1. Surviving in the Classroom Strategies for NewTeachers Facilitator: Dr. Lynne Paradis

3. Purpose Increase awareness Increase awareness Share best practices Share best practices  Teachers are the best source of excellence Ideas that work Ideas that work Uses: student teachers, performance appraisal, marginal teachers. Uses: student teachers, performance appraisal, marginal teachers.

5. Master Teacher Behaviours Fabulous facts about teaching/learning Fabulous facts about teaching/learning About students About students About teachers About teachers Classroom climate Classroom climate The LESSON The LESSON The DISCIPLINE The DISCIPLINE

7. Fabulous Facts Confucious: Confucious:  I HEAR and I FORGET,  I SEE and I REMEMBER,  I DO and I UNDERSTAND!

8. We learn and retain…..  10% of what we hear  15% of what we see,  20% of what we both hear and see  80% of what we experience directly or practice  90% of what we attempt to teach others

9. The Student My teacher likes me and believes I can succeed. My teacher likes me and believes I can succeed. I want to learn and succeed. I want to learn and succeed. My teacher is important to my learning. My teacher is important to my learning. My teacher values me. My teacher values me.

10. Role of the teacher My career is ‘to teach.” My career is ‘to teach.” I nurture learners. I nurture learners. Self efficacy: You can learn, and from me. I know what I teach. Self efficacy: You can learn, and from me. I know what I teach. Strategies exist for me teach effectively. Strategies exist for me teach effectively.

12. School as a social endeavour Peer learning Peer learning Co operative teaching activities Co operative teaching activities Conversation, discussion, input Conversation, discussion, input Actively engaged students Actively engaged students

13. Fabulous facts in action: In my class I could….. Greet my students at the door each am Greet my students at the door each am Share my academic credentials Share my academic credentials Know 1 personal thing about each student and share it. Know 1 personal thing about each student and share it.

14. Classroom Climate Setting a positive learning environment Setting a positive learning environment  Pictures, pets, welcoming atmosphere Winning students over Winning students over Know your material Know your material Plan well (respecting student needs) Plan well (respecting student needs)

15. The Lesson Opener Opener Teaching “stuff” Teaching “stuff” Student “Learning stuff” Student “Learning stuff” Closure Closure Tell them what you are going to tell them, TELL THEM Tell them what you told them.

16. Teacher as Master Conductor I will capture my students attention and engage them in learning: I will capture my students attention and engage them in learning:  Challenge and clarity of instruction  Clear signals for attention  Social dimensions of learning  Variety of instruction

17. Ingredients for a superstar lesson……………. Openers: Openers:  Trivia questions, individual or group solve Student work sessions: Student work sessions:  Roving expert for assignment completion Closure Closure  Team development of quiz questions

18. Discipline Logical consequence Logical consequence Select appropriate level of teacher reaction to match student action (Dreikeur’s)_ Select appropriate level of teacher reaction to match student action (Dreikeur’s)_ Logical consequence Logical consequence Forgiveness model Forgiveness model

20. Celebrate the journey Students want to know the success story Students want to know the success story  Document the team’s progress Speak out about effective practice Speak out about effective practice  Seek feedback from clients Know that you are making a difference. Know that you are making a difference.

21. Teachers know best. Leaders facilitate the process of professional development And they continue to courageously meet the challenges. And they continue to courageously meet the challenges.Congratulations!