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Please list the ideas your groups generated from today's activity.

What we want to learn: (Elise, Rachael, Jessica, Glenn, Eric) Classroom management skills/ Time management (How long to do each activity, spend talking, spend reading, etc.) Lesson planning How to facilitate group discussion, keep it focused and pull it back to lesson How to learn names How to get students to think critically Curriculum standards and how to make it your own style/technique

Andrea, Andrew, Rachel, and Gerry: How do we develop a feasible curriculum and then translate that into effective lessons where the students are engaged. Classroom management forming appropriate teacher-student relationships i.e. “how do I portray myself as an authority figure, without become a dictator. How do I come off as approachable, without being viewed as their buddy”., Improving content knowledge time management. Effective self evaluation techniques i.e. "How do I know if a lesson went well and if something didn't go well how can I adapt it before the next class."

David, Alaina, Chelsea, Sadie, Stephanie - Connecting with students on a personal level - Classroom management. How to deal with disrespectful students. - Mentor teacher overshadowing me or not doing enough. Disagreements overall with mentor teacher - Making a good organized lesson plan. How to engage it properly with my students - Helping students develop critical thinking skills in regards to social studies - What are the standards upon which we will be hold accountable. No Child Left Behind influence on our job etc. The politics of teaching. - How will the growth of standardized testing effect social studies?

Sarah, The K/Chrises, And that nice gentleman who went to Eastern High and always wears a hat who's name I cant remember and cant figure out through process of elimination on the class website (I'm SO sorry! Please forgive me) **Psst, my name is //Peter!// ;) ** (Peter Ulrich.) **And I forgive you!**
 * How do we build safe productive spaces?
 * How do we discipline effectively/classroom management.
 * How do we grow as teachers?
 * How do we stay organized? Lesson plan? Etc.
 * How do we encourage critical thinking and engaged work?

Erica, Kaitlyn, Richie, Danielle, How to relate to students in urban settings. Knowing what to do. Teaching to the right level What lesson plans actually work? How to control students. How to organize ourselves. How to actually be in the classroom. How to manage the class, be prepared. Learn from our students. How to monitor students learning.