New Teacher Orientation
Asheboro City Schools
August 9-11, 2010
Welcome to ACS
Candybar Test!
Directions: Select a candybar.
Did you select a:
Baby Ruth?
Three Musketeers?
Butterfinger?
Snickers?
Hersey’s?
Almond Joy?
Clark?
What does your candybar choice say tell us about your
personality?
SMART BOARD ACTIVITY!
Handshake Activity
1. Greet someone in the group with a
handshake.
2. Introduce yourself.
3. Discuss with your partner your expectations for
the next three days.
4. At the signal, find another person, and repeat
steps 1-3.
Parking Lot
What are your top three concerns or
questions that you hope to have
addressed or answered during this
orientation?
“Every day millions of students arrive at
American classrooms in search of more
than reading and math skills. They are
looking for a light in the darkness of their
lives, a Good Samaritan who will stop and
bandage a burned heart or ego.”
-Jim Trelease
The Effective Teacher
The 4 Stages of Teaching
Fantasy
Survival
Mastery
Impact
Reference: Ryan, Kevin. The Induction of New Teachers, Fastback 237.
Bloomington, IN: Phi Delta Kappa, 1986.
“The very first day of school is the most
important day of the school year… What
EFFECTIVE TEACHERS do on the very
first day will determine the success of the
class.”
Harry Wong, (2009), The First Days of School.
The Effective Teacher
The EFFECTIVE TEACHER
1. Is A Good Classroom Manager
2. Designs Lessons To Reach
Mastery
3. Has Positive Expectations That
Students Will Be Successful
Reference: Good, Thomas L. and Jere Brophy. Looking in Classrooms. Harper-
Collins, 1994, pp. 376-377.
Creating A Climate For Learning
“Effective teachers believe that all students can
learn and be successful. Effective teachers
consciously create a climate in which all students
feel included. Effective teachers believe that
there is potential in each learner and commit to
finding the key that will unlock the potential.”
Gregory & Chapman. (2007). Differentiated Instructional Strategies:
One Size Doesn’t Fit All.
“Closely related to teachers’ behavior is the
development of a classroom climate conducive to
good thinking…students cannot think well in a
harsh, threatening situation…Teachers can make
their classrooms more thoughtful places by
demonstrating in their actions that they welcome
originality and differences of opinion.”
Marzano. (1992).Dimensions of Learning.
The Seven Things Students Want to Know on
the First Day of School
1. Am I in the right room?
2. Where am I supposed to sit?
3. What are the rules in this classroom?
4. What will I be doing this year?
5. How will I be graded?
6. Who is the teacher as a person?
7. Will you treat me as a human being?
(Wong, Harry.(2009).The First Days of School .
Group Norms
Table Talk
Group Norms
• Be on time. (Repsonsibility)
• Turn off pagers or cell phones. (Respect)
• No sidebar conversations. (Respect, Self-discipline)
• Listen. (Respect)
• Honor one another’s strengths and differences.
(Honesty, Respect, Self-discipline)
• Share your ideas. (Citizenship)
• Give credit for other’s ideas. (Kindness)
• Participate. (Courage)
“Learning from the Past”
Cooperative Group
Activity
Directions:
1.Select a Facilitator, Recorder, Reporter, and a Runner.
2. Use the chart paper provided. Divide the paper into two columns:
Least Favorite Teacher and Most Favorite Teacher.
3. Think of the very best teacher that you had while you were in school.
What qualities did that teacher have that made him/her special. List
those qualities in the appropriate column. Repeat these directions
for your least favorite teacher.
4. Share!
5. Debrief roles for cooperative learning.
BRE
The Seven Things Teachers Want to Know on the
First Day of New Teacher Orientation
1. Am I in the right room?
2. Where am I supposed to sit?
3. What are the rules in this classroom?
4. What will I be doing this year?
5. How will I be graded?
6. Who is the teacher as a person?
7. Will you treat me as a human being?
Asheboro City Schools
• www.asheboro.k12.nc.us
Asheboro City Schools Beginning
Teacher/Mentor Support Program
• www.instructionmatters.wikispaces.com
Parking Lot
What additional thoughts/questions do you
have about the Beginning Teacher
Support/Induction Program?
LUNCH!
“Thank you
Chick-Fil-A ! “
Panel Discussion
Ms. Kristen McClosky *ACS TOY/BAL
Ms. Nicholl Hicks Teacher/DLL
Ms. Erin Wenger Teacher/DLL
Mr. Chris Burian Teacher/LP
Ms. Jill Snotherly Teacher/GBT
Ms. Kristen Chalifoux Teacher/CWM
Ms. Jamie Cope Art/SAMS
Ms. Makenzie Lore Teacher/NAMS
Ms. Leigh Jones Principal/NAMS
Ms. Ann Carol Grant Principal/SAMS
Ms. Julie Pack Administrator/BCA
Ms. Sherry Ficquette AP/GBT
Special Guest
• Dr. Brad Rice, Director of Support Services
Educational Law: What every new teacher
needs to know!
– Deborah Greenblatt legislation
– Sexual Harassment
– Bullying
– Other Hot Topics!
Thinking Maps
http://www.thinkingmaps.com/
Wrap Up!
• Day 2: Report to your school.
8:00 – 3:00 pm
• Day 3: Report to the Central Office Board
Room.
8:30 -4:00 pm
Reflections/Comments
What I am taking away
today,…
What I still hope to get,….
That Noble Title
Teacher
As you begin this school year, may you remember the fine nuances and the distinguishing essence of that proud
word Teacher. Let you be reminded of the tools you have at your command, because of your talents, your traits,
and your training…and because you chose to become a Teacher.
Teacher – you are a poet, as you weave with your colorful magic language a passion for
your subject. You create a vast and grand mosaic of curiosities to imagine, secrets to
unfold, connections only to begin the cycle of learning.
Teacher – you are a physicist, as you bring magic, logic, reason, and wonder to the
properties, changes and interactions of our universe.
Teacher – you are a maestro, a master of composing as you conduct and orchestrate
individuals’ thoughts and actions from discordant cacophony into harmonic resonance.
Teacher – you are an architect, as you provide each student a solid foundation, but
always with a vision of the magnificent structure that is about to change.
Teacher – you are a gymnast, as you encourage the contortions and gyrations of
thoughts and the flexing and strengthening of ideas.
Teacher – you are a diplomat and the ambassador of tact and sensitivity, as you
facilitate productive, positive interactions among the multiplicity of personalities and
cultures, beliefs, and ideals.
Teacher – you are a philosopher, as your actions and ethics convey meaning and hope
to young people who look to you for guidance and example.
Reflections/Comments
What I am taking away
today,…
What I still hope to get,….