Communication with School Personnel,

Parents and Students

Wendy Yuan Zionsville Community High SchoolPauline Yang Westlane Middle School

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老师是事业，不是一份工作Teaching is my career, not

my job

看录像，从老师的角度，我们看到了什么？

http://www.makeadifferencemovie.com

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“In a completely rational society, the best of us would be teachers and the rest of us would have to settle for something else.” ― Lee Iacocca

在十足的理性社会中，只有最优秀的人才能成为教师，而其他人只能做一些次要的工作。

－李 . 雅科特

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学生是我们的中心当有一个学生说

I am not smart enough. I don’t get it.I can’t.

我们作为老师，应该说什么？Surveymonkey.com Wordle.com

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Have you ever…

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PBS• Positive Behavior Support

• To acknowledge good students’ good behavior

• To help individuals who have challenging behavior and to prevent the occurrence of challenging behavior.

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Why and How to “PBS”?

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Which one is more powerful?

1. Please don’t play and talk!

2. A smart kid like you must know what you should be doing now!

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Effective Class for Student Learning

1. Students in this class treat the teacher with respect.

2. My classmates behave the way my teacher wants them to.

3. Our class stays busy and doesn’t waste time.

4. In this class, we learn a lot almost every day.

5. In this class, we learn to correct our mistakes.

From Harvard economist Ronald Ferguson in Gates Foundation study results

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啊… .

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Who do we meet in our daily life?

校长，系主任同事家长后勤工作人员教师工会

校长，系主任同事家长后勤工作人员教师工会

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Who help us to make our work more effectively?

How to communicate with personnel in American Schools

Respects and Attraction

了解美国人的思维方式 了解美国学校的具体情况

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中国人与美国人的思维方式

Sharing some interesting pictures

Sit back, and have fun

Confronting a Problem (Blue is American and Red is Chinese)

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Sense of Self (Blue is American and Red is Chinese)

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How to Express Anger (Blue is American and Red is Chinese)

 

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Queue when Waiting (Blue is American and Red is Chinese)

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Status of Leader (Blue is American and Red is

Chinese)

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Time Management (Blue is American and Red is Chinese)

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Relationships (Blue is American and Red is

Chinese)

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宝子是个不太有意思的男孩，水觉是个很有意思的女孩。宝子对水觉有意思， 可是水觉对宝子不太有意思。宝子给水觉送花时，两人的对话颇有意思。

　　水觉：“你这是什么意思？” 宝子：“没什么意思，意思意思。”　　水觉：“你这就不够意思了。”　　宝子：“小意思，小意思。”　　水觉：“你这人真有意思。”　　宝子：“其实也没有别的意思。”　　水觉：“那我就不好意思了。”　　宝子：“是我不好意思。”   

了解自己学校的情况1. Knowing your students

2. Communicating with parents

3. Leadership in school

4. Cooperating with colleagues

5. Building positive relationships with staff members.

1. How to know your students

1. From profile: for example Power Teacher;

2. From the other teachers;

3. From Counselors (IEP, 504);

4. From classroom survey;

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How can you communicate with your

students?

Case 1: （ David)

- Grade: D, falling behind the class

- Being talkative playing with classmates in class

- Not doing your assignment

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2. How to communicate with parents

1. Introducing ourselves at Open House

2. Writing emails/make phone calls to parents (Monthly update, both positive behavior and trouble issues)

3. Meeting parents with appointment

4. Listening at Parents Teacher Conference

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“HOW” do you communicate with

parents?

Be positive

Student-centered

Sweet and brief

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ScenarioCase 1 (Lisa)

- 8th Grader

- Grade A

- Very socializing

- Bad attitude and disrespect teachers

- Trigger: Not turning in Homework but blame you not telling her to do it.

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3. How to show your leadership

1. Presenting at Conference with School Title next to our names 以校为荣

2. Sponsoring Chinese Club / Sports Coach

3. Managing Lunch Duties / Study Hall

4. Being chaperone to dance party

5. Sharing valuable knowledge and skills with other teachers

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4. How to cooperate with colleagues

1. Eating in lunch lounge;

2. Showing up at school meetings;

3. Participating school activities (pep rally, workshop, field trip, Open house)

4. Participating PLC (Professional Learning Community)

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5. How to build positive relationship with staff

members1. Secretaries

2. Media Specialist

3. Technology Specialist

4. Custodians

5. Sub(stitute) teacher

6. Security guards

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Money Talks - Grants ApplicationPTO Grant

School District Grants (ZEF Zionsville Education Foundation)

DonorsChoice.org

IFLTA Small Project Grants

IFLTA Conference Attendence Grants

ACTFL First Attendee Grants

Lilly Endowment, Inc – Education

CII Grants

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RISE- Teachers Evaluation System

Domain 1: Purposeful Planning:

Domain 2: Climate / Instruction

Domain 3: Participation in learning communities / Leadership

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给新手的十条建议 (1/2)1. 对孩子充满希望2. 明确目标3. 张贴品质4. 做积极主动的学习者5. 友善

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给新手的十条建议 (2/2)6. 了解学生7. 尊敬8. 关爱9. 做出榜样10. 合作学习小组

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Book Recommendation

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“Be a teacher by America’s Finest Teachers”

－ Edited by Philip Bigler and Stephanie Bishop

美国最优秀教师的自白

“The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.” ― William Arthur Ward

普通的教师告诉学生做什么，称职的教师向学生解释怎么做，出色的教师示范给学生，最优秀的教师激励学生。

－威廉姆 . 亚瑟 . 沃德

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处好关系，人人开心

愿我们能够互通有无，相互鼓励，处好关系，人人开心。

Wendy Yuan wyuan@zcs.k12.in.us

Pauline Yang lyang@msdwt.k12.in.us

ICLASS ( 是印州中文老师们的家园） Website:

http://tinyurl.com/ICLASSk12

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Big thanks to…CII – Dr. Xu and all the staff

孙晔

ZCS

MSDWT

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