22ndnd/3/3rdrd Year New Teachers Year New Teachers

September 29, 2009September 29, 2009

Welcome All!Welcome All!

Here’s to a great start!Here’s to a great start!

Write your name on index cardWrite your name on index card Identify how you best learnIdentify how you best learn Identify an expectation of yourself this year Identify an expectation of yourself this year

related to your teachingrelated to your teaching Popsicle stick – write full namePopsicle stick – write full name

Learning TargetsLearning Targets

Know guidelines/procedural expectations for sessions and Know guidelines/procedural expectations for sessions and absences.absences.

Review of New Teacher (State of Michigan) requirementsReview of New Teacher (State of Michigan) requirements Begin to know one another and begin to feel comfortable Begin to know one another and begin to feel comfortable

sharing so that we learn together as a community.sharing so that we learn together as a community. Share classroom management strategies – identify Share classroom management strategies – identify

personal strengths and challenges.personal strengths and challenges. Share strategies to help build effective student and teacher Share strategies to help build effective student and teacher

relationships – reflect on personal strengths and relationships – reflect on personal strengths and challenges.challenges.

PROCEDURAL GUIDELINESPROCEDURAL GUIDELINES for each sessionfor each session

When you entered the room today, what were you asked to do?When you entered the room today, what were you asked to do?

STANDARD PROCEDURES OF OPERATIONSTANDARD PROCEDURES OF OPERATION

Beginning of session:Beginning of session: Sign-in Sign-in Pick up your name badge – please wear it to help us learn each other by name!Pick up your name badge – please wear it to help us learn each other by name! Pick up handouts on the registration tablePick up handouts on the registration table

During Session:During Session: Cell phone on vibrate or offCell phone on vibrate or off Avoid talking when others are talkingAvoid talking when others are talking Share in discussions and/or activitiesShare in discussions and/or activities

End of session:End of session: Clean up after yourself (pick up at your table prior to leaving)Clean up after yourself (pick up at your table prior to leaving) Sign-out at the end of the session (Blue form)Sign-out at the end of the session (Blue form) Return evaluation form in the basket on registration table as you exitReturn evaluation form in the basket on registration table as you exit

And what are the And what are the procedures for…procedures for…

Arriving after we’ve started… or you need to leave Arriving after we’ve started… or you need to leave early?early?

When you can’t attend a session? When you can’t attend a session? Let your administration know.Let your administration know. Courtesy call or email to Josephine (ext. 1149 or Courtesy call or email to Josephine (ext. 1149 or

jo.urias@berrienresa.orgjo.urias@berrienresa.org) or Joyce (ext. 1126 or ) or Joyce (ext. 1126 or joyce.miller@berrienresa.orgjoyce.miller@berrienresa.org))

Pick up materials missed in rolling file cabinet.Pick up materials missed in rolling file cabinet.

Let’s practice!Let’s practice!

How does this pertain to How does this pertain to your your

classroom setting?classroom setting?

Getting to Know You…Getting to Know You…Supporting Each OtherSupporting Each Other

A couple of activities:A couple of activities: Living in “Untieland”Living in “Untieland” Sharing a celebration!Sharing a celebration!

Jigsaw ActivityJigsaw Activity Art & Science of Teaching – book by Robert J. Art & Science of Teaching – book by Robert J.

Marzano (2007)Marzano (2007) Number off (by 6)Number off (by 6)

Groups 1 & 2 – What will I do to establish or maintain Groups 1 & 2 – What will I do to establish or maintain classroom rules and procedures?classroom rules and procedures?

Groups 3 & 4 – What will I do to recognize, Groups 3 & 4 – What will I do to recognize, acknowledge adherence and lack of adherence to acknowledge adherence and lack of adherence to classroom rules and procedures?classroom rules and procedures?

Groups 5 & 6 – What will I do to establish and maintain Groups 5 & 6 – What will I do to establish and maintain effective relationships with students?effective relationships with students?

Within-Team: Regroup and Within-Team: Regroup and determine…!determine…!

Step 1: Working IndependentlyStep 1: Working Independently Divide up the chapterDivide up the chapter Read your partRead your part

Step 2: Share with your table group – Step 2: Share with your table group – (Roundrobin strategy)(Roundrobin strategy)

Step 3: Reporting to whole groupStep 3: Reporting to whole group Determine key points Determine key points Prepare how you will share these with the whole Prepare how you will share these with the whole

groupgroup

Considerations for Teaching…!Considerations for Teaching…!

DemonstrationDemonstration DiscussionDiscussion SkitSkit RapRap Application – sharing strategiesApplication – sharing strategies OtherOther

Reflection … next steps Reflection … next steps

Putting this into the context of the 4 domains Putting this into the context of the 4 domains of teaching (Danielson), specifically of teaching (Danielson), specifically Classroom EnvironmentClassroom Environment

Identify your strengthsIdentify your strengths Where do you see challenges? Where do you see challenges?

What next steps will you take to help manage your What next steps will you take to help manage your classroom and/or build effective relationships with classroom and/or build effective relationships with students?students?

Our targets?Our targets?

Online WebsiteOnline Website

Remember, during September & October:Remember, during September & October:

- - Review the online new teacher websiteReview the online new teacher website

www.berriennta.ning.comwww.berriennta.ning.com

- - Receive additional “time” of 30 minutes Receive additional “time” of 30 minutes for for completing the sharing piececompleting the sharing piece

If you didn’t receive an invite by email, please If you didn’t receive an invite by email, please contact Josephine at contact Josephine at jo.urias@berrienresa.orgjo.urias@berrienresa.org..