Elizondo****************ACT-Seven Things Students Want to Know
1. Am I in the ight oom! In ode to ensue m" students undestand the" ae at the ight oom# I will have the doo de$oated with a wel$ome message and m" name. I will geet ea$h student at the doo and $on%im thei names ae on m" $lass oste. I% the" ae at the wong oom I will hel& them %ind out who thei tea$he is and &oint them in the ight die$tion. As the" ente the oom the student will also see m" name and sim&le instu$tions witten on the d" ease 'oad.
(. Whee am I su&&osed to sit! Students will have assigned seating %o the %ist %ew wee)s in m" $lass unless a &o'lem &esents itsel% and e*uies modi%i$ation to the seating aangement. This should allow time %o me to get to )now the &esonalities o% ea$h o% m" students and %o the students to get to )now ea$h othes names.
+. What ae the ules in this $lassoom! I will have $leal" esta'lished $lassoom ules and $onse*uen$es. I will ta)e the time e*uied on the %ist da" to go ove the ules with m" students# $lai%"ing m" e,&e$tations# and em&hasizing a$$ounta'ilit". I will invest the time in the %ist %ew wee)s to eview the most im&otant ules su$h as emaining *uiet while the tea$he is tal)ing# o 'eing es&e$t%ul to othes and thei &o&et". We will dis$uss to&i$s su$h as the im&otan$e o% emaining *uiet when the tea$he o an adult is s&ea)ing. The ules will 'e &osted in m" $lassoom as well as on m" $lass we'&age. Co&ies will 'e &ovided to the students and sent to the &aents via the students# mail# and email. I will ma)e $onta$t with the &aents '" tele&hone to $on%im thei undestanding o% the ules and $onse*uen$es# and answe an" *uestions the" ma" have. -. What will I 'e doing this "ea! The %ist da" o% $lass will in$lude eviewing and demonstating the &o$edues m" $lass will use in ode to %a$ilitate a smooth unning $lassoom. We will dis$uss wh" &o$edues ae im&otant and how the" hel& with minimizing dista$tions and inteu&tions. .asi$ $lassoom &o$edues will 'e $oveed on the %ist da" and eviewed %o the %ist %ew wee)s until the" 'e$ome se$ond natue to the students. E,am&les o% 'asi$ $lassoom &o$edues in$lude stating and ending the da"# utilizing the estoom# sha&ening &en$ils# moving to and %om lun$h# et$. /the &o$edues will 'e $oveed when e*uied# i.e.# using the s$hool li'a"# %ield ti&s# et$. 0. 1ow will I 'e gaded! With the student2s age in $onsideation# I will e,&lain the t"&es o% assessments the students will undego. I 'elieve the students should have a $lea undestanding o% what %omative and summative assessments ae and how the" will 'e used to measue thei &ogess thoughout the "ea. I want to $onve" to the $lass that I $ae a'out thei develo&ment and I want to intevene as soon as &ossi'le when ne$essa" o in$ease the $hallenge when e*uied. To do this# the" will 'e $ontinuousl" assessed thoughout the wee) with %omative assessments. I will let m" $lass )now that I will gade wo) &om&tl" and &ovide timel" %eed'a$). I will e,&lain when the" $an e,&e$t to e$eive ta)e home &ogess e&ots and when e&ot $ads will 'e &u'lished. In addition to the shot tem e,&e$tations# I will e,&lain the end o% the "ea standadized test and how we ae going to &e&ae %o it thoughout the entie "ea so the" ae &e&aed on test da". 3. Who is the tea$he as a &eson! I &lan on 'inging %amed &hotos o% m" %amil" to &esonalize m" wo) s&a$e so students $an 'egin to gain an a&&e$iation %o who I am as a &eson on da" one. The wa" in whi$h I de$oate m" des) will $eate an initial im&ession. It will eveal that I am a hus'and# %athe# son# 'othe# and un$le. It will show that I am a etied Soldie and that I have items that I have $olle$ted thoughout m" tavels aound the wold that have geat stoies I $an shae with the students to hel& them lean a'out me as a &eson. 4. Will the tea$he teat me as a human 'eing! 5" students will alwa"s 'e teated with dignit"# es&e$t# and love %om the moment the" ae geeted at the doo on da" one and %oeve theea%te. This will 'e evident to the students in 'oth how I teat the students and '" the envionment I $eate %o them to lean in. The" will see that thei tea$he $aes %o thei wel%ae# thei leaning# and thei %utue.