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Online Teacher Toolbox Course

Teachers new to the school will participate in monthly face to face meetings, and complete online activities for the first half of the school year. The meetings will focus on:


 * August (Getting Started)
 * September (Polices and Procedures)
 * October (Best Practices)
 * November (Parent Conferences)

Online Teacher Toolbox Course  Sample Plan


 * **Week or Session #** ||  **Readings / Resources**  ||  **Whole Group Activities**  ||  **Individual Assignments**  ||
 * **August**

** Getting Started ** || **New Teacher** **Resources:**

“First Year 101”

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“New Teacher Help”

__[]__ || Why am I a teacher? || Create a PowerPoint collage highlighting your personal, educational, and professional interest ||
 * **September**

**Policies and Procedures** || __[]__ || How do you establish classroom routines? || Choose a Web 2.0 tool to explain the importance of school polices and procedures

__[|online presentation tools]__ ||
 * **October**

**Best Practices** || //“What Students Need to Learn”//

__[]__

“//Culturally Responsive Differentiated Instruction”//

__[]__ || How do you differentiate instruction for your content area? || Create a podcast explaining how you differentiate classroom instruction. ||
 * ** November **

** Parent Communication ** || //Effective Parent communication://

//Dr. Epstein’s Model//

__[|//http://www.naperville203.org/parents-students/EpsteinModelPS.asp//]__

//Parent-Teacher Conferences Tips//

__[|//Download a PDF of this publication (115 kb)//]__ || What are some characteristics of effective parent communication? || Create a double-bubble graphic organizer to compare and contrast the dos and don’ts of effective parent communication. Use Microsoft Word, or Smart Board shape tools to create your bubble map

//Double-Bubble Maps//

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 * **Week or Session #** ||  **Readings / Resources**  ||  **Whole Group Activities**  ||  **Individual Assignments**  ||
 * **August**

** Getting Started ** || **New Teacher** **Resources:**

“First Year 101”

__[]__

“New Teacher Help”

__[]__ || Why am I a teacher? || Create a PowerPoint collage highlighting your personal, educational, and professional interest ||
 * **September**

**Policies and Procedures** || __[]__ || How do you establish classroom routines? || Choose a Web 2.0 tool to explain the importance of school polices and procedures

__[|online presentation tools]__ ||
 * **October**

**Best Practices** || //“What Students Need to Learn”//

__[]__

“//Culturally Responsive Differentiated Instruction”//

__[]__ || How do you differentiate instruction for your content area? || Create a podcast explaining how you differentiate classroom instruction. ||
 * ** November **

** Parent Communication ** || //Effective Parent communication://

//Dr. Epstein’s Model//

__[|//http://www.naperville203.org/parents-students/EpsteinModelPS.asp//]__

//Parent-Teacher Conferences Tips//

__[|//Download a PDF of this publication (115 kb)//]__ || What are some characteristics of effective parent communication? || Create a double-bubble graphic organizer to compare and contrast the dos and don’ts of effective parent communication. Use Microsoft Word, or Smart Board shape tools to create your bubble map

//Double-Bubble Maps//

__[]__ ||