New Teacher Summer Institute 2010Day 1

Housekeeping…• Sign in before each session starts.• Your folder includes:

– MNTC Map– Summer Institute Agenda– 2010-2011 Calendar– Professional Development Checklist

• While you’re here please remember to…– Complete your Acceptable Use Policy form online– Talk to benefits representatives and service providers

for section 125 [cafeteria plan], 403(b) [retirement], and/or 457 [investments]

About your ID Badges…• High Schools will take your photo in your media

center when you report to work.

• Everyone else will need to contact Roger Asseo, Assistant Principal at Southgate-Rippetoe Elementary, to schedule a photo time.– Cell: (405) 205-9091– Email: rogerasseo@mooreschools.com

• ID Badges are used for security on school site and admission to events (athletic pass)

for American Fidelity

MPS Service Provider for Section 125 and 403(b) Benefits

Russ Schwettmann

for Legend Group

MPS Service Provider for Section 457 Investment Benefits

Paul Rowlett

• 100 years of service• pre-K through 12th grade • 3rd largest district in Oklahoma• 22,000 students• 31 schools & 5 alternative academies • 159 square miles• 1410 certified staff (2328 employees in all)• Average 13 years of experience• Over 500 advanced degrees• Low student-teacher ratio (about 18 to 1)• Dedicated to providing a place where children can

receive special attention as well as be encouraged to reach their potential.

• A tradition of high student achievement, outstanding instruction, and strong community support.

Who we are as a district:2010 Honoree

“What Parents Want” Award!

Who are you?

• A-Z Index—each letter starts a word or phrase to describe what makes you a great teacher

–What commonalities make you great?

Becoming a Great Teacher• Professional development

– In-district workshops & training• Content Area Strategies, Student

Engagement, Classroom Management and much more…

– Out-of-district opportunities for extended training or unique experiences to enrich instructional practice.• College coursework,

conferences, presentations...

PD Requirements15 points each year until 75 are reached in a 5-year cycle.

– Child Abuse Recognition (yearly)– Bloodborne Pathogens (yearly—online)– English Language Learner (ELL) (7 initially & 2 maintenance)– Specialty Area Requirements include

• Autism (PK-3)• Safety Procedures (Science, etc)• Gifted/Talented (AP/SEARCH)• Minimum Criteria (First Year in Moore)

– District-Cycle Requirements (by June 30, 2015)• Classroom Management• Parent Outreach• Racial/Ethnic Education• Special Education

Becoming a Great Teacher• Your colleagues and support staff are the

best resources you have…

– Mentors, Peers, Administrators• On-site assistance for questions and immediate

concerns (site tech, campus coach, webmaster…)

– Coordinators, Clerks, Administrators• Content specific questions, individual needs and

questions

What if you had to be the captain… TOMORROW?!

As part of your job training, you have been asked to command your team on the

educational frigate…

No one on your team knows how to sail.

With only hours to learn, which of these materials

do you hope we give you today:

List these resources in the order you would prefer to use them.

_ A manual on how to run the ship_ A frigate ready to practice (with

safety gear, of course)_ A seminar of ship-management

strategies with paper to take notes_ An webcam connection to an expert

frigate commander_ A diagram of techniques and

procedures_ A working model of a frigate

to try out in the bathtub

Group with two others who

prefer different learning styles

from you.

• Visual– Manual to Read– Diagrams to Visualize

• Auditory– Webcam to Consult– Seminar to Take Notes

• Kinesthetic– Sailboat to Practice– Model to Manipulate

Calling for Back-up

How and When to Effectively Communicate with Parents

Do you call home if a student…• Is caught running down the hall?• Is talking in class?• Makes a perfect score on a test?• Is caught playing in the bathroom

during break?• Is fighting/in conflict with another

student?• Misses an assignment/project/grade?• Turns in an IPOD he/she found in the

cafeteria?• Is “hanging out” with the wrong crowd?• Has refused to do what you ask?• Slept or was disengaged in class?

You must call for…• After/Before school arrangements

–24-hours notice• Failing or at-risk for failing

–D or F average–Allowing time to improve before final

reporting• Changes in behavior/performance

–Generally 2 levels up or down

Resources

• Physical• Emotional• Mental• Spiritual• Financial• Support Systems• Role Models/Relationships• Knowledge of “Hidden Rules”

Is this hot?

104°F

Verbal/Abstract vs. Nonverbal/Sensory• If we have been

taught to mentally see an abstract replica of reality, we understand the meaning behind the word.

• However, if we cannot see mental image, we react to the sensory reality that we do understand.

a lack of abstract = a lack of resolution

How to Convey Reality• Don’t contact parents when you are emotional yourself.

(Take time to prepare yourself for the conversation.)

• Do frame the situation objectively. (Tell what happened before, what happened during, what happened after, sharing just the facts, not your commentary.)

• Don’t set up a sensory overload (Keep it to one issue or incident per contact.)

• Do give parents a chance to process. (Don’t expect an answer or reaction immediately, but do ask for follow-up with you if necessary.)

T I P S for Parent Communication

ThinkHow and where might be most effective for

communication? What do you expect the parent to do?

InformWhat other information do you have that the parent

needs? What questions might the parent ask?

PrepareHow much time do you have/need?Where is the best place to place to hold the

conversation?

Stay ObjectiveHave you made some presuppositions that might not

hold true?Do you need to have a third party present or continue

later?

Take a Minute to Reflect…

3—three insights, ideas, or strategies…

2—two questions…1—one comment…

New Teacher Summer Institute 2010Day 2

Our District Administration…

• Susan Pierce– Superintendent

• Brad Fernberg– Assistant Superintendent of Secondary Education and Instruction

• Robert Romines– Assistant Superintendent of

Elementary Education and Personnel

• Rick Cobb– Director of Curriculum

The Moore Public School district creates a safe

environment for all students in an atmosphere of open

communication and mutual respect. We engage students

in stimulating academic challenges and in positive

social interaction so they will become contributing members of society.

Our District Mission