A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION BY MARNEY SOBEL & MARY ANNE LAPENNA.

A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION BY

MARNEY SOBEL&

MARY ANNE LAPENNA

OUR CHILDREN ARE…*Humanity’s most precious resource because they are our future!*Sadly, they are an endangered species because:

1. The dropout rate is extremely high!2. Each night more than 100,000 children are homeless, and this

does not include run away from home or have been kicked out of the house.

3. The intact family, of responsible parents who teach values, seldom exists.

4. The business world knows that the next generation of workers will not be as qualified as this generation.

5. Children are caught in many cultural and social problems: drugs, permissiveness, poverty, teen pregnancy, broken homes, and falling academic standards.

6. Whereas each generation has had a better life than each past generation, the next generation could quite possibly be the first generation to be worse off than the previous generation.

We NEED leader teachers, professional educators who will begin this revitalization of our

culture and values:

We may be the only stable adult in their lives.

We may be the only people able to pass culture onto them…

We may be their only hope, the only ones who dream of a brighter tomorrow for them…

HARRY WONG PRESENTATION

Harry Wong has been in the field of education for 35 years.

Wrote the #1 best selling book for educators titled,

“How To Be An Effective Teacher”THE FIRST DAYS OF SCHOOL

THE FIRST DAYS ARE CRITICAL

What you do on the first days of school will determine your success for the rest of the year.

You will either win or lose, so what you do on that very first day will be an accurate indicator of your success as a teacher.

Got the point?

DOUGLAS BROOKS DISCOVERED THAT…

Very few teachers receive any information on what to do the first day of school.

Very few teachers get any experience or training during student teaching on what to do the first day of school.Have no fear… We have a few

ideas!

THE EFFECTIVE TEACHER

Establishes good control of the class in the very first week of school.

Remember: Control does not involve threats or intimidation, but control means you know:

1. What you are doing2. Your classroom procedures3. Your professional responsibilities4. Your students know that you know

what you are doing!

ON THE FIRST DAY… A successful teacher is ready – The

teacher has a warm, positive attitude and has positive expectations that all students will succeed!

The work is ready – The desks, books, papers, assignments and materials are ready when the bell rings.

The room is ready – The classroom has a positive climate that is work oriented!

HINTS FOR THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

Start with assigning each student to a seat. Have an assignment on the board BEFORE

the kids walk in:

For example: “Last night I was sleeping, a light beamed through the window. Then…

please complete the rest of the story.”Thank You

*Note: Have an assignment posted in the same location everyday!

EVERTSON AND ANDERSON

Were the first to show the importance of classroom management at the beginning of the school year.

*Note: When a classroom is ready, you can prevent many misbehaviors from occurring!

WHAT IS CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT?

Classroom management refers to all of the things that a teacher does to

organize students, space, time, and materials so that instruction, content and student learning can

take place!

HINTS TO MANAGE A CLASSROOM SUCCESSFULLY!1. Clearly must define procedures and routines

2. Effective teachers TEACH procedures and routines (rehearse them after!)

3. Develop a signal to let students know it is time to begin and stay on a lesson (i.e. flashing a bell, raising your hand, etc).

*Note: Research shows that effective teachers spend most of the first week teaching students to follow class procedures.

CHARACTERISTICS OF A WELL MANAGED CLASSROOM

Students know what is expected of them and are generally successful!

There is relatively little wasted time, confusion or disruption.

The climate of the classroom is work-oriented, but relaxed and pleasant.

Students are deeply involved with their work, especially with academic, teacher-led instruction.

IN ESSENCE,

A well managed classroom is a predictable environment where both teacher and students know what is supposed to happen in the classroom.

If you manage a classroom you do not discipline a classroom!

“Power comes when you make life predictable for people.”

-Howard H. Stevenson

BEFORE YOU INTRODUCE YOUR RULES, CHECK TO SEE THAT YOU

DID THE FOLLOWING:

You have carefully planned for what you want to accomplish.

You have written the rules to help you accomplish these goals.

You have posted the rules, along with the consequences and rewards.

You have welcomed the class, introduced yourself, and taken care of administrative duties.

CLASSROOM RULES1. Classroom rules should be posted

for the first day of school, with a copy ready for distribution to each student.

2. Rather than spend too much time with the whole class in forming rules, it may be better to involve the class in discussing matters such as:

-Why rules are needed-Why a particular rule will help students

succeed-Specific examples of general rules,

such as, “What does it mean to respect others?”

EFFECTIVE TEACHERS ALSO HAVE AN INVITING

PERSONALITY:EFFECTIVE

“Good morning”“Congratulations!”“I appreciate your

help!”“Tell me about it.”

“How can I help you?”

“Yes”

INEFFECTIVE“Keep out”

“It won’t work”“Not bad for a girl.”“I don’t care what

you do.”“You can’t do that.”“Because I said so,

that’s why!”

THE THREE CHARACTERISTICS OF AN

EFFECTIVE TEACHER… Has positive expectations for students

success.

Is an extremely good classroom manager.

Knows how to design lessons for student mastery.

*Note: none of these characteristics have anything to do with grade level or subject taught. These characteristics are known.

TO BE A MORE EFFECTIVE TEACHER…

WORK in a collegial manner with your colleagues.

ASSOCIATE with and learn from positive mentors.

JOIN a professional organization. CONTINUE TO LEARN through classes,

workshops, conferences, in service meetings, books, journals, advanced degrees, etc.

HERE’S THE BIGGEST SECRET TO TEACHING

SUCCESS: BEG! BORROW! STEAL!

It’s really called research and learning, but you walk into the classrooms of

effective teachers, look around, and if you see something that you think

might help you, you say, “Gimme, gimme, gimme.”

WE WOULD LIKE TO CONCLUDE OUR

PRESENTATION WITH SOME INSPIRING

QUOTATIONS!WE HOPE YOU ENJOY!

Parents and teachers are the two most

important people on the face of this

Earth.

The only factor that can create student

achievement was the significance of a

teacher.

The beginning is the most important part

of the work

There is no way to create good schools

without good teachers

Classrooms should run like well researched orchestras

Life is not a destination.

Life is a journey.As long as you continue

the journey,You will always be a

success!

When you look at truly effective

teachers, you will also find caring, warm, lovable

people.

Love is life…And if you miss love,

you miss life.

Love is the reason for teaching!

One hundred years from now it will not matter what kind of a car I drove, what kind of a house I lived in,

how much I had in the bank account, or what my clothes

looked like.But the world will be a

better place because I was important in the life of a

child.

The three AREs:Teachers ARE

important!Teachers ARE

influential!Teachers ARE able to make a difference!

Love what you teach, and love whom you

teach!

The two worst things a parent can give a young person are

money and wheels. The two most

important things a parent can give a child are roots and wings!

If you touch a rock, you touch the past. If you touch a flower, you touch the present.

If you touch a child, you touch the future.

THANK-YOU!HAVE A GREAT

SUMMER!