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Warm Up Activity:Complete My Thoughts on Being a Teacher

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High Quality Career and Technical Instructors for the

21st CenturySummer Institute

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Topics Introductions and Program Overview Responsibilities of Teachers Meet the Class: Characteristics of Students Getting to Know Students Getting the School Year Off to a Good Start

“Take Aways” Personal Introduction to Your Students First Day Lesson Plan

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Day 1 Agenda

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Classroom Procedures Daily Schedule—Breaks, Work

Time, Coaching, Teach-Backs and Feedback Loops

Cell phones and computers Use of Notebook Substantive Dialogue in Large

and Small Groups Questions and the Parking Lot Respectful Reflection Time Pacing Your Learning

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Introduction and Program Overview

Objectives Get to know colleagues in the

program and begin building a community of learners.

Examine the roles and responsibilities of CTE teachers.

Use ice breakers in the classroom to build a community of learners.

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Introductions

Instructor Participants

◦ Meet a colleague◦ Share responses to “My Thoughts on Being

a Teacher”◦ Be prepared to introduce that person for

one minute—name, CTE area, school, and a thought from one of their responses

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A group of people who support each other in their learning◦ Know each other well◦ Openly share and discuss ideas◦ Work together

In a community of learners, everyone has the opportunity to learn more than they would learn in isolation.

A Community of Learners

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Select an artifact from something in your purse, pocket, briefcase, etc...

Think of a way the item reflects a role or responsibility of a teacher.

Share your ideas with others at the table.

Responsibilities of Teachers

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Facilitator: Keeps the group on task.

Gatekeeper: Keeps the time and paces the group.

Recorder: Makes a record of the group work and reports out to the whole group.

Collaborator: Makes sure everyone is involved and encourages the group.

Group Roles

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Make a list of responsibilities of teachers - Binder – page 13

Record Table ideas on flipchart paper.

Responsibilities of Teachers

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Instructional Planning

Instructional Strategies

Classroom Assessment

Classroom Management

Reflective Practice

What Should High Performing CTE Teachers Know and Be Able to Do?

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Developmental Characteristics of

StudentsObjectives Describe the developmental

and generational characteristics of high school students.

Design instruction to meet the developmental needs of high school students.

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What Do I Need to Know About Students?

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KWL

What do I know about the Millennial student?

Know Want to Know Learned

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The Teenage Experience

Why are the teenage years sometimes characterized as a challenging time of life?

What factors in the world today make the teenage years challenging?

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The Mindset of the Millennial

Heroes? Media? History? Attitudes? Interests?

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Who are the Millennials?

Bottle caps always plastic McDonalds food never came in

Styrofoam containers Google has always been a verb Internet is better than TV Doing more important than

knowing Typing preferred to handwriting Zero tolerance for delays

Generation Y and Z!

Digital Natives!

Trophy Kids!

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The World of Millennials

Most racially and ethnically diverse generation in U.S. history ~ 1 in 5 have an immigrant parent

One in four grew up in a single parent household

New examples of family—working mothers, blended families and divorce rates exceeding 50 percent

Defining moments: Clinton impeachment, Monica Lewinsky scandal, death of Princess Diana, 9/11, wars in Afghanistan and Iraq

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Millennials Characteristics

Personality descriptors ◦ Special ~ this generation was wanted; family

is important◦ Sheltered ~ helicopter parents ◦ Confident ~ they want to make a difference◦ Team oriented ~ part of the group◦ Conventional ~ more respectful of adults◦ Pressured ~ pushed to succeed, report

stress◦ Achieving ~ busy, work, sleep deprived, ill-

nourished Staying connected is essential Multi-tasking a way of life

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Developmental Characteristics of Adolescents Rapid growth, sexual maturation, desire for

independence Changes in personal habits, dress, hair and pre-

occupation with personal hygiene Strong sense of fairness and judgment about

what is “fair” Find security in structure—but rarely admit it! A personal fable—no one has ever experienced

what I’m going through and can possibly understand

Sense of self shaped by how they see themselves differently from others and where they fit in the social network

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Ways to Teach and Motivate Millennial Adolescents

Build A Sense of Belonging◦ Take time to listen to them, get to know them,

and show a personal interest in them◦ Create community◦ Provide opportunities to work with others

Set High Expectations◦ Create situations where students think critically◦ Provide clear learning goals◦ Provide frequent feedback◦ Strive for quality results

Actively Engage Them◦ Connect learning to the real world—Answer the

question, “Why do I need to know this?” or “What’s in it for me?”

◦ Provide choices in learning activities and projects◦ Vary learning strategies

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Ways to Teach and Motivate Millennial Adolescents

Know Want to Know Learned

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Beginning the School Year

Objectives Create a detailed plan for the

first two weeks of school.

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What do good teachers do in the first few weeks of school?

Food for Thought

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Introduction to the content of the course Learn classroom rules and procedures Get to know each other and the teacher Learn to work together

Unit Plan for the First Weeks of School

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Develop a First-Day Lesson Plan

Develop a Plan for the First Weeks of School

Identify Strategies for Getting to Know Students

Rewards, Recognition and Incentives

Classroom Procedures Classroom Rules Career/Technical

Student Organizations Introducing Students

to the Content of Your CTE Course

Teach and Reflect on the Unit Plan

Authentic Task: Setting Up Your CTE Classroom

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What is the significance of the first day of school? What are some of the feelings a beginning

teacher might experience on the first day of school? What are some of the feelings students might experience on the first day of school?

How is it similar to or different from the first day someone is on a job?

What are the most important things to accomplish on the first day of school?

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First Day of School Discussion Questions

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First Day of School

Do’s Don’ts

Something that makes each student feel welcome

Set the tone for what matters

Something that encourages participation

Something that shows your humor and heart

Read your syllabus and rules to them

Overwhelm them with a laundry list of rules and expectations

Ask them to sit still and listen the entire period

Keep your excitement for your career hidden

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In about 3-5 minutes Share three or four things about why you decided

to become a career/technical teacher Where you have worked Where you are from Something you do outside of school Something they would be surprised to know

about you Share something about your hopes and

expectations

Authentic Task: Introducing Yourself to Students

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What are the components of this lesson? How does each of the learning activities

contribute to the objectives of the day?

When developing your adaptation of this plan, consider:◦ Time frames—length of class◦ Doing an introductory lab activity◦ Fitting the activities to your content

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Use the First Day Lesson Plan provided.

Adapt the learning activities in the lesson plan to your CTE classroom.

Develop a personal introduction of yourself as part of this lesson.

Present the personal introduction to your colleagues for feedback.

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Getting to Know Students Well

Objectives Evaluate the importance of

getting to know students and creating a climate of personalization.

Design strategies to create a climate of personalization.

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Classroom Ice Breakers

Purpose Types

Help teachers get to know students

Help students get to know each other

Help students get to know the content of the course

Opportunities to generate energy

Bingo Birthday Circle Name Game Two-Minute Interviews What Do You Know?

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Personalization

Definition The teacher strives to

know students well, respect them, and support them.

Characteristics ◦ Safe, supportive◦ Strong personal

relationships◦ Positive peer

relationships◦ Varied learning

opportunities with choice and voice

◦ Learning tasks with personal meaning and value

◦ High levels of personalized academic and behavioral support

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Greeting Students

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In what ways can teachers get to

know their students?

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Ways to Get to Know Your Students—Learning Stations

Choose a learning station.

Record the ideas you will use on the chart

Binder page 25. Identify ways you would

adapt the ideas for your own classrooms.

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Family information School information Career interests

and work history

Interests, hopes, dreams, aspirations

Learning preferences

Developing a Personal Profile for Your Students

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Outline specific strategies to get to know students well and help your students know each other well.

Create one artifact, such as a personal profile inventory or an ice breaker, to use for this purpose.

Authentic Task: Strategies for Getting to Know Students

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3 ways you plan to get to know students 2 ways you plan to help student know each other 1 thing you’ve learned about the importance of

personalization

3-2-1 Exit Slip – Binder page 31

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Using the “Unit Plan” template map out activities you will use the first week of school to build a community of learners

Using the “Lesson Plan” template create a lesson plan for the first day of school

Use “Teach Back” protocol – describe the first day lesson plan to your group for feedback

Work Session – Developing a Community of Learners

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Lesson Description 2 to 3 min Clarifying Questions 0 to 4 min Reflective Writing 1 to 5 min Warm Feedback 1 min per Cool Feedback 1 min per Response or Thank you 0 to 4 min Debrief 5 to 10 min

Warm – I like that you….Cool – I wonder if….Binder – page 28

Teach Back – Tuning Protocol

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The Process of Reflection

Objectives Use a set of guiding questions

to determine the effectiveness of a unit or lesson.

Apply what is learned from reflections to improve teaching.

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Teaching is a process of becoming that continues throughout life, never completely achieved, never completely denied. This is the challenge and the fun of being a teacher—there is no ultimate end to the process.

Frances Mayforth

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Improves your teaching◦ Understand what happened◦ Use that information to shape what you do in the future

Contributes to your professional growth Reflecting with others improves your school’s

performance

Why is Reflection on Teaching Important?

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Ideas for Reflecting on Learning

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Important things I’ve learned or had reaffirmed…

Today’s experiences have left me feeling…

Questions I want answered now… What I will do next to build on what I’ve learned….

Thoughts and Feelings

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Describe in detail the facts and event(s) of the lesson or activity.

What difference did the instruction make? How was that significant?

How will you think or act differently in the future as a result of what you’ve learned?

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What?

So what?

Now what?

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How does reflection contribute to professional growth?

What should you consider when you reflect?

How can you make accurate judgments about the effectiveness of instruction?

How can you use those judgments to continue to improve your instruction?

The Contributions of Reflection

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Journal -

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Key Ideas Why Important   

   

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Read “Are They Really Ready to Work” ◦ Executive summary pages 9-14◦ Answer questions on handout

Homework

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