This is the Keynote we will follow for the morning New Teacher Orientation in the SJSD.

1. New Teacher Orientation
SJSD-2011
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2. New Teacher
Institute--Online
• Macbooks
• www.slideshare.net/terri.science
• Today’s Meet: sjsdnewteacher11
• Twitter Hashtag: #newsjsd
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3. Today’s Objective:
Begin creating a plan that ensures
successful first days of school.
Learn techniques that let students
know what to do in any classroom
situation.
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4. Agenda for Thursday, 8/4
Who are we?
What’s on your mind?
Building Your Reputation
The Top Seven Things Students
Want to Know the First Day of School
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Line and Tire by Clarjar at http://www.flickr.com/photos/photolucida/15226677/
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6. Door Prize
Time!!!
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8. Who are we?
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9. Lisa
Elifrits
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10. Terri Johnson
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11. Angie Klaassen
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12. Who are you?
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13. Terri Johnson
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14. Mix-Pair-Share
Cooperative Structure
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15. Mix-Pair-Share
Mix around the room as the music
plays.
Every time you pass someone...
Shake his or her hand
Introduce yourself
Give a response to a question.
Continue until music stops, then freeze.
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16. Mix 1
Mix, shake hands, introduce
and...
...At what age did you learn to ride a
bike?
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17. Mix-Pair-Share cont.
...music has stopped...
Pair up with the person closest to you and give a high
five.
Each partner should respond to this question:
What is the furthest you traveled this
summer and what did you do when
you got there?
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18. Mix 2
Mix, shake hands, introduce, and...
...Have you ever crawled through a
window?
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19. Pair up!
What is your most
memorable time when you
were in the grade/subject
you are about to teach?
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20. Mix 3
Mix, shake hands, introduce,
and...
... If you were a crayon, what color
would you be?
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21. How late did you stay up
last night and why?
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22. Mix-Pair-Share
We used as a classbuilder
How else could we use this in our
classrooms?
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25. Door Prize
Time!!!
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26. Your Reputation
Precedes You...
The way you introduce yourself on the
first day can determine how much
respect and success you will have for
the rest of the school year.
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27. Companies with good images enhance
their sales. They know that people
buy from companies they trust. Their
image precedes a sale.
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28. Can you name
the company?
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29. Just do it!
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30. Life’s Good.
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31. Buy It. Sell It. Love It.
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32. It’s everywhere you want to be.
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33. lly
I nf or ma Do No Evil
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34. think different
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35. The greatest tragedy is
indifference.
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36. The happiest place on
Earth.
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37. Will you be ready?
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38. How do you want to be
remembered?
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40. harrywong.com
• Please take the Teacher Quiz. (Hint,
you can click on the title above).
• Using the Results, go to Today’s
Meet or the Parking Lot and share
areas you’d like to know more
about.
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42. Door Prize
Time!!!
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43. T he
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Line and Tire by Clarjar at http://www.flickr.com/photos/photolucida/15226677/
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44. There are seven things
students want to know on
the first day of school.
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50. Round Table
Brainstorm: What do you think are the
seven things all students want to know
on the first day of school?
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53. 1. Am I in the right
room?
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54. Classroom 1
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55. Classroom 2
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56. Classroom 3
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57. Classroom 4
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59. What else?
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60. 2. Where am I
supposed to sit?
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61. Where do you sit?
• Draw a card at the sign-in table.
• Sit at the same number.
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64. 3. Who is this teacher
as a person?
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65. Lisa
Elifrits
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66. Who Am I?
Mrs. Lisa M. Elifrits
I love being a math teacher,
so here is “who I am” using numbers.
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67. 10...
I have taught mathematics in the
St. Joseph School District for 10
years.
9...
I spent 9 glorious days in Estes
Park, Colorado with my family
and getting to do all my
favorite things....trout fishing,
horse back riding, and hiking.
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68. 8...
My husband, Clay, and I
celebrated our 8th year of
marriage.
7...
My oldest son, Braeden,
turned 7 in July and will be in
2nd grade at Pershing
Elementary School.
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69. 6...
This is my 6th year as an Instructional
Coach at Robidoux Middle School.
5...
There are 5 things I love to do in my
free time.....bake, ride bikes, read
books, bargain shop, and spend time
with my boys.
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70. 4...
My middle son, Cooper,
turned 4 in March and
will be attending Preschool
at Brookdale.
3...
I feel so blessed to be the proud
mother of 3 boys!
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71. 2...
There are 2 math teachers in
my family. My mom and me!
1...
My youngest son, Wyatt,
will turn 1 in October AND I
have 1 niece, Carynn (who is
also 1)!
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72. Terri Johnson
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73. Terri
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74. Angie Klaassen
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76. 4. Will this teacher
treat me fairly?
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77. Round Robin
What can we do to dispel any fears
students may have about being in our
classes?
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79. 5.What will I be doing
this year?
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80. Syllabus?
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81. Grade 8 Science
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82. Play a Game!
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84. 6. How will I be
graded?
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85. Sample Grading
Policy
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86. Grading
Policy
Does it work with
your building’s
grading policy?
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88. 7. What are the rules
in the classroom?
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90. • Read Pages 150-157 in The First Days
of School.
• Jot down some ideas on...
• How will you create your class rules
• What these rules might be
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92. What else will you, the
teacher, need to know?
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93. r Too lkit
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94. What to do in your
schools this afternoon...
• Meet your Instructional Coach!
• The Top Seven Things... (Pages
102-110)
• Your Introduction to the Class
• Diagram of your classroom--Draw it
out/photos?
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96. Media Thanks
• “Afraid and Worried by Onur YILDIRIM (Shadov) at http://www.flickr.com/photos/
54312197@N00/206380921/
• “Attack of The Amancay by amanky at http://www.flickr.com/photos/
84213819@N00/351269265/
• “181/365 We are not amused” by barrowboy at http://www.flickr.com/photos/
48778414@N04/5915202803/
• “Composing -67/365” by Andreanna Moya Photography at http://www.flickr.com/photos/
13897165@N00/4426570168/
• “Jumping Over the 3rd Largest Pyramid in the World” by Anirudh Koul at http://
www.flickr.com/photos/84856173@N00/2523651888/
• “One One Out” by c.a. muller at http://www.flickr.com/photos/
61963330@N00/618199950/
• “Welding Class at Piney Point” by Caption Victor at http://www.flickr.com/photos/
21406103@N00/416120083/
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97. Media Thanks
• “Attention Toilettes” by denseatoms at http://www.flickr.com/photos/78356014@N00/2979754753/
• “Break” by Curtis Gregory Perry at http://www.flickr.com/photos/33124677@N00/5567458776/
• “eclipse flare december 21 2010” by davedehetre at http://www.flickr.com/photos/davedehetre/
5279336463/
• “New Years Eve 2011” by Joshua Mellin at http://www.flickr.com/photos/
21219540@N08/5314531889/
• “Style: Are these Converse?” by Susan NYC at http://www.flickr.com/photos/
19251296@N00/124503564/
• “How to make caramel from sweetened condensed milk” by Pinot & Dita at http://www.flickr.com/
photos/pinodita/2328315091/
• Adventures on safari in the desert: [excited whispering] "...we are close enough to witness the lion
king sitting down in the shadow of a large roll of toilet paper to crap and contemplate the meaning of
life." by David Blackwell at http://www.flickr.com/photos/40966760@N00/4983206174/
• “Gotta Go” by kbaird at http://www.flickr.com/photos/35928519@N00/5677428997/
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98. Media thanks:
1. Image: 'handshake I' by oooh oooh at www.flickr.com/photos/
24436943@N00/1350774613
2. “Free Hugs by bass_nroll at http://www.flickr.com/photos/
38074293@N00/3233035295/
3. “Little” by Ferdinand Reus at http://www.flickr.com/photos/
72092071@N00/5441096035/
4. Image: 'Tools' by batega www.flickr.com/photos/
10488545@N05/1596898776
5. Image: 'Angry Math/History teacher' by kodama (home) http://
www.flickr.com/photos/51035751904@N01/2217279
6. Squirrel Video by agamos1118 at http://www.youtube.com/watch?
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