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New Teachers: Things They Never Told Me in College

New Teachers: Things They Never Told Me in College. Lori Elliott SDE tosaelliott@gmail.com. Question. Are You A Teacher? . You Look Like a Teacher!. What Does a Teacher Look Like?. White Female Married Religious 43 years old Over half hold a Master’s Degree

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New Teachers: Things They Never Told Me in College

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  1. New Teachers: Things They Never Told Me in College Lori Elliott SDE tosaelliott@gmail.com

  2. Question Are You A Teacher? You Look Like a Teacher!

  3. What Does a Teacher Look Like? • White • Female • Married • Religious • 43 years old • Over half hold a Master’s Degree - According to NEA

  4. Did You Know? • Teachers spend an average of 50 hours on teaching duties a week. • Teachers spend almost $500 per year out of pocket for classroom expenses. • 73% of people entering teaching have a desire to work with young people.

  5. The Bad News

  6. So How Do You Look?

  7. Is This You?

  8. Understand Your Students

  9. The Boss! Be Positive! Communicate Ask for Help

  10. The Gang Beware the Faculty Room Beware the Faculty Room Stay Away From Pot Stirrers Share Ideas and Accept Ideas Find a True Friend/Buddy

  11. The Parents Smile/Be Friendly Dress Appropriately Communicate Call Before Child Gets Home

  12. Curriculum • Know your curriculum goals, not just the text materials. • Teach to the curriculum. • Choose assessment tools prior to teaching. • Use preassessments, checkpoints, and reflections after teaching for student success.

  13. What Kind of Organizer are You? Visual • You like to see things out. You like things organized with bright colors. Everything doesn’t have to be out in view, but you have a place for everything and it is labeled boldly.

  14. Auditory • Things are organized more by topic and does not have to be colorful. Uses a simple, logical way to organize things.

  15. Kinesthetic • Things have to “feel” right to you. You have to be able to move around and get to things comfortably.

  16. Why organize? Won’t it hinder creativity? • Organized people accomplish more, and waste less time. • Uncluttered spaces leave room for what is important. • Less stuff means less stress. • Being organized saves you money. • Organizing gives you more time to do the things you want to do.

  17. Classroom Organization Brain Friendly • Lamp lighting • Plug In Smells of citrus or vanilla • Textures like rugs, pillows, tablecloths • Create a cozy, homey setting • Visuals that appeal to the eye and provide ownership of learning

  18. Tips to Looking Good Plan ahead to ease the stress. • Lessons • Classroom • Weekly Routines • Put those kids to work!

  19. Paperwork Labeled drawers Colored folders in stacking racks Magazine holders Clipboards Notebooks Bind together similar items into books Clear boxes with lids/labeled Purge while you go… read it and pitch Make use of technology and save documents on the computer or flash drive Simplify your system to a few easy steps

  20. Paperwork • Find a system that works for you to organize. Colored folders and drawers work for me. • Don’t grade everything! • Color code key paperwork going home, such as: blue paper used for all tests and quizzes. • Set up a system for dealing with paperwork. Pitch what is not important. Don’t shuffle the same papers over and over.

  21. Keep In Mind

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