Welcome to Dodge City Middle School New Teacher Orientation Introductions

Top Five Needs Duplication and Workroom Security Alarm (Access Code & Procedure) Parking Assignments Working in Rooms Network Connections and Wiki

Introduction Activity Principal Introductions True or False Activity.docx  Work individually to list four facts Three of the facts should be true and one should be false You have five minutes (Timer) start with the person who has the longest hair

Dodge City Middle school is a very specialized school that understands the physical, intellectual, ethical, psychological and emotional development of the young adolescent and addresses those needs through a carefully planned school structure. DCMS Mission

DCMS Is A Place For Learning Classrooms are sanctuaries for learning. Every child has the right to lean and no one has the right to disrupt learning. Why students fail? Low Engaging Classrooms DCMS is about building safety nets.

Home and School Communications Monthly Newsletter Parent Academy Student Agendas (Planners) Back to School Night Parent Teacher Conferences Skyward Parent Access Team Wiki

Middle Level Students “The Forgotten Child” Psychological Intellectual Social Emotional Between the ages of eleven and fifteen Middle level students exhibit certain physical, social, emotional, psychological, and intellectual characteristics. Adolescent Development

Intellectual Development Curious and inquisitive about a broad range of interests Active learning is preferred over passive Have a desire to be involved with peers Short interest span is common Seek learning based on what is real to them and their world as they view it. Curriculum Integration & Mastery Checks

Student Intervention Team Social Development Strong need for belonging to a group Aware of acceptable behavior but are greatly influenced by peer standards They identify with adults other than parents Desire for making their own decision about food, activities, and friends Frequent changes in close friendships Concern for “right” and “wrong” need for justification Student Intervention Team

Psychological Development Fluctuate in behavior from mature to childish Extremely sensitive allows feeling to get hurt easily Independent Home Base Advisory

Physical Ed. RED & WHITE DAYS Concern with personal appearance. Peer pressure to improve appearances results in conformity Fads and styles become important Extreme restlessness and a capacity to wiggle and squirm results in a need to release physical energy. They are responsive to a variety of non-structured and leisure activities. Physical Ed. RED & WHITE DAYS

Daily Schedule & Non- Uniform Days Thursday Is Spirit Day Fridays Are Reserved for Behavior Team Awards Caught You Doing Good Drawings School Uniform Policy

How Our School Organized Our school is designed to: meet student needs help the individual child to succeed to teach responsibility for learning

What are Teams? A group of teachers who join together to solve common problems, meet common need, and accomplish common goals.

Teaming at DCMS Teams are small communities for learning where stable, close mutual, and consistency among teachers can exist for the benefit of the individual child. Relationships and knowing the individual child is central to the purpose of a team of teachers.

What is Teaming? Teams are built around common planning times so that team members can meet daily for team meetings and to focus on the student learning needs.

Teaming at DCMS Focuses on the common needs of its students Made up from the core teachers Have a common planning time Meet daily at the same time All core teachers are assigned the same students

Common Planning Times Determine schedule of special student activities Evaluate individual student performances Conduct parent conferences Plan curriculum Develop individual student academic plans

Teaming at DCMS Seventh Grade 160 Students Per Team Eighth Grade Arkansas = 160 Cimarron = 161 Kiowa = 158 ------------------------------------------- 479 Students 160 Students Per Team Eighth Grade Chikaskia = 131 Walnut = 139 Pawnee = 139 ------------------------------------------- 409 Students 136 Students Per Team Class Ratio = 27 Class Ratio = 23 Math (Pre-Algebra) Science Social Studies Reading Language Arts Connect/P.E. Math (Algebra) Science Social Studies Reading Language Arts Connect/P.E

Teaming at DCMS 7th Grade Daily Meeting Assignments Intervention Meeting Assignments Elective Meeting Assignments Students and teachers are assigned to spaces in close proximity to one another. Room Assignments

Goals of Teaming 1.)contribute as a team member; 2.) curriculum integration 3.) manage student focused behavior; 4.) meet the diverse needs of middle level students; 5.) manage technology resources; and 6.) provide effective school wide communications.

Grading Practices Lesson Plans http://todaysmeet.com/dcmsNT Grading Practices Lesson Planning Teacher Lesson Plan Template.doc