Beginning Teacher InductionDay 2 – Year-Round & Traditional Schools

August 7, 2012

Today’s Agenda:

• Welcome & Overview • BT1 Support Plan for 2012-2013• Moving Forward - Taking Risks• Managing Stress Effectively

BT1 Support Plan 2012-2013Timeline Activities

July/August Beginning Teacher Induction

September BT1 meeting w/ Dir. of Teacher Recruitment & Induction

October BT1 meeting w/ lead mentor at school-site

November BT1 meeting w/ Dir. of Teacher Recruitment & Induction

December Combined BT meeting w/ lead mentor at school-site

January No formal meeting – refer to BT website

February BT1 meeting w/ Dir. of Teacher Recruitment & Induction

March BT1 meeting w/ lead mentor at school-site

April BT1 meeting w/ Dir. of Teacher Recruitment & Induction

May Combined BT meeting w/ lead mentor at school-site

Moving Forward

It’s okay to make mistakes. Be willing to take risks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzBCI13rJmA&feature=related

What challenges did these individuals face?

Managing Stress Effectively

Job related stress can be handled in twobasic ways: change the external causes ofit, or change our internal response to it.

(Discipline with Dignity, p. 125)

What Causes Stress?

• Table talk activity – finish this sentence:

• I get anxious when …. • Record brief response on Post-It note• Discuss responses and possible solutions at table

What trends do we see?

Discipline-Stress Cycle

• Student behavior Ineffective teacher response No student improvement, or worsening Teacher tension and frustration Withdrawal or explosive behavior by the teacher Increased misbehavior by students Burnout

Discipline with Dignity

Strategies for Reducing Stress Caused by Students

• Anticipate the predictable• Do not take inappropriate behavior personally• Develop mental toughness

Discipline, like surgery, requires precision – no random cuts, norandom comments. Above all, a teacher demonstrates selfdiscipline and good manners. (Haim Ginott)

A Teacher’s Self-Pledge

I will not give up on you.I will not quit on you.I will not lose control with you.I will not yell at you.I will not be angry at you.I will always be here no matter what.Because I am a teacher and my job is to show you a better way.I will not take personally what you do or say when I do not like

it.

(Discipline with Dignity, p. 133)

Ten Ways to Avoid Stress(from The New Teacher Toolbox, pp. 113-114)

• Be prepared.• Know and understand the material you are teaching.• Keep your paperwork up to date.• Decide what to grade, what not to grade.• Seek advice from experienced teachers.• Seek advice from friends who are also new teachers.• Make a list of what you hope to accomplish in a day or

throughout the week.• Encourage students to be independent.• Talk to colleagues about recreational activities.• Accept your mistakes.

“The very first day of school is the most important day of the school year… What EFFECTIVE TEACHERS do on the very first day will determine the success of the class.”

Harry Wong, (2009), The First Days of School.

The Effective Teacher

The EFFECTIVE TEACHER

1. Is A Good Classroom Manager

2. Designs Lessons To Reach Mastery

3. Has Positive Expectations That Students Will Be Successful

Reference: Good, Thomas L. and Jere Brophy. Looking in Classrooms. Harper-Collins, 1994, pp. 376-377.

Believe in Yourself…..

When you don’t give up, you cannot fail.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZlXWp6vFdE

With the desire to succeed and support from others, we can accomplish our

goals.