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Experience 14 Years K-12
Assistant Principal
Math and Science Teacher
Teacher of the Year – Birmingham City Schools 2002
School Representative for District Leadership Team
School Teacher Mentor
7 Years Higher Education Assistant Certification Officer
Assistant Professor, Curriculum & Instruction
Teacher Leader Program Coordinator
Field and Clinical Experience Livetext Coordinator
Technology Implementation Committee
Chair, NCATE Standard 3, Field and Clinical Experiences
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Credentials Doctorate, Educational Leadership, Policy & Law
Professional Administrator (P-12)
Professional Teacher (Secondary Chemistry, General Science, and Mathematics)
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ObjectivesWe will discuss:
Developing classroom routines
Planning Content and Pedagogy
The learning process
Instructional strategies
Classroom organization
Motivating students
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Superintendent
High SchoolsMiddle Schools
Elementary Schools
Central Office
School Responsibilities Athletics
Band
Fund raisers
P.T.O.
Discipline behaviors
Special Ed Services
Yearbook
Testing (ACT Aspire, Classworks, Screenr)
Teacher Evaluations
Field Trips (Informal Learning Opportunities)
Budgets
Lunch program
Professional Development
Honor Roll each 9-weeks
Safety Plan
aCIP
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OverviewMy 1st year as an assistant principal was charged with responsibilities from the moment I stepped on campus. I went into the position expecting to learn what things teachers needed to do in order to improve their practice and classroom performance. This presentation will give participants to see from my lens what it takes to stay on track to help students reach their full potential during instruction.
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What I saw during the 1st semester Lack of planning by most teachers; not just the 1st year
teachers
Inconsistent practices
Lack of routines for common class behavior Going to the restroom
Walking in the halls
Establish restroom breaks/passes
Not communicating expectations
Students had no idea of the agenda
Lack of collaboration
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What I saw during the 1st semester Using office referrals as discipline
No consequences of repeated violations
Keep rooms clutter-free
Flu season affects everyone in the classroom
Establish a procedure where students clean where their seating area
Monitor students to and from lunch
Keep enforcing dress-code violations
Establish behavior buddies for minor disruptions
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Successful Schools Zero-tolerance schools are demonstrating that
students who are engaged in deeper learning are more motivated and take ownership of their education
Impact schools are teaching students knowledge and to recall facts, but also how to apply what they know to real-world situations.
Effective classrooms have procedures that are enforced with structure.
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A passion for young adolescents
Is it best for the students?8th Grade
Montpelier, Vermont
1946
8th Grade
Essex, Vermont
2007
Challenges within the job We teach a variety of students. Some whose presence is
only to exist in the classroom because their parents make them. The overarching problem is that we must find a way to make lesson plans come to life where they spark something within those students.
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Developing Classroom Routines Creating close reading and cloze activities
Create a restroom log to determine frequency of each student
Make a log of discipline behaviors
Have a log for progress reports and report cards
Plan as if you will not be in the classroom
Structure the instruction
Have substitute folders check
Weekly/Monthly parent contact log
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Developing Classroom Routines How do you want your room to function if you are absent
Plan for instruction for two days
Have Before-activity assignments posted in the class
Make sure to grade each assignment
Move the desk to the door and sometimes sit at the door
Post attendance
Have enough challenging assignments that require students to work to the end of the bell
You dismiss your class not the bell
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Planning Content and PedagogyYes, But….
The content is rigorous but students aren’t mastering it
YesContent is rigorous and
students are mastering it.
NoThe content isn’t rigorous and the
students aren’t mastering it
Yes, But….Students are mastering the content but it’s not rigorous
High Rigor
Low Rigor
Low Mastery High Mastery
Adopted from Teaching as Leadership, Steven Farr (2010)
Plan what to teach What are you teaching?
Whom are you teaching?
How are you teaching?
How are you planning to manage the learning environment?
When are you planning to assess learning?
The 3 R’s: Relationship, Rigor, Relevance
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When A Teacher Switches Schools In the data-driven results-oriented educational
culture, curricular knowledge, high expectations, culturally relevant pedagogy, and other learnable skills
vs
The rapport, trust, and safety of a classroom and the localized knowledge of knowing the school culture
http://www.urbanedjournal.org/archive/volume-12-issue-2-fall-2015/voice-field-when-teacher-switches-schools
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Reality of teaching Sometimes, the most effective teachers at a school are the
ones who have been there the longest, even with the same years of teaching experience as the others.
localized knowledge of knowing the school culture at times outweighs pedagogical skill and content knowledge.
Your ability to engage, motivate, and push students will improve with each day when communicate trust
Lastly, the only implicit message to students that the teacher who returns each year is a teacher worthy of a little of trust so they give their lessons, activities, and personality a more attention
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Effective Strategies Communicate and reinforce classroom expectations
Integrate experiences with what was done in the classroom in a clear and logical explanation
Share examples of resources and reflection in dealing with experiences
Discuss ways and means of demonstrating respect for students
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Suggestions for Motivating Students Images and/or Cartoons
Use real-life examples to explain
Have former students speak to your classes
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Personal Experiences I found that addressing a problem in the College is an
opportunity for growth: improving Praxis II passing rates, assisting other with embedding technology, helping committees with no vested interest
No……it is not easy….finding resources, making them available for students, encouraging others to make use the resources, learning how to develop online platforms to reach adult learners, spending countless hours of working when no one knows how it is done other than when they see it.
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The Learning Process I have learned that I have a lot to do with students’ and
teachers’ intrinsic motivational level. A student may arrive in class with a certain degree of motivation. Our initial contact, the structure of the course, the nature of the assignments and informal interactions with students all have a large effect on student motivation.
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Developing the classroom environment Focus on building relationships with your students
from day one. Don’t worry about your content at first, you most likely just spent the last four years of your life learning about it.
Find time during your off period to go observe other classrooms in your building, even if the content and/or age group are different.
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Developing the classroom environment Don’t play favorites. Just like in the classroom,
playing favorites isn’t cool!
Have a syllabus, brochure or newsletter that is easy for you to follow
Have a way of dealing with discipline 1st rather than sending class 1 offenses to the administrator
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Data Indicate how the SAT favors rich, educated families by The Washington Post
Students from families earning more than $200,000 a year average a combined score of 1,714, while students from families earning under $20,000 a year average a combined score of 1,326.
A student with a parent with a graduate degree, for example, on average scores 300 points higher on their SATs compared to a student with a parent with only a high school degree.
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The reason is….. This almost certainly reflects the fact that schools in
wealthier communities do a better job of preparing students for standardized testing by offering tests (ex. PSAT).
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End of Presentation
Contact InformationAntwuan Stinson
(334) 377-0537 (Google voice)
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