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1. Structure

1.1 Trust and respect
1.2 Brain-compatible focus lessons
1.3 Length of session is based on student stamina.
1.4 Brain and body breaks
1.5 Focused sharing
1.6 Student choice
1.7 Teacher choice
1.8 One to three sessions each day

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2. Tasks

2.1 Student task choice is goal driven.
2.2 I-charts for each task
2.3 Differentiate tasks according to students’ needs.
2.4 Tasks remain constant throughout the year.

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