Welcome Back!

1. Welcome Back! This is a slideshow about how we are going to excel together in class this year.

2. What’s Inside • Learning Target: • I can paraphrase each classroom procedure when called upon. • Agenda: • Learn the classroom procedures and guidelines • Activity: Get to know each other • A friendly quiz

3. About Me • I enjoy reading, writing, hiking, photography, gardening, drawing, playing music, • I am a Christian, an athlete, a performer, and a lifelong learner • I had a private school education, but lived in Oldham County, which is to Louisville what Jessamine County is to Lexington.

4. About Me • I have a Bachelor’s degree in English, a Bachelor’s degree in Secondary Education, and a Master’s in Secondary English Education. • I have had poems published and hope to publish a story or two before it’s all over  • I scooped stalls and put up hay as a kid and paid my bills through college by landscaping

5. About Me • I enjoy challenges! Why do you think I’m a teacher? • My anger cues: red face, stiff shoulders or back, flared nostrils, set jaw, blow out breath, grim smile, “you know what?”

6. My anger triggers: whining, taking a joke too far, verbal attacks, other people’s anger, bullying, sneak attacks

7. About Me Are these anger triggers fair to others? Some of them, no…. But that’s true of anyone’s triggers!

8. Every Day On the board you will find: • learning target • agenda • bell work Your job is to get settled and begin your bell work when class starts. Lunch time is the time for catching up with your friends 

9. Supplies Pencils are in the cup at the front of the room. I will try to keep them sharpened ahead of time. Help yourself when I am not giving instruction. www.oregonbusinessbrokers.org

10. What’ve You Got In Here, Mr. I? • I’m glad you asked! • I spy….. • Dictionaries & Thesauri • Textbooks and Supplement • A sink • Student computer • TV and movie player

11. I spy… • Potted plant • Word wall • Venn diagram wall thingy • Art supplies • Student interest library • Pencil Sharpener!

12. I spy… • Celebration and student work boards • Motivational posters • Newspaper and magazine crate • Posterboard • Turn in trays

13. Your Stuff Don’t block the aisles Binders on blue shelf

14. Moving About Do not wander around during direct instruction. I will try to provide short stretch breaks so you won’t rot away or freak out. If we’re going to the media center or something, wait for my dismissal, and stick to the right hand wall in the hallways. We travel as one.

15. At the End of Class 1) put your materials away, return my pencils 2) trash in the trash can 3) Bring your point sheet to my desk to be signed 4) Wait quietly away from the door. No mobs.

16. The teacher dismisses class, not the bell. • You are not dismissed until I sign your process points and say “have a good one.” • I will not sign your points later in the day unless it was my mistake.

17. Turning In Work On the blue bookshelf at the front of the room, there are three metal trays. You are responsible for getting your work into the correct tray on time. Do nothand me your work. I may lose it.

18. Catching Up • If you are late, refer to the red and blue pouch by the door. • The red half has today’s work in it so that you can pick up with the class. • If I ever ask you to take something home, it will be in the blue half of that pouch.

19. Catching Up • If you are absent, refer to your own hanging file folder in the class file box. • Check the long pouch by the door, too.

20. Catching Up You are responsible for collecting your work and asking questions about it. • Drop a post-it in my process point basket on my desk to remind me what you missed

21. Catching Up “The number of days allowed to complete make-up work will be equal to the number of school days the student was absent plus one additional day.” (Code of Conduct, pg. 9) Do not let a partial credit opportunity become a “0” www.fotosearch.com

22. Catching Up As per the student handbook, “Notes must be turned in within 5 days of absence in order to be counted.” (pg. 5) If you miss class, excused or unexcused, you will fall behind. I know. I’ve done it. Try not to do it.

23. Aunt Bert says: “Even if you’re tired, come to school, and your life will be easier in the long run.”

24. Advocating • Discovery teaches us to advocate for ourselves. Please do this in adult mode and at the appropriate time. • Just raise your hand for help or to ask a question.

25. Advocating There are lots of different kinds of learners in this room, but none are “smarter” than others. Force yourself to ask questions!!!! This has nothing to do with personality or intelligence; it is a strategy that anyone can use and improve

26. Advocating In high school and college, I made myself ask questions when I was stuck or unsure.

27. It felt silly at the time, but I often noticed that people were writing down the teacher’s answer…. What do you think that means?

28. My Desk • The room ambassador or other assigned person may answer the phone if I’m not behind my desk, but you should never be behind my desk. The Sarlacc lives there. monstersandbeasts.blogspot.com

29. Learning Climate • As per the student handbook, “Passing Discovery is not the end of using it; we expect all staff and students to continue “living Discovery” at all times.” (pg. 9)

30. Learning Climate I never remember the lessons I taught. I remember what students said and did! Without your participation, this is just an empty shell.

31. If you sit like a bump on a log, classes will probably not be interesting. If you say to yourself, “how can I strive to learn something today and help others do the same?” then we’ll have a great time.

32. Ice Breaker Time! Pair up with your shoulder partner and learn 3 cool facts about him/her, then introduce to the class. (60 seconds apiece, then 30 seconds per introduction) If time: 4 truths and a lie

33. Review • Who can tell me….

34. Before You Leave… • Stand at your seat with the surrounding area cleaned. • Get your process points signed. • Go to the take home pouchand get the Parent Letter, and bring it back to me tomorrow with your parents’ signatures!