How to be an effective teacher for your students.

1. Family connection

1.1. Hold back to school nights

1.2. Parent confrences

1.3. Invite families to help out in the classroom

1.4. Plan parent nights to educate families on how they can help their students be successful in school

2. Assessing students for learning

2.1. Use different types of assessments

2.2. Review student assessment data

2.3. Use assessment results to plan instruction and goals

3. Planning instruction and designing learning experiences for all students

3.1. Connect student learning to prior knowledge, backgrounds, and life experiences. (real life situations)

3.2. Use a variety of instructional strategies and resources

3.3. Check for understanding and adjust instruction

4. Creating effective environments for student learning

4.1. Establish classroom routines and procedures

4.2. Positive classroom mangement

4.3. Set up a positive environment that is physically, intellectually, and emotionally safe

4.4. Have high expectations