Love and Logic and ELA Staff Meeting

Staff,

At our Tuesday staff meeting we will begin with our next Love and Logic classroom strategy around helping students solve their own problems. Jim Fay, one of the Love and Logic founders, had this to say about the problem solving strategy, "Doing things for children is just fine, up to a point. But teaching them how to do things for themselves-that's where it's at."

Chris developed a good summary around the purpose of the strategies we've been learning, and I thought it was a good reminder for us all.

• Love and logic teaches a variety of skills so teachers can teach and students can learn.

           * Encourages positive relationships with students
           * Focuses on empathy (use of an empathic statement), so students spend
               more time in the in the thinking mode. It prevents the fight-or-flight
               response.

• Helps students own and solve their problems. 

The second half of the staff meeting will be your time to continue to align the learning targets tied to the ELA curriculum guide priority standards to skills and concepts from the NWEA MAP continuum referencing the same priority standards. Your teams may also choose to use this time for guided reading planning. Please bring the materials you need to the staff meeting. 

Also when Shannon is here on Wednesday morning, there will be breakfast treats available while meeting and greeting her.