This content-rich workshop was designed to give new & apprentice teachers (with 3 years of experience or less) tools, techniques and skills that will help them be more effective and successful in the classroom.
Tennessee State Department of Education

Using the "Unpacking the Standards" Activity

"Unpacking The Math Standards" Activity Continued

Ticket in the Door Activity; Exit Slips; Revised Math Standards; SPI's

Ticket in the Door Activity; Brain Research

Bloom's Taxonomy; Higher Level Thinking; "Unwrapping The Standards" Activity

What we know now; What we know from science and research; Recently changed items; Components of effective reading programs

Comprehension; Tennessee Reading Policy

Mr. George Baker; Reading in Tennessee Facts

Gradual Release Model; The Optimal Learning Model; Suggestions for meeting the Planning Challenge

Meeting the Planning Challenge Continued; 101 things you can do the first three weeks of class

Task Analysis; Discovery Learning; Advantages and Disadvantages of Discovery Learning

SCHEMA Activity; What learning experiences will facilitate success?

Instructional Planning; Types of Plans; Incremental & Comprehensive Planners; Child-Oriented vs. Subject-Oriented Planners

Novice vs. Experienced Planners; Anatomy of a Good Plan

Planning Instruction Effectively_When does real learning occur?_What is Planning?