Stephen G. Peters

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Stephen G. Peters

• Do You Know
• Enough About Me
• To Teach Me?

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• Keisha
• Marvin
• Vanessa
• Tyrone
• What is the common thread connecting these
  students?
• Discuss the favorite teachers and what sets them
  apart from others.

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DEPOSITS WITHDRAWALS

• Seek First to understand Seek first to be
  understood
• Keeping promises Breaking promises
• Kindness, courtesies Unkindness,
  discourtesies
• Clarifying expectations Violating
  expectations
• Loyalty to the absent Disloyalty
• Apologies Pride,
  conceit, arrogance
• Being open to feedback Rejecting feedback
• Define reciprocal respect
• Discuss examples from the book and examples from
  your school experience.

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The 50s

• Home was 1 influence
• Church was 2
• School was 3
• Television was LAST
• How has this model changed today?
• What are the major influences in students lives?
• Why are those influences harmful?

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• Our greatest contribution is to be sure there is
  a teacher in every classroom who cares that every
  student, every day, learns and grows and feels
  like a human being.

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• Treat every student as if they were your own
  biological child. How would this approach change
  your schools?
• Discuss how you and teachers can gain the trust
  of difficult children.
• Discuss the concept of it is only as we give
  full of ourselves that we become our best selves
  and what that really means for you.

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Its as much how you say something as it is what
you say.

• Discuss the major areas of non verbal
  communication and how they create a culture of
  respect
• Eye contact
• Facial expressions
• Gestures
• Posture and body orientation
• Proximity
• Humor

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CAPTURE, INSPIRE, TEACH

• According to the author what are the 10
  characteristics of successful schools. (pg. 58)
• Are these characteristics evident in YOUR school?
  Give examples.
• What is YOUR role in promoting these
  characteristics at your campus.
• REMEMBER, Actions speak louder than words!

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YOU are so SMART

• How can we raise expectations for students and
  why is that important?
• Discuss the idea of incentives. What incentives
  work best?
• In the framework for motivation discuss the
  following
• The beginning of any learning process.
• The middle of any learning process.
• The end of any learning process.
• Pages 68-69

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MAKE A DIFFERENCE

• Our children NEED you
• Our children AWAIT you
• Do YOU know enough about them to teach them?