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Authors: Ellen Kottler,Jeffrey A. Kottler,Cary J. Kottler

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First day of school, icebreakers for,
50
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51

get-to-know-each-other worksheet,
51
group consensus activity,
50
scavenger hunt questionnaire,
50
student-student interviews,
50

First day of school, new teachers’,
47

changing energy of class,
49
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51
class syllabus,
54
,
57
classroom discipline,
53
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54
ending class period,
55
first contact with students,
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49
list of duties,
56
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57
sample rules,
52
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53
setting rules,
51
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52
starting lesson,
54
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55
time considerations,
55
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56
See also
First day of school, agenda for; First day of school, icebreakers for

Formative assessment,
xiii
,
64

Gardner, H.,
36

Gay students,
34

Gender, student:

classroom treatment,
33
equal opportunity treatment,
33

Gifted and talented students,
xiii
,
38

flexible grouping for,
38
self-directed projects for,
38

Global learners,
35
,
36

teaching strategies,
36

Grade book, traditional,
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80

Grades:

paperwork and,
77
,
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80
progress reports,
78
,
86
requests for,
78
students keeping track of,
80
See also
Grading

Grading:

computer programs,
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,
82
up-to-
date,
79
See
also Grades

Grading policies,
4

Group activity,
81

Health aide,
23
.
See also
Nurse

Hearing impaired/deaf students,
34

Higher-order thinking skills,
94

Home visits,
128

Homework assignments:

best time to examine,
82
checking off,
77
not collecting,
81
reading,
77
returning punctually,
82
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83

Impulsive learners,
36

teaching strategies,
36

Individualized Education Plan (IEP),
34
,
38
,
71
,
72
,
159
,
162

Induction programs,
xiii
,
10
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11

formal mentors,
11
mandated formal,
10
voluntary,
10

Inquiry,
71

Inquiry method,
95

Instructional leader, teacher as,
58

Instructional materials,
16

Instructional methods,
94

Instructional objectives,
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64

affective/feeling and attitudes,
63
assessments and,
65
cognitive/content,
63
psychomotor,
63

Internet:

avoiding boredom,
98
communicating with parents,
129
student use,
98
teacher support,
xiv
,
182

Introductions, class,
30
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31

Introductory activity,
68
,
70

movement and,
70
See also
Anticipatory set

Introductory exercises,
30
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31

Involving students:

in class proceedings,
31
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32

Journaling,
24

Key Clubs,
147

Language development proficiency levels:

student characteristics and,
72
teacher strategies and,
72

Learning disabled students,
34

Learning styles,
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,
34
-
36

analytic,
35
,
36
auditory,
35
,
36
field-dependent,
35
,
36
field-independent,
35
,
36
global,
35
,
36
impulsive,
36
learning activities and,
71
reflective,
36
tactile-kinesthetic,
35
,
36
visual,
35
,
36

Lesbian students,
34

Lesson planning:

daily,
xiii
group,
6
testing results input and,
75
-
76
See also
Lesson plans

Lesson plans,
58
,
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64
,
68
,
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75
,
77

adaptations/modifications,
71
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74
basic information,
62
closure,
74
developing,
xiii
format,
61
functions,
60
,
62
goals,
63
grouping and,
73
instructional objectives,
63
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64
introductory activity,
68
,
70
learning activities,
71
learning styles and,
71
method selection,
71
multiple intelligences and,
71
notes,
75
reflection,
75
standards and,
62
thoroughness,
76

Literacy strategies,
xiii
,
73

Long-term planning,
xiii
,
58
,
59
,
63
,
93

Lunchtime options,
9
,
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104

adult/adult time,
100
brainstorming,
103
choosing place,
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102
eating,
9
eating with students,
102
exchanging ideas,
103
exercising,
9
gossiping,
100
making friends,
100
mentoring,
100
negative teacher talk,
102
networking,
9
,
100
non-working,
103
no-school conversation,
103
political alliances,
100
rejuvenation time,
104
relaxing,
9
strategic planning,
103
teacher grouping,
101
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102
teacher’s dining room,
101
walking,
9

Makeup work, where to deposit,
23

McTighe, J.,
60

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