New Teacher OrientationNew Teacher OrientationAsheboro City SchoolsAsheboro City Schools

August 9-11, 2010August 9-11, 2010

Welcome to ACSWelcome to ACS

Candybar Test!Directions: Select a candybar.

Did you select a:Baby Ruth?

Three Musketeers?Butterfinger?

Snickers?Hersey’s?

Almond Joy?Clark?

What does your candybar choice say tell us about your personality?

SMART BOARD ACTIVITY!

Handshake ActivityHandshake Activity1. Greet someone in the group with a

handshake.2. Introduce yourself. 3. Discuss with your partner your

expectations for the next three days.4. At the signal, find another person, and

repeat steps 1-3.

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What are your top three concerns or questions that you hope to have addressed or answered during this orientation?

“Every day millions of students arrive at American classrooms in search of more than reading and math skills. They are looking for a light in the darkness of their lives, a Good Samaritan who will stop and bandage a burned heart or ego.”

-Jim Trelease

The Effective TeacherThe Effective Teacher

The 4 Stages of Teaching Fantasy

Survival Mastery Impact

Reference: Ryan, Kevin. The Induction of New Teachers, Fastback 237. Bloomington, IN: Phi Delta Kappa, 1986.

“The very first day of school is the most important day of the school year… What EFFECTIVE TEACHERS do on the very first day will determine the success of the class.”

Harry Wong, (2009), The First Days of School.

The Effective TeacherThe Effective Teacher

The EFFECTIVE TEACHER

1. Is A Good Classroom Manager

2. Designs Lessons To Reach Mastery

3. Has Positive Expectations That Students Will Be Successful

Reference: Good, Thomas L. and Jere Brophy. Looking in Classrooms. Harper-Collins, 1994, pp. 376-377.

Creating A Creating A ClimateClimate For LearningFor Learning

“Effective teachers believe that all students can learn and be successful. Effective teachers consciously create a climate in which all students feel included. Effective teachers believe that there is potential in each learner and commit to finding the key that will unlock the potential.”

Gregory & Chapman. (2007). Differentiated Instructional Strategies: One Size Doesn’t Fit All.

“Closely related to teachers’ behavior is the development of a classroom climate conducive to good thinking…students cannot think well in a harsh, threatening situation…Teachers can make their classrooms more thoughtful places by demonstrating in their actions that they welcome originality and differences of opinion.”

Marzano. (1992).Dimensions of Learning.

The Seven Things Students Want to Know The Seven Things Students Want to Know on the First Day of Schoolon the First Day of School

1. Am I in the right room?2. Where am I supposed to sit?3. What are the rules in this classroom?4. What will I be doing this year?5. How will I be graded?6. Who is the teacher as a person?7. Will you treat me as a human being?

(Wong, Harry.(2009).The First Days of School.

Group Norms

Table Talk

Group NormsGroup Norms• Be on time. (Repsonsibility)• Turn off pagers or cell phones. (Respect)• No sidebar conversations. (Respect, Self-discipline)• Listen. (Respect)• Honor one another’s strengths and differences.

(Honesty, Respect, Self-discipline)• Share your ideas. (Citizenship)• Give credit for other’s ideas. (Kindness)• Participate. (Courage)

“Learning from the Past” Cooperative Group

ActivityDirections: 1.Select a Facilitator, Recorder, Reporter, and a Runner.

2. Use the chart paper provided. Divide the paper into two columns: Least Favorite Teacher and Most Favorite Teacher.

3. Think of the very best teacher that you had while you were in school. What qualities did that teacher have that made him/her special. List those qualities in the appropriate column. Repeat these directions for your least favorite teacher.

4. Share!

5. Debrief roles for cooperative learning.

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The Seven Things The Seven Things Teachers Teachers Want to Know on Want to Know on the First Day of New Teacher Orientationthe First Day of New Teacher Orientation

1. Am I in the right room?2. Where am I supposed to sit?3. What are the rules in this classroom?4. What will I be doing this year?5. How will I be graded?6. Who is the teacher as a person?7. Will you treat me as a human being?

• www.asheboro.k12.nc.us

Asheboro City Schools Beginning Teacher/Mentor Support Program

• www.instructionmatters.wikispaces.com

Asheboro City Schools

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have about the Beginning Teacher Support/Induction Program?

LUNCH!

“Thank youChick-Fil-A ! “

Panel Discussion Panel Discussion Ms. Nicholl Hicks Teacher/DLL

Ms. Erin Wenger Teacher/DLL

Mr. Chris Burian Teacher/LP

Ms. Jill Snotherly Teacher/GBT

Ms. Kristen Chalifoux Teacher/CWM

Ms. Jamie Cope Art/SAMS

Ms. Makenzie Lore Teacher/NAMS

Ms. Leigh Jones Principal/NAMS

Ms. Ann Carol Grant Principal/SAMS

Ms. Julie Pack Administrator/BCA

Ms. Sherry Ficquette AP/GBT

Special Guest Special Guest • Dr. Brad Rice, Director of Support Services

Educational Law: What every new teacher needs to know!

– Deborah Greenblatt legislation– Sexual Harassment– Bullying– Other Hot Topics!

Thinking MapsThinking Maps

SMART BOARD Activity!

Wrap Up!Wrap Up!• Day 2: Report to your school.

8:00 – 3:00 pm

• Day 3: Report to the Central Office Board Room.

8:30 -4:00 pm

Reflections/CommentsReflections/Comments

What I am taking away today,… What I still hope to get,….

That Noble TitleTeacher

As you begin this school year, may you remember the fine nuances and the distinguishing essence of that proud word Teacher. Let you be reminded of the tools you have at your command, because of your talents, your traits, and your training…and because you chose to become a Teacher.

Teacher – you are a poet, as you weave with your colorful magic language a passion for your subject. You create a vast and grand mosaic of curiosities to imagine, secrets to unfold, connections only to begin the cycle of learning.Teacher – you are a physicist, as you bring magic, logic, reason, and wonder to the properties, changes and interactions of our universe.Teacher – you are a maestro, a master of composing as you conduct and orchestrate individuals’ thoughts and actions from discordant cacophony into harmonic resonance.Teacher – you are an architect, as you provide each student a solid foundation, but always with a vision of the magnificent structure that is about to change.Teacher – you are a gymnast, as you encourage the contortions and gyrations of thoughts and the flexing and strengthening of ideas.Teacher – you are a diplomat and the ambassador of tact and sensitivity, as you facilitate productive, positive interactions among the multiplicity of personalities and cultures, beliefs, and ideals.Teacher – you are a philosopher, as your actions and ethics convey meaning and hope to young people who look to you for guidance and example.

-Trish MarcuzzoOmaha Public Schools

Reflections/CommentsReflections/Comments

What I am taking away today,… What I still hope to get,….