Secrets for Secondary School Teachers (28 page)

First day of school, icebreakers for,
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get-to-know-each-other worksheet,
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group consensus activity,
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scavenger hunt questionnaire,
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student-student interviews,
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First day of school, new teachers’,
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changing energy of class,
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class syllabus,
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,
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classroom discipline,
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ending class period,
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first contact with students,
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list of duties,
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sample rules,
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setting rules,
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starting lesson,
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time considerations,
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See also
First day of school, agenda for; First day of school, icebreakers for

Formative assessment,
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,
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Gardner, H.,
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Gay students,
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Gender, student:

classroom treatment,
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equal opportunity treatment,
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Gifted and talented students,
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,
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flexible grouping for,
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self-directed projects for,
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Global learners,
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,
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teaching strategies,
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Grade book, traditional,
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Grades:

paperwork and,
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,
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progress reports,
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,
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requests for,
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students keeping track of,
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See also
Grading

Grading:

computer programs,
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,
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up-to-
date,
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See
also Grades

Grading policies,
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Group activity,
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Health aide,
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.
See also
Nurse

Hearing impaired/deaf students,
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Higher-order thinking skills,
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Home visits,
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Homework assignments:

best time to examine,
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checking off,
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not collecting,
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reading,
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returning punctually,
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Impulsive learners,
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teaching strategies,
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Individualized Education Plan (IEP),
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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Induction programs,
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,
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formal mentors,
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mandated formal,
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voluntary,
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Inquiry,
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Inquiry method,
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Instructional leader, teacher as,
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Instructional materials,
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Instructional methods,
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Instructional objectives,
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affective/feeling and attitudes,
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assessments and,
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cognitive/content,
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psychomotor,
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Internet:

avoiding boredom,
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communicating with parents,
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student use,
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teacher support,
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,
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Introductions, class,
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Introductory activity,
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,
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movement and,
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See also
Anticipatory set

Introductory exercises,
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Involving students:

in class proceedings,
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Journaling,
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Key Clubs,
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Language development proficiency levels:

student characteristics and,
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teacher strategies and,
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Learning disabled students,
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Learning styles,
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,
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analytic,
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,
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auditory,
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,
36

field-dependent,
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,
36

field-independent,
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,
36

global,
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,
36

impulsive,
36

learning activities and,
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reflective,
36

tactile-kinesthetic,
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,
36

visual,
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,
36

Lesbian students,
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Lesson planning:

daily,
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group,
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testing results input and,
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See also
Lesson plans

Lesson plans,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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adaptations/modifications,
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basic information,
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closure,
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developing,
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format,
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functions,
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,
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goals,
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grouping and,
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instructional objectives,
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introductory activity,
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,
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learning activities,
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learning styles and,
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method selection,
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multiple intelligences and,
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notes,
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reflection,
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standards and,
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thoroughness,
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Literacy strategies,
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,
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Long-term planning,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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Lunchtime options,
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,
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adult/adult time,
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brainstorming,
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choosing place,
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eating,
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eating with students,
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exchanging ideas,
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exercising,
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gossiping,
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making friends,
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mentoring,
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negative teacher talk,
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networking,
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,
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non-working,
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no-school conversation,
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political alliances,
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rejuvenation time,
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relaxing,
9

strategic planning,
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teacher grouping,
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teacher’s dining room,
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walking,
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Makeup work, where to deposit,
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McTighe, J.,
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