How Morning Meetings Impact Classwork Productivity
Abstract/Description
Research shows that over half of US adolescents have experienced at least one Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) (Balistreri, K. S., & Alvira-Hammond, M., 2016). Research has shown that students who are given social and emotional tools to work with in their school day are better able to learn in all subject areas (Kriete & Davis, 2014) Responsive Classroom offers a program which includes Morning Meeting as an opportunity to teach social and emotional tools. This is a qualitative research project that utilized case study with action based research. Specifically, this study looked at how Morning Meeting influences RTI implementation. The research revealed that morning meeting influences RTI implementation because it increases communication between teachers, counselors, students, and families. That communication creates community and connection and facilitates building a team. This provides the necessary information for targeted intervention and implementation of strategies for prevention. The information generated from the morning meetings helps teachers to more accurately assess what students need to be successful in the classroom. This type of targeted prevention helps students maintain baseline and increases their ability to self regulate and access the curriculum. All of which is conducive for a more peaceful classroom which helps reduce stress on students and teachers. With less stress in the classroom, it lessens the likelihood of teachers burning out. In addition, it could help prevent students from getting suspended. This also influences the demand on counselors and potentially reduces the caseload for counselors.
How Morning Meetings Impact Classwork Productivity
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Research shows that over half of US adolescents have experienced at least one Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) (Balistreri, K. S., & Alvira-Hammond, M., 2016). Research has shown that students who are given social and emotional tools to work with in their school day are better able to learn in all subject areas (Kriete & Davis, 2014) Responsive Classroom offers a program which includes Morning Meeting as an opportunity to teach social and emotional tools. This is a qualitative research project that utilized case study with action based research. Specifically, this study looked at how Morning Meeting influences RTI implementation. The research revealed that morning meeting influences RTI implementation because it increases communication between teachers, counselors, students, and families. That communication creates community and connection and facilitates building a team. This provides the necessary information for targeted intervention and implementation of strategies for prevention. The information generated from the morning meetings helps teachers to more accurately assess what students need to be successful in the classroom. This type of targeted prevention helps students maintain baseline and increases their ability to self regulate and access the curriculum. All of which is conducive for a more peaceful classroom which helps reduce stress on students and teachers. With less stress in the classroom, it lessens the likelihood of teachers burning out. In addition, it could help prevent students from getting suspended. This also influences the demand on counselors and potentially reduces the caseload for counselors.