September: Beginning Your School Year Successfully
Plan:
When are you going to meet this month?
Connect:
What resources exist in your school and community that could assist new teachers in starting their career?
Activities:
Your focus this month should be on EVALUATION STANDARD 1 Curriculum and Planning
Discussion Topics for August/September
There is a lot to cover at the beginning of the school year. 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.
Focus Areas
When are you going to meet this month?
Connect:
What resources exist in your school and community that could assist new teachers in starting their career?
Activities:
Your focus this month should be on EVALUATION STANDARD 1 Curriculum and Planning
Discussion Topics for August/September
There is a lot to cover at the beginning of the school year. 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.
Focus Areas
Discussion Topics for August/September
Focus Areas
Standard I: Curriculum
- Lesson plan protocol: Click here for a copy
- Creating a community of learners in your classroom: Click here for a video on Establishing A Positive Classroom
- Getting to know students: Some suggestions can be found here for team building
- Creating classroom profiles: Here is a template, there are many, this is one.
- Establishing routines: Here is a video from RBT on routines with some handouts.
- Rules/rewards/consequences: Click here for a video on Setting up Expectations on Day One
- Organizing your first classroom: Here is a pinterest on Classroom setup ideas
- Classroom and Behavior Management Issues: Click here for a video of Classroom management that you can watch with your mentee. Discussion questions are on the side of the video.
- Departmental curriculum guides, standards, benchmarks, Frameworks, etc.
- Lesson planning: Click here to watch a video on Lesson Planning
- Copy facilities: Here is the form
Standard II: Instruction
- Learning about Learning Styles: This is a nice overview and it has a Learning Styles Inventory that you might want to give.
- Looking at Student Work: Here is a video on looking at student work.
Standard III: Community
- Open House/Curriculum Night: Here is an article on how to prepare
- Communicating With Parents: Here is a video on this topic.
Standard IV: Professionalism
- First Month of School Issues
Reflect/Goals:
Fill out the monthly mentor log
Reflect/Goals:
Fill out the monthly mentor log
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Click here for Middle School Log
Click here for Elementary School Log
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
