As a teacher candidate I fully understand that the field of
education is not an easy one. Each morning is a new day; a day for learning,
exploring, and for a new start. During my internship with KIPP Houston I began
to adapt to their morning routine system. Morning Meeting, a 20-minute
opportunity for students to develop oral language skills, strengthen classroom
culture, reset value expectations, and celebrate each other. Students gather
together on the carpet to view a daily teacher-created morning message and
learn daily news from the student-of-the-day (KIPP). This time is also used to
reflect on the day or week before to work out any confusion the students may
have on previous lessons. Daily
activities can also be incorporated into morning meeting along with the
introduction to a new unit. Morning meeting looks different for every class and
grade level. Teachers are in full control of how they want their morning
meeting to go; the only thing that is required is everyone must participate!
This is a great way to start out each morning and can be incorporated into any
classroom. I encourage every teacher candidate or current educator to look at
the classroom culture and how it can affect students, then incorporate a
morning meeting system and see how the classroom culture changes.
