Morning Meetings with Gentry

This week we had the chance to have a teacher come to our class and teach us about Morning Meetings. We have been taught a lot about morning meetings throughout the semester and how they help students learn and succeed. Gentry has been a teacher here in Utah for 3 years and it was incredible to hear how successful morning meetings were for him. One thing I learned from him is to make morning meetings fun and engaging for the students. He said to not always do the same thing because it causes the students to be bored. I feel it is vital to change things up because not only does it keep instruction active and engaging but it allows you to differentiate to meet the needs of your students. Gentry said the most important thing in morning meetings is the share. When I first learned about morning meetings I felt the activity would be the most important, my thinking change.  I have learned that the share is the most important part of morning meetings because it allows students to talk. It helps students feel comfortable talking and sharing their opinion on things happening in their lives. I feel the share in morning meetings will help you build a classroom community of love and respect... this is why your students will succeed; they have support from people around them.