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Getting Started!

Getting Started!. Click now to advance slide. The 10 Most Important Things for Teachers to Do. Mindy Stevens. Mary Reed. 1. Plan the Schedule. Check the school schedule and calendar Design a classroom schedule Develop individual student schedules Adults need schedules too!.

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Getting Started!

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  1. Getting Started! Click now to advance slide The 10 Most Important Things for Teachers to Do Mindy Stevens Mary Reed

  2. 1. Plan the Schedule • Check the school schedule and calendar • Design a classroom schedule • Develop individual student schedules • Adults need schedules too! Click now to advance slide

  3. Tuesday Wednesday Friday Monday Thursday Morning Routine Morning Routine Morning Routine Morning Routine Morning Routine 8:15-8:30 Reading, Language Arts Reading, Language Arts Reading, Language Arts Reading, Language Arts Reading, Language Arts 8:30-10:30 Snack, Play break Physical Education Snack, Play break Snack, Play break Snack, Play break 10:30-11:00 Art 11:00 – 11:40 Snack, Play break 11:00 -12:00 Math Math Math Click now to advance slide Story Time 11:40 - 12:00 12:00-12:30 Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Social Studies Social Studies Media Center 12:30 – 1:30 Science Science Learning Centers Social skills groups Learning Centers 1:30-2:00 Music Math 2:15-2:30 Classroom jobs Classroom jobs Classroom jobs Classroom jobs Classroom jobs Prep to go home, Dismissal Prep to go home, Dismissal Prep to go home, Dismissal Prep to go home, Dismissal Prep to go home, Dismissal 2:15-2:30

  4. Time Subject Lesson or activities Materials Student Schedule • Put away back pack • Attendance • Pledge of Allegiance • Morning show Morning Routine • Schedule card 8:15 – 8:30 Language Arts • Vocabulary • Spelling book page 27 • Vocabulary sheet • Spelling book • Pencil 8:30 – 10:30 • Speech 10:00 – 10:30 • Read pages 17-23 with a friend • Write answers to comprehension questions • Reading book • Notebook • Pencil 10:30 – 11:00 Reading • Flash card practice • Measurement activity • Computer drill • Flashcards • Measuring cups • Beans 11;00 - 12:00 Math Click now to advance slide • Sit at table 5 • Gameboy when finished eating • Lunch box • Gameboy 12:00- 12:30 Lunch • Potato vines activity • Identifying plant parts • Activity materials in science center 12:30 – 1:30 Science Center time • Computer • Permission slip, signed by parents 1:30 – 2:15 • Social skills group 1:45-2:15 • Homework • Feed Rusty • Bathroom • Go to bus • Backpack • Guinea pig food Dismissal 2:15-2:30

  5. Monday Mrs. Johnson’s Monday Time Class Activity Assignment Morning Routine • Assist late arriving students • Deliver attendance to office 8:15 – 8:30 • group 1 – review vocabulary words • Assist students with seat work • Make work copies for math activity • Prep for student snack Language Arts 8:30 – 10:30 • Assist students with snack and clean up\supervise restroom break • Facilitate reading activity with John and 3rd grade peers 10:30 – 11:00 Reading • Set up and supervise measurement activity • Review practice drill with David and Sam • Assist students to prepare for lunch Click now to advance slide Math 11;00 - 12:00 • Supervise lunch activities 12:00- 12:30 Lunch Social Studies • Support David and Chris in 3rd grade class activities – facilitate social interaction with peers 12:30 – 1:30 Center time 1:30 – 2:15 • Supervise students with gathering materials and belongings • Assist students riding buses 3041 and 7271 to dismissal point 2:15-2:30 Dismissal

  6. 2. Organize the Physical Space Click now to advance slide

  7. materials chalkboard/display space class meeting space bulletin board instructional large group instructional table bookshelves door storage for student belongings student desks, independent learning area computers filing cabinets Click now to advance slide student schedules storage play/recreation area student learning materials storage

  8. materials materials chalkboard/display space class meeting space bulletin board instructional instructional large group Instructional table bookshelves door storage for student belongings student desks, independent learning area storage for student belongings computers student learning materials filing cabinets Click now to advance slide student shcedules storage play/recreation area student learning materials storage

  9. 3. Plan Lessons • Review IEPs • Instructional groupings Click now to advance slide

  10. Group Instructional Activity: Creating community map posters to be displayed in the front office. Students will create maps of the school neighborhood and community as a class project Student: Instructional Supports and Strategies Michael Annual Goal to be Addressed: Increased fluency with functional communication skills • Prompt card with relevant personal information • Photo of home and school as cue for location on neighborhood map • Review sign in front of school and school website for name of school • Labeled photos of parents and teacher Skills Targeted for Instruction: Michael will both verbally and in writing provide his own name and his parents’ names, home address and phone number, and the name of his school and teacher Student: Instructional Supports and Strategies Jennifer Annual Goal to be Addressed: • Seat Jennifer between two other students • written scripts for asking for materials or help and commenting on the project • Timer for determining length of activity • Locate activity materials in the center of the table, out of Jennifer’s easy reach Increase range of interaction and participation skills within a group activity with peers Click now to advance slide Skills Targeted for Instruction: Jennifer will share materials, take turns and complete the activity with peers Student: Derek Instructional Supports and Strategies Annual Goal to be Addressed: Increase functional academic skills at the 3rd grade level • Review map on school website for location s of school and Davis Park • Map and pictures of streets and intersections between home and school Skills Targeted for Instruction: Identify and label names of streets on his bus route Write an itinerary as directions from school to Davis Park

  11. 4. Create Visual Supports • Calendars • Schedules • Choice boards Click now to advance slide

  12. 5. Clarify Classroom Rules and Expectations Classroom Rules: • State in positive terms • Warnings and infractions • Individual behavior plans “Keep your hands at your sides.” “Use a quiet voice.” “No hitting.” 1. Work quietly. 2. Stay in your seat. 3. Share with your partners. 4. Raise your hand for help. 5. Put supplies away. “No yelling.” Click now to advance slide

  13. Monday Mrs. Johnson’s Monday Time Class Activity Assignment 6. Meet with Team Members • Supervising your paras • Collaborating with other school personnel • Plan April thematic unit, develop reading lesson modifcations for first week • Develop picture schedules for school and home • Compile evaluation info and coordinate transition planning meeting • Design data collection forms, train teachers and staff on data collection methods ESE, General Education teachers March 25 Speech Pathologist March 20 Click now to advance slide Guidance Counselor April 15 Behavior Analyst April 1

  14. 7. Communicate with Parents • At the start of the school year • Daily or weekly communications • School and classroom procedures • Conferences and classroom visits • Documentation of contacts Click now to advance slide

  15. 8. Use Your Resources • Educate your administrators • Classroom visits • Casual opportunities • Planned communications • Collaborate with other school based resources • Guidance counselor • ESE specialist • Behavior specialist • Contact external resources • District autism program contact • CARD-USF • Florida Inclusion Network Click now to advance slide

  16. 9. Join the School Community • Be an ambassador for your students! • Volunteer for school committees • Recruit student assistants and peer supports • Participate in school events Click now to advance slide

  17. 10. Celebrate Successes! • Say “Thank you!” • Share the good news with others at your school • Acknowledge student accomplishments • Recognize a job well done Click now to exit

  18. Online Resources for Teachers CARD Learning Curve - http://learningcurve.fmhi.usf.edu/ Autism: Interventions and Strategies for Success http://www.cesa7.k12.wi.us/sped/autism/index2.htm Autism Teaching Tools http://www.autismteachingtools.com Cindy's Autistic Support http://www.angelfire.com/pa5/as/ Council for Exceptional Children (CEC).http://www.cec.sped.org/ Disability Studies for Teachers http://www.disabilitystudiesforteachers.org/ Division TEACCH http://www.teacch.com

  19. Exceptional Children's Assistance Center http://www.ecac-parentcenter.org/packets/friends/index.shtml Polyxo.com http://www.polyxo.com/ Simply Good Ideas . http://sgideas.com Speechfun http://www.speechfun.com Scholastic Classroom Set-Up Toolhttp://teacher.scholastic.com/tools/class_setup/ TinSnips http://www.tinsnips.org Special Education Technology – British Columbia, Inc. http://www.setbc.org/ Organization for Autism Researchhttp://www.researchautism.org/ Autism Society of America. http://www.autism-society.org

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