Secrets for Secondary School Teachers (27 page)

Child abuse, reporting,
157

procedures,
4

Class expectancy sheet,
119

Classroom, personalizing,
6
,
24
-
25

Classroom arrangements:

flow/movement,
17
-
18

pedagogical styles,
14

room-sharing,
15

student needs,
13

teacher needs,
13

See also
Seating configurations, classroom

Classroom equipment:

checklist,
20
-
21

inventorying,
15
,
16

Classroom management,
xiv
,
132
-
133

major interventions,
135
-
136

mild interventions,
134
-
135

prevention,
132
-
133

See also
Discipline, constructive classroom; Discipline policies; Discipline policy, implementing; Discipline theories/models, classroom

Classroom supplies checklist,
21
-
22

Class sponsor,
149

Class syllabus,
54
,
119

Coaching athletics,
150
-
151

student-coach relationships,
150

Colonial Williamsburg Electronic Field Trip,
98

Community residents, working with,
162
-
163

guest speakers,
162
-
163

local experts,
163

media people,
163

retirees,
162

Confrontations with students, direct:

avoiding,
138

processing,
141
-
144

Confusion, new teacher,
1

Consultation situations,
156
-
157

administration and,
158

curriculum specialist and,
160

learning strategist and,
160

librarian and,
159
-
160

nurse and,
159

other teachers and,
158

school counselor and,
157
-
158

school psychologist and,
158

special education facilitator and,
158
-
159

technology consultant and,
160

Content standards,
59
,
63

assessments and,
65

Continuing education,
186

Cooperative activities,
36

Cooperative learning,
71

equal gender opportunity and,
33

Criterion-referenced tests,
xiii
,
75
-
76

Critical inquiry, creating climate of,
31

Curriculum mapping,
59

Custodians,
6
-
7

Department chair,
157

as mentor,
5

as teacher resource,
xiii

meeting,
5

Department meetings,
85

members,
5
-
6

Developmentally disabled students,
34

Differentiated learning,
73

gifted and talented students and,
74

Difficult students:

connecting with,
115
-
116

dealing with,
xiii
,
131
-
132

types of,
115
-
116

Direct instruction,
36
,
71

Disciplinary action,
131

formal consequences for taking,
138

Discipline, constructive classroom:

rule setting as,
52

See also
Classroom management

Discipline policies,
4

Discipline policy, implementing,
138
-
139

contacting parents,
138

fighting,
139
-
141

removing students from room,
139

warnings,
138

written reports,
139

Discipline theories/models, classroom,
53
-
54

Disorientation, new teacher,
1

Disrespect, not tolerating,
48
,
49

District benchmarks,
62

Dress code,
8

Dress for teachers,
41
-
46

art teachers,
44

as instructional tool,
45

chemistry/science teachers,
44

comfort,
42

first impressions,
42

image,
44
-
45

P.E. teachers/coaches,
43
-
44

professional,
43

respect,
41

room temperature,
42

spirit days,
44

suggestions,
43

Education Amendments Act of 1972,
33

E-mail,
24

parents and,
119
,
129

Emergencies,
8

Emergency lesson plans,
85

Emotionally disturbed students,
34

English-language learners:

in small-group situations,
94

lesson plan modifications and,
72
-
73

working with,
xiii

See also
Language development proficiency levels; Literacy strategies

Enrichment activities, school clubs and,
147

Environment: influence on students,
116

Essential questions, formulating,
60
,
62
.
See also
Open-ended questions

Evaluation, beginning teacher,
xiii
,
173
-
175

communication with administrators,
175

forms,
176

informing students of,
176

preparing for,
174

review of,
176

what to expect,
175
-
176

Excused-absence lists,
86
-
87

Extracurricular activities, getting involved in,
40
,
146
,
154

career organizations,
146

competitions,
146

purpose,
148
-
149

school clubs,
146
,
147
,
149

social organizations,
146
,
148
-
149

sports,
146
,
148
,
150
-
151

See also
Activity adviser; Class sponsor; Coaching athletes; School traditions, honoring

Faculty members:

learning names,
10

meeting,
10

Field-dependent learners,
35
,
36

teaching strategies,
36

Field-independent learners,
35
,
36

teaching strategies,
36

First-aid supplies,
8
,
23

First day of school, agenda for,
56
-
57

brief lesson,
57

class rules announcement,
57

dismissal,
57

greeting,
56

introducing self,
56

introducing students to each other,
56

introducing subject,
56

syllabus distribution,
54
,
57