This document summarizes a collaborative meeting for teacher assistants and aides led by Derek Warren on February 4th, 2016. The meeting focused on overcoming obstacles to better serve students by applying concepts like Maslow's hierarchy of needs, developing common strategies, and using the 7 habits of highly effective people. Participants were encouraged to share ideas openly and problem solve scenarios through the lenses of student needs, effective habits, and potential strategies. The overall goal was to foster collaboration and flexibility to better support teaching and learning from a student-centered approach.