1. New Teacher Orientation 2017
Success from the Start Strengthening Instruction through Professional Conduct and Classroom Management
As you enter, please complete the “Professional Conduct or Not?” Survey
1 min Warm-up/Introductions Total: 1 min
As participants enter, stand at the door and greet the participants.
In the first few minutes, participants will complete the survey, “Professional Conduct or Not?” (paper copy)
New teachers only will receive a copy of the text, “The First Days of School”
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2. Quick Connector
Turn and introduce yourself to 2 people sitting near you:
What is your name?
What do you teach?
Where do you teach?
What is your teaching experience?
What are you looking forward to this year?
3 min Total: 4 min
Because of the large group size, give the participants 2 minutes to introduce themselves to at least 2 people near them.
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3. Back Channel Chat #NTObcps17
Housekeeping
Paperless handouts
Back Channel Chat #NTObcps17
3 min Total 7 min
Direct participants to the session materials and resources on the New Teacher Induction Wiki.
Briefly explain a backchannel chat and encourage participants to use the hashtag.
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4. Professional Conduct or Not?
Why are these statements examples of conduct that is unprofessional?
What surprised you about any of the statements?
Questions?
3 min Total 10 min
Review the warm up responses. (All items are “no.”) Engage participants with the following suggested discussion questions:
Why are these statements examples of conduct that is unprofessional?
What surprised you about any of the statements?
What questions do you have?
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5. 1 min total 11 min
Review the Teaching and Learning Framework.
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6. Danielson Framework 4a. Reflecting on Teaching
4b. Maintaining Accurate Records
4c: Communicating with Families
4d: Participating in a Professional Community
4e: Growing and Developing Professionally
4f: Showing Professionalism
2 min Total 13 min
Presenter reviews the components of Domain 4 that will be addressed in today’s session.
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7. Objective
Participants will examine various strategies to manage one’s self and one’s classroom in order to develop a plan that establishes a safe and orderly, learner-centered environment.
1 min Total 14 min
Participants will have access to the Google Slides link through the wiki, and they will be directed to save it to their own drive if they wish to take notes throughout the session.
Outcome: Participants will examine various strategies to manage one’s self and one’s classroom in order to develop a plan that establishes a safe and orderly, learner-centered environment.
Unpack outcome and make connection to the Teaching and Learning Framework.
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8. Conduct Unbecoming Visit the link on the wiki to access a video clip.
As you view the clip, consider the following question:
What observations can you make regarding professional conduct in the video clip?
Discuss your observations with your small group.
12 min Total 26 min
Participants will be able to access the video clips through the links on the wiki. Facilitators may assign video links in the wiki so that all of the videos are represented/watched. (Feel free to use a grouping strategy of your choice.)
Participants view a video clip from TV or Movies that demonstrates concerns with professional conduct. In small groups, participants discuss the following question:
What observations can you make regarding professional conduct in the video clip?
Presenter asks, “Does anyone want to share what you talked about in your small groups?”
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9. How do you become a positive role model?
15 min Total 41 min
Participants reflect independently on the following questions:
How do you become a positive role model?
How do you set teacher-student boundaries?
What is professional dress for your role? How does the way that you dress impact what happens in the classroom?
What role does “netiquette” play in the teaching profession?
Participants discuss responses to the questions with a partner.
Pairs share responses with the whole group.
While participants share responses, presenter refers to the following list of talking points to ensure that they are addressed.
Define your role…
You are a Teacher.
You are an advocate for your students.
You are an active participant in your team decision-making process.
You are NOT the parent.
You are NOT a friend.
Set boundaries by…
Engaging in appropriate conversations.
Complimenting and providing rewards and consequences appropriately.
Become a positive role model by…
Dressing professionally.
Speaking and writing professionally, utilizing correct grammar.
Being respectful and responsible.
Maintaining confidentiality.
Managing your on-line footprint.
Planning for success.
Netiquette
Reply to within 24 hours.
Think carefully about reply/reply all.
Student names should never be in subject line.
If wouldn’t put it on a bulletin board, don’t put it in an .
Your work is for work.
Carefully consider formatting (bold and all caps are considered shouting)
Presenter explains that “Think-Pair-Share” is a strategy that teachers can use with their students to foster collaboration, student engagement and higher-order thinking.
How do you become a positive role model?
How do you set teacher-student boundaries?
What is professional dress for your role? How does the way that you dress impact what happens in the classroom?
What role does “netiquette” play in the teaching profession?
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10. BCPS Policy and Rule 4100
Purpose: To provide guidance to employees on BCPS’ expectations concerning employee conduct and responsibilities.
Important Points to Consider:
Standards: Employees will exhibit professional conduct that models responsible citizenship during work hours.
Dress: All employees are expected to be neatly groomed and dressed in clothing suitable for their assignment.
Advising: Employees shall refrain from discussing individual school/office and/or personnel.
10 min Total 51 min
Distribute Policy and Rule Allow participants to read independently. (paper copy)
Explain that BCPS Policy and Rule 4100 provide specific guidance regarding BCPS employee behavior. The consequences for employee noncompliance are explained in section X.A.
Review main points and important information from the BCPS Policy and Rule.
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11. Elevator Speech 3 min Total 54 min
Summarize/Reflect on the Professional Conduct Session with an Elevator Speech
Each participant has 1 minute to share a summary of the session.
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12. Elementary – Lunch Total 64 min
Secondary – 10 minute break
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13. 1 min Total 65 min
Revisit the Teaching and Learning Framework.
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14. Danielson Framework 2a. Creating an Environment of Respect and Rapport
2b. Establishing a Culture for Learning
2c: Managing Classroom Procedures
2d: Managing Student Behavior
2e: Organizing Physical Space
2 min Total 67 min
Presenter reviews the components of Domain 2 that will be addressed in today’s session.
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15. 2 min Total 69 min
Making the shift to learner centered environments means that the learner takes responsibility for his or her learning. We are attempting to model that for you here today as we meet our outcome.
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16. What’s the connection? 3 min Total 72 min
With an elbow partner, participants will discuss the connections between the BCPS Teaching and Learning Framework and learner-centered environments.
Group share/discussion.
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17. Today’s Objectives
Participants will examine various strategies to manage one’s self and one’s classroom in order to develop a plan that establishes a safe and orderly, learner-centered environment.
1 min Total 73 min
Participants will unpack objective by answering what we plan to accomplish and why it is pertinent to learning.
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18. Learning Pathways newteacherinductionBCPS.pbworks.com
Directions: Complete the self-assessment. Based on the assessment results, choose the station that you would like to visit first. If you are unable to complete all stations, you may access all station materials at any time through the wiki.
6 min to explain and set up – 50 min to complete stations Total 129 min
Complete the self-assessment (paper handout) to identify strengths and needs in order to determine which stations you will visit and how long you will stay at each.
If you are not able to complete all stations, the wiki (newteacherinductionbcps.pbworks.com)
contains any materials you might need to finish each station or to refer back as necessary.
Station 1: Creating an Environment of Respect and Rapport
Station 2: Establishing a Culture for Learning
Station 3: Managing Classroom Procedures
Station 4: Managing Student Behavior
Station 5: Organizing Physical Space
Participants with previous teaching experience will access materials through the wiki page named “Professional Conduct and Classroom Management Resources and Materials” and may want to consider stations 2, 4, and gives a look at BCPS policies, and 2 and 5 give a look at new initiatives. Participants with no previous teaching experience will access materials through the wiki page named, “Professional Conduct and Classroom Management Resources and Materials for NEW Teachers.” There will be a total of about 50 minutes for stations. If a participant wants to visit each station that would limit the time at each station to 10 minutes. Facilitator will designate areas in the room for each station so that participants may find colleagues with whom to discuss and reflect.
NOTE: Facilitator may want to have participants stop about halfway through allotted station time to share with someone else what they have learned so far. This might give the participants a movement break and reinvigorate them to continue their customized learning.
18 a: Station 1 Creating and Environment of Respect and Rapport
-Watch TED Talks Video, “Rita Pierson, Every Kid Needs a Champion” -
-Respond to the following on the Padlet appropriate for your grade level or content.
-We create an environment of respect and rapport by building relationships with and among students. Identify and describe ways to build these relationships with and among students.
Padlet Links:
Elementary Primary
Elementary Intermediate
Middle School
High School
Special Area
New teachers only will be directed to information in the text, “The First Days of School.”
18 b: Station 2 Establishing a Culture for Learning
1. Read the following quotes.
During instruction, an important challenge of a teacher’s skills occurs when students offer an idea, or a response to a teacher’s question, that is inadequate. How the teacher responds -- and how other students are permitted to respond -- sets the tone for how students are treated and therefore how they feel about themselves, both as people and as learners.
Danielson, 65
High Impact Teaching Behaviors
What we do as educators does matter in the lives of students: in both what we say to students and what we do not say to students. Highly effective teaching is the sum of all of the little details that are all correlated to behaviors.
2. Reflect on the following with an elbow partner.
What is the most important behavior I exhibit that helps build a positive culture in my classroom?
3. Examine “High Impact Teaching (HIT) Behaviors 8-16” handout.
4. Watch and analyze the participant video. Look for HIT Behaviors or the lack thereof and the impact it has on students. Use the handout for note taking.
5. Reflect on how you will apply what you have learned to your own teaching practice.
6. New teachers only will be directed to information in the text, “The First Days of School.”
18c Station 3: Managing Classroom Procedures
1. Read the “Wong Resource” pp and/or watch the Youtube video, “3 Step Approach for Teaching Procedures.”
2. Contribute to the chart paper gallery of ideas by writing procedures for each of the following situations:
Entering/Leaving the Classroom/Bathroom
Quieting the Class
Passing Out/Collecting Student Work/Make-up Work
Responding/Asking Questions
Student Collaboration/Group Work/Independent Work
3. Take a gallery walk to gather ideas (perhaps take a photo).
4. Reflect on the following: What is one strategy for establishing routines/procedures that you will implement in your classroom?
5. New teachers only will be directed to information in the text, “The First Days of School” in place of number 1.
18 d Station4: Managing Student Behavior
1. Review district expectations. Go to hover over Students tab and click on Student Handbook. Review the Student Code of Conduct, beginning on page 13. You may also want to review pages
2. Review PBIS School expectations. Go to hover over School button and click on SWPBIS for Beginners and read the page down to resources to get an overall idea of what PBIS is all about.
3. Become familiar with information about Restorative Justice through this link
4. Review Google Document containing techniques for classroom management.
5. Develop a plan to involve students in creating classroom rules that align with district and school expectations.
6. Share ideas with a critical friend and get feedback.
18e Station 5: Organizing Physical Space
1. Complete Traditional Classroom vs. Modern Classroom visual. Then, flip paper over to see a visual of a modern classroom.
2. Use some of the following resources to construct knowledge about the modern classroom.
Watch “21st Century Learning Environments”
Read Teacher as Architect, Chapter 1
Watch Foundations 3 #2 Society’s Needs and the new Ask. (on wiki)
Use the Learning tab and click on Learner-Centered Environments on to view some photos.
Watch a 6th grade teacher work through shifting her classroom to a learner centered environment.
3. Design your own classroom using
Keep in mind, how your room arrangement will support...
student collaboration and 21st century learning
a safe and orderly learning environment
differentiation to meet diverse learning needs
class routines/procedures
behavior management
culture for learning
Station 1: Creating an Environment of Respect and Rapport
Station 2: Establishing a Culture for Learning
Station 3: Managing Classroom Procedures
Station 4: Managing Student Behavior
Station 5: Organizing Physical Space
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19. 5 min Total 134 min
Give participants an opportunity to share out “biggest learnings” and take a moment to review the Quick Start Guide For a New Teacher

20. Today’s Objectives
Participants will examine various strategies to manage one’s self and one’s classroom in order to develop a plan that establishes a safe and orderly, learner-centered environment.
5 min Total 139 min
Return to the objective and use some sort of summarizing strategy to wrap up the day. Perhaps something that encourages the teacher to walk away with some next steps. Participants may use the last page of the Quick Start Guide to record reflections.
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21. Resources Baltimore County Board of Education. Policy and Rule 4100.
Howard, Lynn F. Ready for Anything - Supporting New Teachers for Success. Englewood, CO: Advanced Learning Press,
Jones, Fredric H. Positive Classroom Discipline. New York: McGraw-Hill,
Lemov, Doug, Teach Like a Champion: 49 Techniques that Put Students on the Path to College. San Francisco, California: Jossey-Bass, 2010.
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22. Resources
Orange, Carolyn Smart Strategies for Avoiding Classroom Mistakes. Thousand Oaks, CA: A Sage Publications, CO,
Paterson, Kathy Teaching Dilemmas. Ontario, Canada: Pembroke Publishers,
Rutherford, Paula, Why Didn’t I Learn This in College?. Alexandria, VA: Just Ask Publications,
Staff of Canter & Associates, eds. First-Class Teacher: Success Strategies for New Teachers. Santa Monica, CA: Canter and Associates, Inc., 1998.
Wong, Harry K. and Rosemary T. Wong. The First Days of School. Mountain View, CA: Harry K. Wong Publications, Inc.,
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