Morning Meeting is a simple and powerful tool for improving classroom climate. In K–8 classrooms nationwide, students and teachers begin each day with this daily routine in which classmates gather in a circle to greet one another, listen and respond to one another's news, practice academic and social skills, and look forward to the events in the day ahead. In this DVD, you'll see Morning Meetings in action in two classrooms, a first grade and a fifth grade at Kensington Avenue School in Springfield, Massachusetts. The program has four segments, each devoted to one component of Morning Meeting:
Greeting Sharing Group Activity News and Announcements You'll see teachers Leslie Cirone and Maureen Russell as they use daily Morning Meetings to foster an atmosphere of trust and respect, an atmosphere where children feel safe enough to take the risks necessary for learning. You'll also see the many ways in which Morning Meetings can be used to give students daily practice in important social and academic skills. Scenes from the classrooms are interwoven with teachers reflecting on their practice and offering ideas for making Morning Meetings successful. This program is intended for staff development, as well as for providing an introduction to Morning Meeting for teachers, families, and administrators.
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~ "The time one commits to Morning Meeting is an investment that is repaid many times over. . . . Morning Meeting is a microcosm of the way we wish our schools to be—communities full of learning, safe and respectful and challenging for all." - Roxann Kriete, The Morning Meeting Book
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