Learning Team Coaches
The Learning Team Coaches are master teachers assigned to first year teachers in the district to provide support in key areas. The program assists in ensuring a successful orientation into GPISD through regularly scheduled classroom visits and assistance in such areas as: district policies and procedures, curriculum, instruction, teaching methodologies, discipline and classroom management, and department contact information.
Statement of Purpose
The Learning Team Coach program will increase new teacher retention rates and aid in retaining a highly qualified work force. Further, the program helps to ensure that teachers new to the district are comprehensively inducted into the district and are knowledgeable with regard to district curriculum and instruction guidelines to provide a quality educational experience to each student in their classroom.
The Learning Team Coaches:
Ellen Alexander, Vanessa Diggs, Deedie Jones, Lisa Miears , Claudia Rodriguez, Pat Roetzel
HOT LINKS:
Classroom Management Strategies
New Teacher Academy Follow-Up Dates/ Topics 2009 -2010
Newsletters:
September 2009
October 2009
November 2009
December 2009
February 2010
Archived Newsletters:
September/October 2008
November 2008
December 2008
January/February 2009
March 2009
COOL WEBSITES
www.WholeBrainTeaching.com
This site contains a method to combine classroom management and engagement in an enjoyable way.
http://www.lexile.com
The Lexile score is contained on your individual student's INOVA report. This site contains resources to provide a connection between the student's reading level and pieces of literature.
www.newteacherhotline.com
This site contains podcasts for new teachers, linked from PBS online for teachers.
http://www.planetesme.com/
This s ite contains links to various Children's Literature resources.
http://www.disciplinehelp.com/teacher/
This s ite contains information regarding the primary causes and the strategies to handle over 117 misbehaviors at school. Additional resources and subscription for "Weekly Tips" available on the website.
http://jc-schools.net/TUTORIALS/PPT-GAMES/
Mark Damon created powerpoint game templates for educators and has made available all of his entertaining creations so that you may download them NOW for use in your classroom. These PowerPoint™ presentations can be modified with your own questions to create an interactive review or test for your students.
http://www.kaganonline.com/Newsletter/index.html
A variety of cooperative learning strategies, free newsletter link and tips on teaching can all be found on the Kagan website.
https://www.uwsp.edu/education/lwilson/creativ/index.htm
This site contains information to incorporate creative processess in the classroom. A few of the topics are: divergent thinking abilities, brain storming techniques and sample lesson plans.
http://mycreativityskills.com/managers
This site includes an inventory of 8 skills that teachers need in order to stimulate creative expression in other people.
http://quizlet.com/
This site allows you to browse and use millions of flashcards created by other students and teachers, or create your own.