Ed 406Session 3

Entrance Slip: What are your hopes and fears for your

first day of school.

Put your hopes on the green post it Put your fears on the pink post it

Agenda Entrance Slip Placement Info First Day of School Classroom set up Scavenger Hunt School Rules

The Seven Things Students Want to The Seven Things Students Want to Know on the First Day of SchoolKnow on the First Day of School1. 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.

First Day Climate climate climate Management management

management Take time from content Greet students at the door- excited Inventory Music: R.E.S.P.E.C.T.

You are treated as you are dressed Always dress better than your students. If

you do not care about yourself, why should the students care about you?

The fact is, most people think that the cover is the book, the box front is the cereal, and the leather jacket is the person. We all make judgments. We look at someone and judge status, income, even occupation

Creating A Creating A ClimateClimate For LearningFor 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.

Continued The effective teacher dresses

appropriately as a professional educator to model success

One of the reasons we have schools is for students to learn what is appropriate. Young people learn what is appropriate in society by looking at their adult role models

“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.

“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.

William Glasser William Glasser (1990, 1998)(1990, 1998)

The need to survive and reproduce The need to belong and love

The need to have some power The need to have freedom

The need to have fun

“Learning from the Past” Cooperative Group

ActivityDirections: 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.

Classroom Set Up Do not over decorate, where will student work go? Floor Space

Desk, chairs, grouping Work Area

Clear traffic, area for circulation, electrical equipment, inventory

Wall Space Bulletin boards, calendar, clock, emergency

information, student work, week’s assignments

Set Up Teacher Space

Have your desk face the students Keep it away from the door Set clear expectations about what is

allowed not allowed Have materials out and ready for

distribution

Reading Area “The rug”- who class share time/shared

reading Classify books Teaching easel- charts, plain chart

paper, big books

Writing Area Tables

Supplies- paper, pencils, markers, crayons, alphabet strips, scissors, hole punchers, and staplers

Routines and Procedures Make choices, build community, engage

students Classroom Tour

Scavenger Hunt What is a scavenger hunt?

Task: Search for the answers to your questions in the syllabus

Community Building Creating Rules

How does it show: Love Power Freedom fun

Your Classroom How would you set up your ideal

classroom?

How would you script your first day?