Welcome and Travel Guide for Day 3
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Ports of Call: Discover Dallas ISD Departments
Growing Effective Teachers Sessions
Growing Effective Teacher Notebook
The chapters listed below are taken from the Growing Effective Teacher Notebook. Please review the following chapters to become familiar with the conversations held with session participants. As you review the information, think about how you will implement these practices not only in a face-to-face setting, but also a virtual setting.
Chapter 1: Becoming an Effective Teacher
Read pages 9-20
Compete activities on pages 12, 15, and 20.
Opportunity to Connect with your Mentor: page 21
Chapter 2: Getting Ready for the First Days
Read pages 23-34
Complete activity on page 26
Read and highlight things you want to remember from the First Days' Checklist on pages 28-33
Develop your First Day Plan page 34
Revisit your plan by completing page 35, after the first week of school.
Opportunity to Connect with your Mentor: page 36
Chapter 9: Being a Professional Educator
Read Pages 165-175
Complete activity on page 174
Opportunity to Connect with your Mentor: page 176
Chapter 8. Working with Parents and Families
Read pages 141-143; 146-152
Review the Family Communication Log on page 150. How will you document positive comments and concerns with families? Does your campus already have a process/document to record information?
Opportunity to Connect with your Mentor: page 164
Chapter 3: Managing the Classroom Environment
Read and highlight page 37-61
Complete reflection on page 62
Opportunity to Connect with your Mentor: page 63
Digital Resources
The following digital resources may be useful as you begin teaching.
Dallas ISD Teacher Digital Resources
This is a single sign on application that houses multiple applications that teachers and students used.
Log in with your district credentials (Google).
Independent Study
Recorded Webinars
Virtual learning has become an instructional model for Dallas ISD. This website curates instructional videos specific to the virtual setting for Dallas ISD teachers.
These videos are for reference only. You will not receive professional development credit for viewing them.
lead4ward App
Download the app to provide a digital tool at your fingertips
or click to links to view web based version of tools.
Quickchecks
(lead4ward Resources)
Think It Up
(lead4ward Resources)
