the week right with a binder check. The students had a particularly messy 4 days since last we met, so I went through each binder one-by-one with them. We got them ready for the day!
This week we're talking about why students should try, focusing on their own personal goals. We devised action plans, which help them to systematically work toward a predetermined goal.
Most of the time we looked at putting their plan into 5 steps. We shared our goals, talking about anything you want being valid. Once the 5 steps were laid out, we agreed to continue these action plans on the following day.
Wednesday, 10/12/11
After binder check we continued our action plans. We came up with a timeline for each plan, as well as who would be responsible for each step. Most of the students wanted to write "me" for the responsible person, but we agreed that no one can do anything alone. We also listed resources and barriers for each step.
While they were working, I had each student write his/her biggest academic success for the week on a note card. These will come in handy tomorrow for RISE Bingo.
Thursday, 10/13/11
It's Thursday, so we went straight from binder check into grade journals. We saw major improvement in some of the students' grades and we celebrated that.
Keeping in the spirit of celebrating success, we played RISE Bingo. I made a chart, and in each square I wrote one of the successes I was given on the note cards yesterday. Each student got a chart, then went around the room finding the student that went with each success.
After 10 minutes, I read each success and we figured out who the person was. After each success, the students gave each other a round of applause.
The applause continued when we looked at attendance for the week. Every student who had perfect attendance for the week got a gift certificate for one hamburger/cheeseburger from In 'n' Out. They were extremely excited about this.
Next week, we begin practicing what I've been preaching.
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