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  • Luverne Elementary School
  • Luverne, MN
  • More than a third of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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The goal of my morning meetings is simple: To provide a way for every student to have a small and meaningful conversation with their teacher and classmates at least once a week. Each day when the bell rings, it is class practice to enter and find their seats to begin working on a bell ringer (brain work/warmup). However, on the day kids are to participate in morning meeting, their drill is a little different: They bring in their items, grab a coffee cup and fill with water, then they head to the meeting table. As the rest of the class works, I am able to spend 5-10 minutes checking in with kids every day. I always have my chat pack or question kit handy and we do a few prompts every time. Many times the conversation results in laughter, sometimes it sparks serious thought or friendly debate, and sometimes it’s just a fun...would you rather? The groups are usually a mix of kids with ranging interests and abilities. When students feel loved, connected, and important, learning accelerates in the classroom. My dream with this project is to help students grow comfortable in their own skin, talk about the issues they are interested in, challenged with, or concerned about, and to also help them see that they have a group of people (teacher and students) who genuinely care about them. The increased rapport and life skills with this project is WORTH every effort.

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The goal of my morning meetings is simple: To provide a way for every student to have a small and meaningful conversation with their teacher and classmates at least once a week. Each day when the bell rings, it is class practice to enter and find their seats to begin working on a bell ringer (brain work/warmup). However, on the day kids are to participate in morning meeting, their drill is a little different: They bring in their items, grab a coffee cup and fill with water, then they head to the meeting table. As the rest of the class works, I am able to spend 5-10 minutes checking in with kids every day. I always have my chat pack or question kit handy and we do a few prompts every time. Many times the conversation results in laughter, sometimes it sparks serious thought or friendly debate, and sometimes it’s just a fun...would you rather? The groups are usually a mix of kids with ranging interests and abilities. When students feel loved, connected, and important, learning accelerates in the classroom. My dream with this project is to help students grow comfortable in their own skin, talk about the issues they are interested in, challenged with, or concerned about, and to also help them see that they have a group of people (teacher and students) who genuinely care about them. The increased rapport and life skills with this project is WORTH every effort.

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