Welcome to Plano ISD’s Summer Inspire! This year’s Summer Inspire is an in-person event. All sessions will take place at Jasper High School. All sessions qualify for 2024-2025 trade hours. Here are some helpful tips:
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Most classroom management issues are eliminated when positive relationships are a priority and when students are actively engaged in their learning, but more students than ever are demonstrating apathy and/or anxiety in the learning environment. How do we help kids care and cope?
Whether you’re new to the profession, alternatively certified, or just need a classroom management refresher, this session focuses on practical tips, tools, and strategies in the four major components of classroom management:
· building positive relationships – how to build positive relationships with difficult or apathetic students through a classroom culture of good intentions and collaborative support · addressing student behavior – how to positively and proactivity address student behavior by: - establishing clear classroom commitments - implementing the S.O.S. (simplest of solutions) approach to disruptions - infusing engagement that keeps students interested and active [doesn’t seem different from 3rd bullet … delete?] - coaching students in practical coping strategies · infusing engaging instruction – how to promote successful learning and positive behavior through engaging instruction using lead4ward’s instructional strategies playlist · managing space and materials – how to manage space and materials efficiently and effectively as you infuse student-centered activities