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 * Margaret Doan**


 * Five Additional Questions and Resources**

> Dr. White talked about how we need to look at using what we have to improve what we have. He stated that we have a teaching problem, not a teacher problem. This website is the Ministry of Education in Singapore. Singapore has a different educational system than the United States. They seem to put more effort into making a good system instead of fixing a good system.
 * 1) **Presentation:** Dr. Michael White: Breaking Through Barriers of Poverty and Lack of Resources
 * Question:** How can we restructure the whole system? Who has to be first to make these improvements?
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 * 2. Presentation:** Dr. Cathy Hamilton: Creating a Safe, Inviting and Master Taught Classroom.

Dr. Hamilton reminded us that the students today are not coming to us as students once were. However, it is our job as educators to give that child the best education and work extra hard because we never know what that child may be coming from.
 * Question:** How do you “force” the entire staff to get on board with these inviting strategies?

This website offers suggestions for building a positive environment in the classroom. This way, everyone can feel appreciated and safe.
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Sanchez talked about how important routine and success are to children.
 * 3. Presentation:** Horacio Sanchez: Closing the Achievement GAP


 * Question:** How can teachers help to educate parents about how important basic needs are?

This gives resources and articles for educating parents.
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 * 4. Presentation:** Linda Forward

Ms. Forward spent a lot of time talking about the changing assessments of 2014. Schools are going to be categorized differently than they currently are. The department of education is an excellent resource for educators. Like Ms. Forward talked about, Michigan will be facing many changes, and this website has them all. It may inform people as well as clarify for others.
 * Question:** Are these new labels going to help schools become more effective? Or, is this just another way that we are avoiding what needs to be done in public education?
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 * 5. Presentation:** Horacio Sanchez: Brain Based Instruction

Sanchez discussed how important it is for educators to understand the brain. Many of the responses that children give in school have a reason instead of what the teacher assumes is defiance. This website is really good for using brain based research in a classroom. It gives suggestions about how to create an environment that supports learning from what we know about the brain!
 * Question:** In the session, we only learned about the amygdale and the hippocampus. What other parts of the brain are important for educators to understand or have a base knowledge about?
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