3. Succes on the 1st day of
School
How to Be an Effective Teacher
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4. 1. You Need to Succeed on the First Days of School Your success during the school year will be determined
by what you do on the first days of school.
2. What Is an Effective Teacher? The beginning teacher must become proficient in the three characteristics of
an effective teacher.
3. How You Can Be a Happy First-Year Teacher The beginning teacher must perform the full complement of
skills while learning those skills.
4. How to Close the Student Achievement Gap The effectiveness of the teacher determines the level of
student achievement.
5. Why You Should Use Proven, Research-Based Practices Effective teachers use proven, research-based
practices that are employed by thousands of other teachers.
Basic Understandings The Teacher
5. Positive Expectation
1. Why Positive Expectations Are Important Your expectations of your students will greatly influence their
achievement in your class and in their lives.
2. How to Help All Students Succeed The more the school and the family are joined as partners in educating
young people, the greater the children’s chances for success.
3. How to Dress for Success The effective teacher dresses appropriately as a professional educator to model
success
4. How to Invite Students to Learn There must be people, places, policies, procedures, and programs
working together to invite people to realize their fullest potential.
5. How to Increase Positive Student Behavior The heart of education is the education of the heart.
6. 1. How to Have a Well-Managed Classroom The effective teacher is able to organize a well-managed
classroom where students can learn in a taskoriented environment.
2. How to Have Your Classroom Ready Teachers who are ready maximize student learning and minimize
student misbehavior.
3. How to Introduce Yourself to Your Class Right or wrong, accurate or not, your reputation will precede
you.
4. How to Arrange and Assign Seating Arrange seats for the students to accomplish what you want them to
accomplish.
5. How to Start a Class Effectively Have an assignment ready and posted when the students enter the
classroom.
Classroom Management
7. 7. When and How to Take Roll Simplify the roll-taking process so it does not take away from instructional
time.
8. How to Maintain an Effective Grade Record System A grade record book must show the results and
progress of each student at all times.
9. How to Have an Effective Discipline Plan Have a discipline plan and then work the plan.
10. How to Teach Students to Follow Classroom Procedures A smooth-running classroom is based on the
teacher’s ability to teach procedures.
11. How Procedures Improve the Opportunity to Learn Student learning improves in a well-managed
classroom.
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8. 1. How to Create an Effective Assignment The greater the structure of a lesson and the more precise the
directions on what is to be accomplished, the higher the achievement rate.
2. How to Test for Student Learning The purpose of a test is to determine if a student has mastered the
objectives.
3. How to Assess for Student Learning The purpose of a scoring guide is to assess for student learning.
4. How to Enhance Student Learning Teachers are more effective when they work together in teams.
Lesson Mastery
The effective teacher knows how to design lessons to help students
achieve.