New Teachers: 1st Day
Content Area Specialists and Special Education
Friday, July 27, 2012
Art, Music and PE: Aurora Hills Middle School
Professional Learning & Conference Center
Business: Pickens Technical College
Mt. Massive
Special Ed - SLP, Vision, Hearing, OT, FA, Life Skills, Affective Needs, Physical Therapists, Psychologists, Social Workers and Cross Categorical: PLCC/Mt. Massive
15771 E. 1st Avenue Aurora, CO 80011 Continental Breakfast
K-5 Literacy & Math: Aurora Quest K-8
7:30 – 8:00 a.m.
6-12 Literacy & Math: Aurora Hills Middle School
Welcome
Science: Aurora Hills Middle School
8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
Social Studies: Aurora Hills Middle School
Teachers report to their buildings immediately after the welcome session.
World Language: Aurora Hills Middle School Career Technical Education: Pickens Technical College
To view the entire schedule go to: http://instruction.aurorak12.org/files/2012/05/ 2012-13-NT-Beginning-of-the-Year-Info-REVI SED-06-21-12.pdf
Early Childhood Education: Aurora Quest K-8
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NEW TEACHER EDITION
Welcome Vista PEAK Teachers! Welcome to the greatest profession! Your energy for learning, students and their passions makes you a wonderful addition. We have no doubt the difference you will make in the lives of learners and to the field of eduction.
Counselors: Go to your assigned schools Nurses: Educational Services Center 3
Monday, July 30th and Tuesday, July 31st
Locations
K-5 Classroom Teachers Aurora Quest K-8 17351 E. 2nd Avenue Aurora, CO 80011 7:30-3:30
6-12 Classroom Teachers Aurora Hills Middle School 1009 South Uvalda St. Aurora, CO 80012 7:30-3:30
together. Leverage natural creativity that flows from you and your students. There
Linking technology, engagement, and
classroom, let them feel and see the
will be restrictions, roadblocks and hurdles.
learners with powerful instruction is a must
values you hold dear. Move away
Fight through these for what is best for
in the 21st Century. Do it! Don’t be afraid.
from the traditional, sterile classroom
student learning.
If you receive resistance, state your case and
that will be standard-operating
Go after it with your students. Challenge them, challenge yourself, and take risks
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“ While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about “
3 // Establish your Design Sense for the Learning Space
2 // Open the World of Learning to Your Students and Open Your Students to the World
1 // Go Fishing Down the Hall
paint a picture of what is possible. Be a
When your students enter the
procedure for many. It is easy to go
model if they need it. Confront every yeah,
with the flow and succumb to the
butts head on!
expectations in place. Resist and bring to the school, the classroom, and the students the learning spaces they deserve!
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