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for the 2023–2024 School Year Annual Planner Weeks 1–4: Getting Off to a Great Start
WEEK 1:
The First Day Is For Storytelling
How I will best use this lesson:
The Engagement Builder™
Powerful, well-told stories can become anchor points for the culture we wish to create.
The Discussion Generator™
• What are some stories your teachers told you while you were in school that helped you build connections with them or to the content?
• How might telling students why you decided to become a teacher be the most compelling story of all?
• What stories about former students might help your current students engage with your class and understand its importance to their current and future lives?
WEEK 2:
Compass Points To Guide The First Weeks Of School
How I will best use this lesson:
The Engagement Builder™
The more success we have in developing learning skills and habits with students now, the better students will perform when the established curriculum becomes a more consistent part of their learning experience.
The Discussion Generator™
• What specific priorities will you share with students in the first few weeks?
• What fun ways can you employ to assess where students are relative to the core skills they will need for success?
• What will you do to meet the social and emotional needs of students?
WEEK 3:
Make Every Interaction With A Student Count
How I will best use this lesson:
WEEK 4: The Power Of “I Can’t Succeed—Unless YOU Learn”
How I will best use this lesson:
The Engagement Builder™
Whenever we talk with a student, we are creating and defining our relationship with them.
The Discussion Generator™
• When talking with students, how will you show them that you are truly interested in what they have to say?
• In what ways will you convince students that you want to and can help them?
• What are some positive comments you can lean on when closing conversations with students?
The Engagement Builder™
Students must see us as instructing with a strong investment in and commitment to their learning.
The Discussion Generator™
• Do you believe the statement discussed in this lesson? Why or why not?
• What do you think it really means to be a partner with students in their learning?
• How does this statement affirm the potential of students?
