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Teacher Support Page
Resources, Links, Docs

Designing Instruction Presentation
  • ​Curriculum Development Folder
Strategies of the Day: delivering content in more than one way
Ways to deliver new content and review the old.  Here is a comprehensive list of resources and strategies you can use to help mix it up!

HomeRoom / CheeseBlock 101
What is the point of having a homeroom?  How do you run it /how is it structure?  Here are some tips and the overall philosophy behind why we do this!

Late Work Policy
Why do we have these things called “DUE DATES”?  What is the point really if it is all about student learning - and not every student learns at the same pace? There is a point though to having deadlines and structure to how we teach...here is my rationale for the system I use.

Notes on Notes ~ Sapora
Note taking in class is a skill that student's need to learn - here are some tips.  Also some strategies to use with student in working with their notes / using the to study and review.
Cornell Notes blank sheet

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Projects: Group & Individual
​Various examples of different group and individual projects you can have your students do.  Includes links to many of the rubrics I have developed for writing, posters, and presentations are all linked and outlined in this document.

Grade Posting tips
How to post final grades in Synergy; posting TA grades; entering comments; modifying grades for IEP's; etc...this sheet has it all!!!

Student Learning Goals / TeachBoost
What is the meaning of life?  Why are we here?  You won't find the answers here...but you will figure out how to navigate TeachBoost!!!  SLG presentation (web published SLG presentation)

Synergy: Paper Copies
Printing grade sheets, blank sheets, and progress reports.

Parent Teacher Conferences
Use Synergy to invite all your student's parents by sending out a mass email.  Also printing progress reports for all of your students with D's and F's.  

TA contract & daily do
Sample Syllabus: 10&10 Rule
Student survey: bio end of tri

Presentation - normal version
​Presentation - published to web version
​Regular Doc
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​Published to Web Doc


Daily WarmUp PRESENTATION web published 
Daily WarmUp PRESENTATION

Biology Daily WarmUp sample (use to keep organized trimester to trimester...published to web/easy for student to use)
Resources: Unit Planning
How do you keep it together?  Year to year, trimester to trimester, day to day???  Here are some resources to help with your even floooow...
Curriculum Planning Guide TEMPLATE
Lesson Plan TEMPLATE

Daily WarmUp PRESENTATION web published 
Daily WarmUp PRESENTATION


Examples
Classification of Life_Curriculum Map

Sapora sample DNA Unit website
DNA learning targets
​DNA curriculum map
DNA lesson planning
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Biology Daily WarmUp sample (use to keep organized trimester to trimester...published to web/easy for student to use)
Resources: Formative Assessment
Socrative - online quiz radness
Quizlet  - vocab that allows students to self-assess with games and quizzes
​Kahoot - online review game

Google Classroom

Formative assessments should be short (10-15 questions max), scored immediately so students can correct misunderstandings, and low point value.
Resources: Project Planning

​Projects: Group & Individual

​Various examples of different group and individual projects you can have your students do.  Includes links to many of the rubrics I have developed for writing, posters, and presentations are all linked and outlined in this document.

Notes on Notes ~ Sapora
Note taking in class is a skill that student's need to learn - here are some tips.  Also some strategies to use with student in working with their notes / using the to study and review.
Cornell Notes blank sheet
Group Examples
Sapora: Humpback Whale Unit​​
Sapora: 
Classification of Life_Curriculum Map
Other Resources​
Closing Activities (article & list)
​Daily WarmUp sheets (blank)
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Sub Folder guide - Duncan's guide

Sample Sub Plans - Duncan style 

Videos
Creating a classroom culture​
 (video)
Attention Getting Signals (video)

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