Tools for Teacher Tasks Organized by Topic
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TopicTeacher Tool/Strategy/Procedure
guiding student behavior
  1. sample behavior expectations / rules: MS Word or PDF
  2. sheet of one-liners to guide student behavior (courtesy of fellow teacher): MS Word or PDF
  3. sample behavior assignment: MS Word or PDF (courtesy of fellow teacher) plus many forms at www.teachertools.org
increasing student engagement
  1. list of some books on this topic
  2. website of educational games for purchase
supporting students
  1. maintaining a class website
    1. www.gradebookwizard.com
    2. Scholastics' teacher website builder
    3. www.schoolrack.com
  2. introducing students to you and to the classroom expectations/requirements: First Week PowerPoint or video clip
  3. distributing a class handbook: example in HTML or MS Publisher
  4. assigning your students an organizational binder: video clip
  5. assigning a (physical) interactive student notebook (ISN) for your subject: video clip for teachers | MS PowerPoint to show students (you can modify it for your subject matter), also available for fast preview in video clip format
  6. embedding comprehension checks: math procedure in MS Word or PDF (you can modify it for your subject matter)
  7. providing "office hours" that are convenient for all stakeholders involved, reserving one morning a week for makeup tests

 

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