Find Someone Who

Please fill in your web.

My Free
Time

Food
Chocolate

Read
Visit with my kids
Email

Basketball
Softball
Golf

Pets
None

Mrs. Chambless
Sports

Sponge Activity
Log on to Computer
www.protopage.com/lchambless
Explore the site

Music
Family
John
Ben
Nate

Rock
Country
Christian Rock

St. Clair County RESA

New Teacher Induction:
Teach4theFuture
A teacher affects eternity:
he can never tell where his influence stops.
Henry Adams

Laura Chambless: Math/Science Consultant

Brenda Tenniswood: Education Services Director

Welcome
Mission/Vision
https://youtu.be/xnhVuTE2hoQ
Departments and Services
St. Clair County

St. Clair County Districts

Get to Know Your Students

Take a Stand:

Teacher makes a statement.

Students stand up if they agree with the
statement.
*Used for Classbuilder activity or content.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Stand if you teach elementary

Stand if you teach middle school
Stand if you teach high school
Stand if you are a 1st year teacher
Stand if you are a 2nd or 3rd year teacher
Stand if you are feeling a little overwhelmed
with everything you have to do before school
starts!
Cooperative Learning Structure

Learning Targets
I can write, explain, rehearse,
and reinforce my classroom
procedures and expectations.
or
I can write my first day script
which will incorporate my
classroom procedures.

Creating a Welcoming
Environment from the First
Day To The Last
Organizing Yourself (checklist)
Creating a Learning Environment

Your Expectations
Using Routines and Procedures
(checklist)

Creating a Welcoming
Environment
Elementary: (2:18 min)
https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/establishclassroom-culture

Purpose: What evidence do you

see of a positive classroom
culture?

Seven Things Students Want

to Know
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

Am I in the right room?

Where am I supposed to sit?
What are the rules in this room?
What will I be doing this year?
How will I be graded?
Who is the teacher as a person?
Will the teacher treat me as a human being?

Organizing Yourself
How much have you completed on
the checklists so far?
Why Didnt I Learn
This in College?
Pg. 199-205

Spend 10 min.
looking over
checklists.

Timed Pair Share

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Decide who will be partner A and B

Teacher poses question
Teacher gives THINK time
Teacher gives PAIR time (30 sec. each)
Teacher asks for response from either A
or B- SHARE

What is your progress on the list?

What items do you need more
information about?

Creating a Learning
Environment

What is your opinion on how this room is

decorated? (Timed Pair Share)

Why Didnt I
learn This
in College?
Pg. 243-246

http://charityartsite.com/interesting-and-fun-designs-ideas-kindergartenclassrooms/big-kindergarten-classroom-interior-design-for-interesting-and-fundesigns-ideas-kindergarten-classrooms/

Your Expectations
Rules are
expectations of
appropriate
student behavior.

The most successful classes are those in

which the teacher has a clear idea of what
is expected from the students and the
students have a clear idea of what the
teacher expects from them. Harry Wong

Expectations Activity
Teachers Expectation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Be respectful of others
Be responsible
Do your best
Be prepared for class
Ask Questions
(only have 3-5 expectations)

What will your expectations be?

Example: MSAA
http://www.protopage.com/lchambless#Professional/MSAA_2013_-_Alternative_Energy_Climate

Class Expectations for the

Teacher
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

Be Fair
Make Learning Fun
Be Helpful
Be Organized
Have Trustworthiness
Treat Everyone Nice
Do My Job
Have a Good Attitude
Be Supportive
Explain Things Well

Write Your Expectations

Stand and Share:
Stand up
As expectations
are read, put a
check next to any
on your list.

1. Take 5 min. and write your expectations.

Break

Classroom Management
Organization

High
Expectations

Communication

Preparation

What is Classroom
Management?
Classroom management is all the
things a teacher does to organize
students, space, time, materials, so that
a student learning can take place.
The most important thing a teacher
can provide in the classroom during the
first week of school is consistency.

Using Routines and

Procedures

Procedures Are Effective

Management
Procedures are simple methods or
process for how things are to be
done in a classroom. Harry Wong
DISCIPLINE: Concerns how students BEHAVE.
PROCEDURES: Concern how things are DONE.
DISCIPLINE: HAS penalties and rewards.
PROCEDURES: Have NO penalties or rewards.

Procedures and Routines

Procedure: What the teacher wants done
Routine: What the students do automatically

The number one problem in the

classroom is not discipline; it is the
lack of procedures and routines.
Harry Wong
**Do not call a procedure a rule

Main Reasons Why Students

Do Not Follow Procedures
Dont know them
Have not been taught
Have not practiced them Show video clip #13 Tight Transitions
Video: Teach Like a Champion by Doug
Lemov

There Must be a Procedure or Set of

Procedures, for Everything
What will students be expected to do:

When entering your classroom (Web activity)

When the bell rings *(prompts on board, work on desk,
journaling/problems, group projects, project list, other)
When their pencil breaks
When they have late work* (airplane story)
When they correct homework
When they need supplies
When they finish their work early
When they have a question
When they need to use the restroom
When they are absent * (assignment books/planners, list on board, file
folder for each class period, classroom assignment notebook, website,
others)
When they exit your class
When another adult or student walks in the room

Critical Routines

Attention Signal (#13)

Student Movement (15)
Collecting Papers (16)
Passing Out Papers (17)
Heading Papers (18)

Making Procedures Become

Routines
Explain your procedures
Rehearse
Reinforce
Teach It
Practice It
Quiz It
(Numbered Heads Together)
Live It
(Be consistent with procedures)

Numbered Heads Together

1.
2.

3.
4.
5.
6.

Directions
Teacher has students number
off in their group.
The teachers poses a
question.
Students put heads together.
Teacher calls time and spins
to see which team member
will answer the question.
Team member that answers
can not have any help from
team mates.

Ideas For My
Classroom

When groups complete task

they celebrate with a group
cheer

Examples: Content: Test or Material Review; Teambuilder: review class routines and
procedures

Reinforce Procedures
1. REMIND the class of the procedure.
2. Have the class EXPERIENCE the
procedure.
Example
Remind: Class, I would like to remind you of the procedure at
the end of the period. You are to remain at your desk
until I dismiss the class.
Experience: Look around the room. You are all at your desk
(and your chairs are pushed in). This is the correct
procedure, and I thank you for doing it correctly.
Well done. Please do it again tomorrow. Have a nice day!

Ineffective vs Effective
Teachers
Ineffective teacher begins the first day
of school attempting to teach a
subject and spends the rest of the
year running after the students.
Effective teacher spends most of the
first week teaching the students how
to follow classroom procedures.

Fill In Your Procedures

Why Didnt I Learn

This in College?
Pg. 223-241

Take 20 min. to
fill in your
procedures.

Preparing for the 1st Day

Write out expectations
Write out procedures
Write out 1st day script or make PPT
PPT: http://www.livebinders.com/media/get/MzE2NzI2Mw==
Scripts: (elementary, middle and high school)
http://www.effectiveteaching.com/product_images/uploaded_im
ages/gobe_110_first.pdf

Cooperative Learning Structure: How

will you engage students?

Preparing for the 1st Day

Talking Chips
Students share their quotes and 30 second speech with 3-4
students. Use a structure like Talking Chips as a protocol for a
small group discussion.
Talking Chips Directions
Each student has one talking chip (bingo chip, pencil, or
anything tangible).
Students place their chip in the center of the team table
each time they talk.
Students can speak in any order, but cant speak a second
time until all chips are in the center. (students practice
respectful listening)
When all chips have been placed (everyone has spoken),
the chips are all collected and anyone in any order can
speak again.

Learning Targets
I can write, explain, rehearse,
and reinforce my classroom
procedures and expectations.
or
I can write my first day script
which will incorporate my
classroom procedures.

Lunch

First Days of School

Get to know your students & let your students get
to know you
Getting to know you web activity
First day to introduce yourself
Second day as team building activity
Third day as writing activity

Class Building Activity: Find Someone Who: has

the same music taste as you

Find Someone Who

Please fill in your web.

My Free
Time

Food
Chocolate

Read
Visit with my kids
Email

Basketball
Softball
Golf

Pets
None

Mrs. Chambless
Sports

Sponge Activity
Log on to Computer
www.protopage.com/lchambless
Explore the site

Music
Family
John
Ben
Nate

Rock
Country
Christian Rock

Find Someone Who

Build Classroom Culture
Objective: Find someone who has something in
common with yourself. Identify something that is
different between you and another person.
Time: 20 minutes
Process: Individually seek out at least one other person
who: Does the same kinds of physical activities.
Identify what you have in common.
Identify differences that you have.
Group Success: Everyone in the group has to be able to
explain the commonalities and differences.
Accountability: Introduce the other person to the
rest of the group. Debrief: What did you learn that
was surprising?

Find Someone Who

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

Directions
Fill out thinking map
Teacher: Find someone who _____ .
Quickly find a person that matches
request
Partner A: 30 sec. speech
Partner B: 30 sec. speech
Partners thank each other
Partners turn back to back and waits for
teachers next statement.

Find Someone Who

Debrief with partner

Activity
Individual Accountability, Equal
Participation, Simultaneous
Interaction.
Social Skills
Expectations
Classroom Culture

Professionalism:
Establishing Your Reputation

Professionalism
Thou Shalt Keep Up Appearances

Professionalism
What is your vision of yourself at your
professional best?
Timed Pair Share
1. Decide who will be partner A and B
2. Teacher poses question and establishes
how much time each person will get to
answer the ? (45 seconds)
3. Teacher gives THINK time (3-5 sec)
4. Teacher says which partner will go first
5. First partner SHARES while other listens
6. Partners switch roles

Professionalism: Resources
Why Didnt I Learn This In College?
Pg. 194-198

The Ten Commandments of

Professionalism for Teachers
Chapter 3

Communication
The key to establishing and maintaining
effective relationships with students,
colleagues and parents.

Communication With
Parents
Why Didnt I Learn This In College; Pg. 260-271

Parent Handbook
Weekly Newsletters
Reminder 101
Up to date web page
Edmodo
Email
Skyward
Phone calls

Communication With
Parents
Back-to-School Night/Open House (pg. 267-268)
Timed Pair Share

1. Read gray box on page 267.

2. How does this make you think
differently about your open house?
3. Read page 268.
4. Name two things you are going to
include in your open house.

Communication With
Parents
Put on your parent lens
Evaluate the following statements:
Teacher 1: The district is implementing a
new curriculum and Im not really sure how
that will go, but well figure it out together.
Teacher 2: Please turn to page 2, review
the behavior plan and sign indicate you are
aware of the consequences for off-task
behavior, late or missing assignment and
other student handbook violations

Communication With
Parents
Put on your parent lens
Evaluate the following statements:
Teacher 3: Im looking forward to working
with you and your child (teen, young adult)
I believe that all students thrive when they
are engaged and supported in powerful
learning activities with clear, high
expectations.

Parent Communication
What she
said

What I
heard

What Id like to
hear instead

Teacher 1
Teacher 2

Teacher 3

1. Are the teacher and parent hearing the

same message?
2. Think time (3-5 seconds)
3. Record answers (each team member
independently
4. Each team member shares

Be A Champion
As you venture forth and embrace all
the joys and challenges of teaching,
remember to seize the opportunity to
be a champion.
https://youtu.be/SFnMTHhKdkw