1. Building Our Learning Community
Starting on the Right Foot
Building Our Learning Community
Have on the screen as BTs enter the PDC 8:30 – 9:00
New Teacher Orientation
Chester Upland School District
August 2010

2. Welcome to ___________
Introductions
Who we are
Our hope and dreams for this work
Our goals- KUD

3. Building the Learning Community
First job of a teacher is to get to know the children you will be with for the year.
Our Get- to Know packet
We will have you experience one so that we can know you better and you can begin to build connections so that our learning community can begin/

4. Name Tent
Childhood Interests/hobbies outside Neighborhood of school
Grade /school assigned
First Name
Last name
Name of person/incident that makes Grades taught or student
you smile taught

5. Name Tent Activity Fold the paper into a tent
Put the information modeled
3- Step Interview
A interviews B
B interviews A
Introduce your partner around the foursome
Look in the packet to find one or two more that you would like to use . Post- it.
After activity is finished, have each BT introduce himself/herself to the group by stating: name, school, grade/subject

6. Our Norms Give unconditional positive regard to the speaker.
Put cell phones on vibrate and away.
Be an active learner.
Suspend disbelief.

7. Parking Lot Please take a few post-it’s.
Write your top three concerns or questions that you hope to have addressed or answered during this orientation one on each post-it.
We will organize and answer as we go or make sure you get an answer.
DISTRIBUTE JOURNALS!
First reflection! Please put at least one of these on a post-it note and place it on the chart paper. I will read these and respond.

8. Clock Buddy- p. 6 in Active Learning Strategies
Fill your clock
Find your 12 o’clock buddy
Talk about the various aspects of the learner that you need to consider as you plan your year (i.e academic skills)

9. Learning Log - Your reminders
What I Find Interesting…
Connections
When/How Will I Use This In My Classroom?

10. Knowing the learner

11. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs (1968)
Physiological needs: food, water, air, shelter
Safety needs: security, freedom from fear, order
Belongingness and love: friends, spouse, children
Self-esteem: self-respect, achievement, reputation
Self-actualization: becoming what the individual has potential to become

12. William Glasser (1990, 1998) The need to survive and reproduce
The need to belong and love
The need to have some power
The need to have freedom
The need to have fun

13. Basic Needs love and affection sense of belonging self-esteem
need for achievement
need for power

14. Pair work-Modified Jigsaw
Each pair will take one of the basic needs
Read the description and the activities
Brainstorm 2-4 other activities that would meet that need
One person from each pair forms a circle of 5 to teach each other and have them write the two or three new activitie on their packetes

15. Let’s review Pair Work- Modified Jigsaw Advantage - specific task
No one left out
Everyone accountable (when the jigsaw teaching happened)

17. “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.
Next 9 slides 12:45 – 1:00

18. How to ensure successful classroom management
Plan- exactly what you want to happen and what you will do when it doesn’t
Implement- Teach the procedure, develop the norms
Maintain- Reinforce, redirect, remind

19. Rules and Procedures/Routines
Turn to your neighbor (TTYN) and answer,
What is the difference between a rule and a procedure?
Rules/norms describe behaviors expected in the class (and imply social skills that need to be learned)
Procedures /routines are what makes the room run efficiently and effectively- entering the room, homework procedures,etc.

20. Table Talk

21. BRE AK

22. Beginning Teacher Support/ Induction Program
School Support
Mentor once a week
Mentor Contact Log
Induction sessions once a month
Individual Growth Plan for Beginning Teachers

23. LUNCH!
“Thank you”

24. BRE AK

25. Reflections/Comments
What I am taking away today,…
What I still hope to get,….

26. Starting on the Right Foot Day 2
New Teacher Orientation
Chester Upland School District 2010

27. Welcome back
We’re so glad you are here!!!

28. Agenda Today Homework Circles Procedures and rules- Revisited
Choosing and teaching procedures

29. Homework Reflection
Fold a paper in thirds. Answer one prompt in each section
Your personal reaction
Two main ideas you want to remember
How you will use these ideas in your practice?

30. Another “Get To Know…” Active Learning Packet p.12& 13
Hot Seat
First person stands
1. In order, in the circle, each person gets to ask any question that will help you know the “hot seat” person a little better.
2. The “Hot seater” can answer that question- if she wants to - if not she can say, “I won’t answer that- but I will tell you this about me_______”
3. Turn in your packet to read and remember.

31. Norms/Rules Collapsing Consensus Alone Pairs List Collapse again
3-5 is the limit
T Chart

32. Punishment vs. Logical consequences
Underlying principles
Which do you
want in your learning environment?

33. Procedures
- 2 minutes to list all the procedures you think you will need to have a well run learning environment.
Check in with your partner to extend the list
Look at the list on p. ___ circle any one you did not list.