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I always take those first few minutes to engage my students in casual conversation. I ask them about their day and if they have anything exciting going on the rest of the week. We'll talk about gaming, music, television shows, sports, movies, and anything else they want to discuss. Sometimes it's only a couple of minutes with a handful of students or a larger class discussion on something in the news, but this is something I always do in class.

Of course, students are not employees, and classrooms are not companies. But the paper says that in both cases, the main goal is essentially the same: creating a happy climate that encourages and maximizes positive results. 

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If a method of teaching works, that method should be used for teaching the teachers in your PD sessions

teachers create lesson plans that we could use within two weeks of completing that class