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Tips for New Teachers. Preparation is Essential for Success. Familiarize yourself with your school’s curriculum Consider how you might use your life experiences as powerful lessons with your students Get to know your grade-level/departmental colleagues - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Page 1: Tips for New Teachers
Page 2: Tips for New Teachers

Preparation is Essential for SuccessPreparation is Essential for Success Familiarize yourself with your school’s curriculum Consider how you might use your life experiences as

powerful lessons with your students Get to know your grade-level/departmental colleagues Subscribe to a professional journal to remain abreast of

current issues (Teaching K-8, Curriculum and Teaching) Explore educational websites and attend professional

conferences Purchase plenty of comfortable shoes as your will

spend more time on your feet than ever before

Page 3: Tips for New Teachers

Develop a Class SyllabusDevelop a Class Syllabus A course syllabus accomplishes the following tasks:

- provides evidence of responsible preparation- reduces during the year work by over 50%- communicates expectations to students and parents - places responsibility for success onto the learner

A course syllabus accomplishes the following tasks:

- establishes course goals

- previews class content

- sequences instruction

- identifies performance objectives

- provides a “contract” with learners

- motivates students

- promotes self-monitoring

- articulates prior knowledge needed

- institutes an evaluation system

- serves as first wave of communication

Page 4: Tips for New Teachers

Learn Student Names Quickly Familiarize yourself with names PRIOR to the first day

(read the class roster several time and only focus on last names first)

Use student expectation/information surveys that require names

(study faces and look at corresponding names as students complete the task)

Create any variation of a seating chart help with name recall Ask students to introduce themselves in class (on first day)

Read expectation sheets on first night and make associations between names and interests (cover names and see if you can remember them based on the provided information)

Immediately before the second class, review the seating chart

Page 5: Tips for New Teachers

Maintain Cultural Sync with Students

Get to know your students and the homes from which they come

Understand and appreciate student interests (music, food, traditions)

Ascertain their cultural scripts and best means of

communication with them and their families

Explore literature written by Lisa Delpit, Asa Hilliard, James

Irvine, and Allan Johnson

Familiarize yourself with their neighborhoods, friends, and other

culturally indicative representations

Page 6: Tips for New Teachers

Establish Positive Parental RapportEstablish Positive Parental Rapport

Ensure first contact is positive in nature Maintain open lines of communication

- inform parents of class news and events

- create a class newsletter and/or webpage

- personally invite parents to conferences

Invite parents to experience your teaching Send graded papers/projects home promptly Keep precise records to share with parents

Page 7: Tips for New Teachers

Classroom ManagementClassroom Management Get to know your students, academically and culturally Establish and post classroom norms and expectations Observe consistency in your teaching Know your subject matter well and plan

thoughtful lessons Develop authentic relationships with your students Provide prompt feedback and positive reinforcement before,

during, and after all delivered lessons Respect the rights of all children in your classroom Differentiate instruction so that all students may achieve

Page 8: Tips for New Teachers

Meaningful Lesson PlansMeaningful Lesson Plans

Consider unit lesson design as opposed to daily plans

Read Understanding by Design (McTighe & Wiggins, 2005)

Take note of the “backward design” process

Begin planning with results in mind and devise tasks to facilitate student attainment of those goals

Unit plans promote contextualization as opposed to isolation

Allows students and teacher to begin with the end in mind

Makes activities applicable to students lives

Page 9: Tips for New Teachers

Be Prepared for EvaluationsBe Prepared for Evaluations Accentuate your classroom’s climate by displaying children’s

work and encouraging student engagement Expose students to a wide range of collaborative educational

activities as learning is a highly social activity Start lessons promptly and transition smoothly Employ high level questioning skills to encourage

higher order thinking skills Model, guide, and reinforce all activities for your students Align all lessons with district benchmarks and state standards Always provide closure at the conclusion of all lessons

Page 10: Tips for New Teachers

Motivating StudentsMotivating Students

Create a business-like, yet welcoming environment

Praise your students’ successes

Use incentives – internal and external – to drive learning

Understand your students individual needs

Strong organizational skills on your behalf can prompt student response to teaching

Assist students in establishing goals for themselves

Provide authentic feedback in response to student progress

Page 11: Tips for New Teachers

Avoid First Year BurnoutAvoid First Year Burnout

Keep yourself surrounded by positive energy people Pace yourself!!! Remember, the school year is a

marathon, not a sprint Continue pursuing your out-of-work hobbies and interests Rest, exercise, and maintain a healthy diet Keep yourself and your workspace (in school and at

home) well organized Move beyond the bad days and reward yourself for the

good ones