1. Heather, John, and Sarah Tips For New Teachers

2. Why Teach?  Positive  Negative  Why are you teaching?

3. Characteristics of a Good Teacher  Freedom to explore  Mistakes are ok  Differentiate instruction  Clear goals and objectives  Reflection  student  teacher  Collaboration

4. Beliefs of a Good Teacher  Love to learn  Enthusiasm (Canestrari & Marlowe, 2010, p. 115)  Knowledgeable (Canestrari & Marlowe, 2010, p. 115)  Cares about kids (Canestrari & Marlowe, 2010, p. 115)  Professional development

5. Positive Classroom Environment  Feel-  respect  belonging  student empowerment  collaborative learning  acceptance  shared vision

6. Student Needs  Physical- accessibility  Emotional- acceptance  Mental- differentiated instruction, high expectations  Social- freedom from the “isms”, inclusion for special needs. (Canestrari & Marlowe, 2010, p. 62-63)

7. Characteristics of a Good Classroom  Look  classroom Management  expectations and routines  clearly stated goals  knowledgeable/Passionate teacher

8. What Matters in Education  Cooperative learning (Ellis, 2001, p.60)  Adaptability (Ellis, 2001, p.60)  Resilience (Ellis, 2001, p.60)  Optimism (Ellis, 2001, p.60)  Learning how to learn (Ellis, 2001, p.60)

9. Reflective Classrooms  Reflective practice gives students and teachers  awareness of learning goals  control over their learning/teaching  Understand the value of reflection

10. Improving Education  Academic achievement (Ellis, 2001, p. 8)  diversified teaching  meeting special needs (Canestrari & Marlowe, 2010, p. 87)  working toward independent leaning  confidence in learning  Social fabric of the school (Ellis, 2001, p. 8)  collaborative learning  co-curricular/extra-curricular activities

11.  Canestrari, A.S., & Marlowe, B.A. (2004). Educational Foundations, An Anthology of Critical Readings. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.  Ellis, A.K. (2001). Teaching, Learning, & Assessment Together: Larchmont, NY: Eye on Education, Inc. Bibliography