Before School Starts Top To-Do List

Top Dozen To-Do
Before School Starts

Clark County Induction Program

1. Plan seating assignments (i.e. random, numbered, alphabetical).
2. Determine essential procedures for a smooth-running classroom.
3. Over plan!
4. Gather lots of teambuilding activities to be used early during the year.
5. Post your discipline plan, including rules and consequences.
6. Identify a location in your classroom to post your daily agenda.
7. Create a daily routine for the first five minutes of class.
8. Anticipate and prepare all supplies needed (dry erase markers, corridor passes, stapler, etc.).
9. Organize and prepare your classroom so it is ready for learning.
10. Think of ways to learn your student's names quickly (i.e. mnemonics, pictures, etc.).
11. Introduce yourself to the teachers next door and across the hall.
12. Commit to connecting with each student on a daily basis (eye contact, greetings, acknowledgements, quick notes, high fives). 

Source: http://teachers.net/gazette/AUG02/wong.html