3. Today’s Goal:
Begin creating a plan that ensures
successful first days of school.
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4. Agenda for Thursday, 8/2
Introductions and building a
classroom of trust
Building Your Reputation -- What
will be your motto?
The Top Seven Things Students
Want to Know the First Day of School
Just in Time Learning
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13. Mix-Pair-Share
Cooperative Structure
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14. Mix-Pair-Share
Mix around the room as the music
plays.
Every time you pass someone...
Shake his or her hand
Introduce yourself
Give a response to a question.
Continue until music stops, then freeze.
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15. Mix 1
Mix, shake hands, introduce
and...
...At what age did you learn to ride a
bike?
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16. Mix 1
Mix, shake hands, introduce
and...
...At what age did you learn to ride a
bike?
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17. Mix-Pair-Share cont.
...music has stopped...
Pair up with the person closest to you and give a high
five.
Each partner should respond to this question:
What is the furthest you traveled this
summer and what did you do when
you got there?
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18. Mix 2
Mix, shake hands, introduce, and...
...Have you ever crawled through a
window?
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19. Mix 2
Mix, shake hands, introduce, and...
...Have you ever crawled through a
window?
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20. Pair up!
What is your most
memorable time when you
were in the grade/subject
you are about to teach?
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21. Mix 3
Mix, shake hands, introduce,
and...
... If you were a crayon, what color
would you be?
Thursday, August 2, 2012
22. Mix 3
Mix, shake hands, introduce,
and...
... If you were a crayon, what color
would you be?
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23. How late did you stay up
last night and why?
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24. Mix-Pair-Share
We used Mix-Pair-Share as a
classbuilder.
How else could we use this in our
classrooms?
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29. Your Reputation
Precedes You...
The way you introduce yourself on the
first day can determine how much
respect and success you will have for
the rest of the school year.
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30. Companies with good images enhance
their sales. They know that people
buy from companies they trust. Their
image precedes a sale.
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45. harrywong.com
• Please take the Teacher Quiz. (Hint,
you can click on the title above).
• Go to Today’s Meet or the Parking
Lot. Do you agree/disagree with any
specific questions? In what areas do
you want more information?
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55. Round Table
Brainstorm: What do you think are the
seven things all students want to know
on the first day of school?
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70. I’M THE FATHER OF
MORGAN (16), ZACHARY
(13), AND ANDREW (9).
MY WIFE CHRISTINA
RUNS HER OWN SALON
(BUT PLEASE DON’T
JUDGE HER WORK BY
MY HAIR-- SHE’S A
STYLIST, NOT A MIRACLE
WORKER).
I’VE TAUGHT ENGLISH,
TAG, AND ACT PREP AT
LHS SINCE 2003.
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71. IF I’M NOT AT SCHOOL, I’M
WITH MY FAMILY. I LOVE
HANGING OUT WITH MY
WIFE, KIDS, AND OUR LAB,
CHARLIE. SINCE MY KIDS
GAVE CHARLIE A BOY’S
NAME, WE HAD TO BUY HER
A PINK COLLAR SO PEOPLE
WOULD KNOW SHE’S A
GIRL!
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72. EVERYONE KNOWS THAT
ENGLISH TEACHERS LOVE TO
READ, BUT SOME KIDS THINK WE
ONLY READ SHAKESPEARE AND
OTHER CLASSICS. NOT TRUE! MY
FAVORITE AUTHOR IS STEPHEN
KING. I LOVE A GOOD SCARY
BOOK, AND MY FAVORITES BY
KING ARE IT, DREAMCATCHER, AND
THE STAND.
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73. I’M ALSO A DIEHARD CHIEFS FAN. BEFORE THEY
MOVED CHIEFS TRAINING CAMP TO ST. JOSEPH, I
DROVE TO RIVER FALLS, WISCONSIN JUST TO WATCH
THEM PRACTICE! I’VE BEEN PREDICTING A
SUPERBOWL VICTORY EACH YEAR SINCE I WAS 12!
Thursday, August 2, 2012
74. I’M A HUGE MOVIE NERD! MY FAVORITE MOVIE OF
ALL TIME IS RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, BUT I ALSO LOVE
STAR WARS. MY KIDS WON’T LET ME IN THE ROOM IF
THEY ARE WATCHING GHOSTBUSTERS BECAUSE I CAN
AND WILL RECITE THE ENTIRE MOVEI!
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75. AND OF COURSE, I LOVE TO
TEACH! I BELIEVE IN
CHALLENGING MY STUDENTS,
AND I LOVE WHEN THEY
CHALLENGE ME. LAST YEAR,
DURING OUR FILM UNIT, MY
TAG STUDENTS CHALLENGED
ME TO MAKE MY OWN FILM, SO
I MADE ONE ABOUT THEM.
JUST SCAN THE QR CODE IF
YOU WOULD LIKE TO WATCH
THE MOVIE AND LEARN A
LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT MY
TEACHING STYLE!
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77. Top Ten-Introduce with
Numbers!
10. Family is important. I have 10 cousins
on my Mom’s side of the family
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78. I have held Nine Jobs in
my lifetime.
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79. I ran 8 more miles
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than a marathon!
80. I have 7 Apple
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Devices.
81. My fiance’ and I have
dated for six years!
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82. I’ve been back in
Saint Joseph, MO for
5 years.
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84. I’ve taught in 3 districts.
• Saint Joseph School District
• Smithville RII
• Northwest Missouri State University
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85. My 2 children, Trevor and
Maggie, are everything to me!
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86. I play solitaire till I
win one game every
night.
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87. Angie Klaassen’s
Example:
The Newspaper
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88. Animoto
Coming soon to a
classroom near you!
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89. 4. Will this teacher
treat me fairly?
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90. Round Robin
What can we do to dispel any fears
students may have about being in our
classes? How will they know they are
being treated fairly?
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91. 5.What will I be doing
this year?
Thursday, August 2, 2012
97. Grading
Policy
Does it work with
your building’s
grading policy?
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98. 7. What are the rules
in the classroom?
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99. Classroom Rules
• Read Pages 150-157 in The First Days
of School.
• Jot down some ideas on...
• How will you create your class rules
• What these rules might be
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100. Example of One School’s Rules
1) Protect yourself and others from physical and
verbal harm
2) Respect school and personal property
3) Express yourself at the appropriate times and with
appropriate volume
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101. ?
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Wha y ear? Wh m
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treat me as a che his
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102. T he
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104. What to do in your
schools this afternoon...
• Meet your Instructional Coach or
mentor!
• The Top Seven Things... (Pages
102-110)
• Your Introduction to the Class
• Diagram of your classroom--Take
Pictures or Draw it out.
Thursday, August 2, 2012
106. Media Thanks
• “Afraid and Worried by Onur YILDIRIM (Shadov) at http://www.flickr.com/photos/
54312197@N00/206380921/
• “Attack of The Amancay by amanky at http://www.flickr.com/photos/
84213819@N00/351269265/
• “181/365 We are not amused” by barrowboy at http://www.flickr.com/photos/
48778414@N04/5915202803/
• “Composing -67/365” by Andreanna Moya Photography at http://www.flickr.com/photos/
13897165@N00/4426570168/
• “Jumping Over the 3rd Largest Pyramid in the World” by Anirudh Koul at http://
www.flickr.com/photos/84856173@N00/2523651888/
• “One One Out” by c.a. muller at http://www.flickr.com/photos/
61963330@N00/618199950/
• “Welding Class at Piney Point” by Caption Victor at http://www.flickr.com/photos/
21406103@N00/416120083/
• “Voxtrot: the start of something by visualpanic at http://www.flickr.com/photos/
41754875@N00/2192051338/
Thursday, August 2, 2012
107. Media Thanks
• “Attention Toilettes” by denseatoms at http://www.flickr.com/photos/
78356014@N00/2979754753/
• “Break” by Curtis Gregory Perry at http://www.flickr.com/photos/33124677@N00/5567458776/
• “eclipse flare december 21 2010” by davedehetre at http://www.flickr.com/photos/davedehetre/
5279336463/
• “New Years Eve 2011” by Joshua Mellin at http://www.flickr.com/photos/
21219540@N08/5314531889/
• “Style: Are these Converse?” by Susan NYC at http://www.flickr.com/photos/
19251296@N00/124503564/
• “How to make caramel from sweetened condensed milk” by Pinot & Dita at http://www.flickr.com/
photos/pinodita/2328315091/
• Adventures on safari in the desert: [excited whispering] "...we are close enough to witness the lion
king sitting down in the shadow of a large roll of toilet paper to crap and contemplate the meaning
of life." by David Blackwell at http://www.flickr.com/photos/40966760@N00/4983206174/
• “Gotta Go” by kbaird at http://www.flickr.com/photos/35928519@N00/5677428997
• “Restroom Signs by sjorford at http://www.flickr.com/photos/13422016@N07/3554170771/
Thursday, August 2, 2012
108. Media thanks:
1. Image: 'handshake I' by oooh oooh at www.flickr.com/photos/
24436943@N00/1350774613
2. “Free Hugs by bass_nroll at http://www.flickr.com/photos/
38074293@N00/3233035295/
3. “Little” by Ferdinand Reus at http://www.flickr.com/photos/
72092071@N00/5441096035/
4. Image: 'Tools' by batega www.flickr.com/photos/
10488545@N05/1596898776
5. Image: 'Angry Math/History teacher' by kodama (home) http://
www.flickr.com/photos/51035751904@N01/2217279
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