Welcome to Kyrene… or welcome BACK to Kyrene

1. Welcome to Kyrene… or welcome BACK to Kyrene What, when, where, how, who and WHY for teachers July 24, 2012

2. Introductions • Your name • Your school • What grade(s)/subject(s) you will be teaching • Number of years you have been teaching

3. Objectives – Make Note Sheets By 12:30 today you will… • understand the middle school model. • know how to access Kyrene’s technology. • have a list of questions to ask when you return to your specific school. They may be questions for your pod, your administrative team, your department chair, or others. • know how to create an effective learning environment. • have a classroom management plan. • know the daily and yearly schedule. • have had a great morning!

4. Middle School - things that are the same • Schedules • A/B Scheduleand Wednesday Schedule • District Calendar • School Improvement Plan (SIP) Math and Writing • Guest Teachers (Substitutes) • Subfinder Link • Lesson plans • Notebook with seating charts, special student notes, helpers, your schedule, a school map, emergency procedures, helpful staff names and numbers • Pods – same but different – Academic Lab too! • Technology (see the next slides with all the links!) • Access to your buildings – alarms will be disabled from 5:45am – 9:00pm Monday through Friday; “A” doors must be used at all other times and you must sign in and sign out in addition to resetting the alarm when you leave. • Kyrene Foundation Mini-Grants available!

5. Technology is the same at the middle schools • Four school computer labs – sign up/seating charts • Office products, including Outlook for teachers (calendar) • Students do not have email but there is blackboard • Equipment (doc cameras, wireless mice, wireless keyboards, projectors, DVD/VCR, laptops, video phones with fax machines, scanners, copy machines, printers/color printers, and IMC) • Destiny – library program (share amongst schools!) • Discovery Streaming (videos) • Student View and Parent View • Change student passwords • Drives • H – personal, only you can access • T – the entire district can access (so be careful) • U – Asset videos • X – only Akimel A-al can access; each school has its own

6. More technology – after all, it’s what Kyrene is famous for! • Curriculum Resources • McDougal Littellonline science books – need an activation code to begin; no online math books • SEPUP online access – see Science Chair for links and passwords • The website of all websites!!! • Online employee resources, including • iVisions • Print Shop – only put in one order at a time to increase the efficiency of your order • Genesis/Synergy (see codes on next page) • Schoolnet – your 6 Traits Class is in here! • Footprints • Educational Resources • IDEAL (ADE and ASU) • Brainpop – user name is kyrene and password is brainpop

7. Genesis/Synergy Attendance Codes When you check over your attendance… • #1 = they were absent for a medical reason • #2 = absent other reasons • #3 = truant (we do not have parent call back) • #4 = off campus suspension • #5 = unexcused absence shows up late parent does not excuse   • F = field trip • C = student is on campus somewhere • L = late to class unexcused teacher informed attendance clerk but did not come to the office • E = excused tardy • I = the student is in ISI (in-school intervention)

8. Middle School - things that are different • Duty • Showing movies • Academic Lab • X: Drive • Online Discipline Forms (X: Staff/@discipline but only for Akimel A-al so check if you don’t teach here) • Emergency plans • Fire drills • Lock downs • Emergency backpacks • Supplies • Roll call sheets

9. Brain Break! What do you Make?-Taylor Mali

10. A Good Place to Learn is… • a place that has clear and concise rules that are reviewed at the very beginning! • a classroom where students’ basic emotional and academic needs are met. Students feel safe. • a classroom where teachers have high expectations and differentiate so everyone succeeds. Students are praised for their accomplishments. • a school with courteous and joyful people. • where teachers collaborate. • where teachers are respectful to students, parents, other teachers, and administrators.

11. A Good Place to Learn is… a place that has clear and concise rules that are reviewed at the very beginning! “The number one problem in the classroom is not discipline. It is the lack of procedures and routines.” - Harry and Rosemary Wong During the first week of school you should • Review classroom rules – Respect covers it all • Practice procedures • Obtain homework when you’re absent • Obtain materials (pencils, tissues, worksheets, returned papers) • Ask for help • SALAMI • Walking in hallways • Go to the bathroom, nurse, etc. • Get a drink • Sharpen your pencil • Answer the phone • Move from chairs to tables “Get to Work!” • Answering a question or Asking a question Discipline versus Classroom Management

12. A Good Place to Learn is… a classroom where students’ basic emotional and academic needs are met. Students feel safe. You are never to insult, embarrass, or ridicule a student. NEVER! Sarcasm doesn’t always work with this grade level so use it sparingly, if at all. Be aware of how students are treating each other. Report all bullying incidents to your administrator. Be mindful of the different cultures. Celebrate them! You and your students will benefit when people can share their cultures and traditions because it is a great learning opportunity.

13. A Good Place to Learn is… a classroom where teachers have high expectations and differentiate so everyone succeeds. Students are praised for their accomplishments. Every student can learn, even the students who don’t have a supportive family, are low income, SPED, or have a 504 plan. • Sometimes you have teach differently. • Sometimes you have to assess differently. • Sometimes you have to communicate differently. All accomplishments should be shared and celebrated: announcements, notes to parents, notes to students, phone calls, bulletin boards. Actively look for students who are doing well and positively reinforce their good decisions so that they are models for other students.

14. A Good Place to Learn is… a school with courteous and joyful people. Everyone on site is responsible for the students. It is always about the kids! You are a child advocate. This year we will begin using a new evaluation system. There are 60 points you can be graded on and one of them is how you behave professionally. In addition to be profession, you also are responsible for counteracting negativity. How do you make your administrators happy? • Do what you need to do. • Be professional: show up on time, follow through, dress and speak appropriately, address student and parent concerns the first time, choose your battles with them also • Take care of your own discipline problems

15. A Good Place to Learn is… where teachers collaborate. Kyrene requires collaboration. You will collaborate with: • Your team (pod teachers) • Your grade level curriculum teachers (ie. all 8th grade math teachers) • Your department • Your school nurse and the district office nurse • Your resource teacher(s) (SPED) • Cafeteria supervisor You do not have to do anything by yourself. Plus, you have ME!

16. A Good Place to Learn is… where teachers are respectful to students, parents, other teachers, and administrators. You need to make friends with the 1. janitors, 2. office staff and, 3. cafeteria supervisor. Know their names! The best form of classroom management is respect! I can make any student do anything for me and it’s because I respect them, even when they are misbehaving and driving me crazy. • Say “please” and “thank you” • Laugh with them; laugh at yourself • Admit your mistakes and apologize • Handle discipline problems discreetly • Learn what to overlook – choose your battles (differentiate) • Greet students daily

17. Brain Break! Get up and dance! Be sure to cross over the middle of the body.

18. Your Day • Bell Schedules • Late Start Schools – (Akimel A-al, Centennial, Pueblo, Kyrene Middle School) • Everyone else (Altadena and Aprende) • Lesson Planning • First week should include getting to know you activities; for good classroom management you need to have relationships with your students; allow them time to get to know you and give yourself time to get to know them! This will pay off in the end. It’s a great investment of time! This is also a great time to establish your procedures with the students. Review them and practice them! Harry Wong says so in his The First Days of School book. • Madeline Hunter formats are not necessary for every day! • Include the following: • Step by step procedures • Resources and where to find them • Homework • Walk-in/Bell Work • Ticket out of Class • Objective • PO (state and common core) • Differentiation • Classroom Management Plan • Overestimate what you can do in a period • Remember Wednesdays are short periods • Give yourself time to catch up at the end of the week or unit • Grading – don’t grade everything

19. Your Year • Meet the Teacher Night – August 1 from 5-7pm • Have your classroom open and ready for students and parents to walk through • Dress code is determined by principal • Shake hands and talk with students • Speak to team about supply list, wish list, sign up sheets, sign in sheets (capture email addresses!) • First Day/Week of School • Send our your newsletter • Obtain student and parent information – team effort! • Curriculum Night – August 23 from 6-8pm • You need one for your subject area and • One for your academic lab, which should be created by your pod so you all show the same presentation • Parent/Teacher Conferences • Fall and Spring • School and Pod driven • Report Cards – first, second, and third quarter are distributed in academic lab whereas fourth quarter is mailed home • Curriculum Maps are available. Log into the Kyrene website and then go to Departments, then Curriculum and Learning Services, then open Teacher Resources, and then open Middle School.

20. Brain Break! You Must be a School teacher if ... • You have no time for a life from the end of August until Mid-July. • You want to slap the next person who says, “Must be nice to work from 8:30am to 3:15pm and have your summers and weekends free.” • When you're out in public you feel the urge to talk to strange children and correct their behavior. • You refer to adults as, 'boys and girls.' • You encourage your spouse by telling them they are a 'good helper.' • Meeting a child's parents instantly answers the question, 'Why is this child like he is?' • You believe 'extremely annoying' should have its own box on the report card. • You know hundreds of 'good' reasons for being late. • You don't want children of your own because there isn't a name you can hear that wouldn't raise your blood pressure.

21. Acronyms – Education loves them! • 504 plan • SPED • IEP • ADD/ADHD/OCD/ED/DD • DO • Schools: KMS, AMS, PMS, CMS • ADE • CCR • PO (be careful – there are two of them!) • FACS • NEA/AEA/KEA • CLAS • NEO • LSU • AKPPP • KTIP

22. Brain Break! You should be sure to • have daily informal assessments so you know they will do well on the formal, summative assessment. • include everyone in a class discussion, not just the kids who raise their hands. Watch this Saturday Night Live clip to see what NOT to do!

23. Closure Did we achieve our goals? Here is my contact information. Use me and abuse me! Tara Dale – tdale@kyrene.org at x5931 What questions do you still have? Thank you, good luck, and I look forward to working with you throughout the year!