December: Maintaining Balance

Plan:  
When are you going to meet this month?  

Connect: 
What resources exist in your school and community that could assist new teachers?

Activities: 
 Your focus this month should be on  EVALUATION STANDARD I: Curriculum and Planning

Discussion Topics for December

This list is not supposed to be covered completely but instead is a suggestion of topics that might come up.  Resources are linked when available.  

Standard I: Curriculum and Planning

• Revising Behavior Management:  Is this topic ever going away?  Nope.  Here is another resource.
• Keeping Special Needs Students Engaged in Learning
• Avoid Common Problems and Keep Students Engaged
• Looking at Student Work

Standard II: Teaching All Students

• Problem Solving and Critical Thinking

Standard III: Community and Parents

• Communicating With Parents

Standard IV: Professional Culture

• When is it time to seek additional support?

​​Reflect/Goals: 
 Fill out the monthly mentor log 

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Click here for the Nurses Monthly Discussion Topics.  
Click here for the Adjustment Councilors Monthly Discussion Topics
Click here for the Special Educators Monthly Discussion Topics
Click here for the Guidance Councilors Monthly Discussion Topics
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