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As teachers look for new techniques to involve students in their own learning, class meetings are a popular way of generating student participation in all aspects of school and learning. This innovative book shows teachers how to use class meetings to set the tone for a respectful classroom, involve students in decision-making, provide opportunities for student leadership, develop effective problem solving strategies and reduce behavior problems. Teachers will find everything they need to make class meetings an integral part of classroom learning: * Models for class meetings - times, physical setting, opening and closing the meeting. * Strategies for encouraging discussion and logical problem solving. * Ideas for building student self-conception. * Tips for building a classroom community using tools that include People Search. Highly readable, student comments throughout the book express student enthusiasm for the benefits of class meetings. Ready-to-copy sheets for running meetings and tracking and evaluating student interaction will save teachers valuable classroom time. This practical handbook will show teachers how to use class meetings to help students grow as learners and problem solvers.

As teachers look for new techniques to involve students in their own learning, class meetings are a popular way of generating student participation in all aspects of school and learning. This innovative book shows teachers how to use class meetings to set the tone for a respectful classroom, involve students in decision-making, provide opportunities for student leadership, develop effective problem solving strategies and reduce behavior problems. Teachers will find everything they need to make class meetings an integral part of classroom learning: * Models for class meetings - times, physical setting, opening and closing the meeting. * Strategies for encouraging discussion and logical problem solving. * Ideas for building student self-conception. * Tips for building a classroom community using tools that include People Search. Highly readable, student comments throughout the book express student enthusiasm for the benefits of class meetings. Ready-to-copy sheets for running meetings and tracking and evaluating student interaction will save teachers valuable classroom time. This practical handbook will show teachers how to use class meetings to help students grow as learners and problem solvers.