New Teacher Orientation

1. Where do you sit? Draw a card at the sign-in table. Sit at

the same number.

2. Take a Red Dot and Place it on the Comfort Continuum.

3. Grab some breakfast and/or snacks!

4. Begin Creating a Name Plate-Directions on the Table.

Today’s Objective:

Begin creating a plan that ensures successful first days of school.

Learn techniques that let students know what to do in any classroom situation.

Agenda for Thursday, 8/6Who are we?

What’s on your mind?

Reputations

Inviting/Disinviting language

The Top Seven

Possibly... Harry Wong Teacher Quiz

Who are we?

Angie Klaassen

Kris Larson

Terri Johnson

Mix-Pair-ShareCooperative Structure

Mix-Pair-Share

Mix around the room as the music plays.

Every time you pass someone...

Shake his or her hand

Introduce yourself

Give a response to a question.

Continue until music stops, then freeze.

Mix, shake hands, introduce and...

...At what age did you learn to ride a bike?

Mix 1

Mix-Pair-Share cont....music has stopped...

Pair up with the person closest to you and give a high five.

Each partner should respond to this question:

What is the furthest you travelled this summer and what did you do when you

got there?

Mix 2

Mix, shake hands, introduce, and...

...Have you ever crawled through a window?

Pair up!

What is your most memorable time when you

were in the grade/subject you are about to teach?

Mix 3

Mix, shake hands, introduce, and...

... If you were a crayon, what color would you be?

How late did you stay up last night and why?

Mix-Pair-Share

We used as a classbuilder

How else could we use in our classrooms?

What’s on Your Mind?

Reputations

Inviting/Disinviting

The Top Seven

harrywong.com

What to do...

Slogan

Diagram of your classroom

The Top Seven Things...

Friday: August 7, 2009

Begin by looping a presentation showing examples of the 7 things students want to know the first day of school

Try to Do...

Agenda for Friday, 8/7Questions

Sharetime

Procedures

CHAMPS

Who’s who in the SJSD

SJSD Online

Procedures

CHAMPs

Time to Teach

Close your eyes.

Think about teaching your class.

Responsible

Highly engaged in meaningful tasks

Motivated

Basic Beliefs

Classroom organization and procedures have a huge impact on student behavior.

How do I teach them to do what I want them to do?

Basic Beliefs

Focus more time on positive!

Remember, inviting vs. disinviting language.

We need to preplan responses to misbehavior to ensure we will respond in a brief, calm, and

Why Use Champs?

Let’s take a look at what we do in class.

Take turns around your table writing on a sticky note an activity that may take place in your classroom.

Continue until time is called.

Group Activities

Group Activities

Procedures are great!

Group Activities

Procedures are great!

Some procedures will look different in different situations.

Group Activities

Procedures are great!

Some procedures will look different in different situations.

CHAMPS

Conversation: Can students talk to each other during this activity/

transition?

Conversation

Help: How can students ask questions during this activity/transition? How do they get

your attention?

Help

Activity: What is the task/objective of this activity/transition? What is the

expected product?

Activity

Movement: Can students move about during this activity/transition? Can

they sharpen their pencil?

Movement

Participation: What does appropriate student work behavior for this activity/

transition look/sound like?

Participation

Conversation

Tests and Quizzes

There are no conversations during a test.

Help

Tests and Quizzes

Raise your hand if you need help

during a test. If a resource is allowed, it will be

noted on test.

Activity

Tests and Quizzes

The goal is to find out what you have learned

about a concept.

Movement

Tests and Quizzes

Stay seated. If you need a sharpened pencil,

raise your hand and I will provide one.

Participation

Tests and Quizzes

All students are expected to participate.

Questions should be coded and responses given to all questions and prompts.

Expectations for Classroom Activities

Shoulder Partner

Select 1 classroom activity that will occur during a typical day in your classroom.

Use the CHAMPs acronym to define detailed behavior expectations for that activity.

Taking Tests & Quizzes

Model correct, almost there, and not there examples.

Students practice correct and almost there examples.

More than once!

Remember...

Conversation: Under what circumstances, if at all...?

Help: How can students ask questions...?

Activity: What is the task/objective...?

Movement: Under what circumstances, if at all...?

Participation: What does it look/sound like...?

SJSD online

At your building

Procedures

CHAMPs for 3 more activities.

1. Image: 'handshake I' by oooh oooh at www.flickr.com/photos/24436943@N00/1350774613

2. Image: 'Tools' by batega www.flickr.com/photos/10488545@N05/1596898776

3. Image: 'Angry Math/History teacher' by kodama (home) http://www.flickr.com/photos/51035751904@N01/2217279