Challenge Question: Why is being organized on the first day of school important? Self-Test Questions: 1.How do I get my classroom ready? 2.How do I prepare and welcome my students? 3.How and when do I teach classroom procedures? Tasks: 1.Introductions 2.Overview of course 3.Notes on W-pp Reflection on the first day of school Making your classroom ready RelationshipsLESSON TOPIC UNIT or BACKGROUND Day 1 planning ahead for the first day of school is about Planning for Instruction Procedures & routines Following procedures Nature of assessment Educational standards Task-Related Strategies Description Self-questioning Your classroom Classroom procedures preparing welcoming teaching Students Discipline plan Making class ready Test specifications

Challenge Question: Why do routines and procedures make teaching and learning easier? Self-Test Questions: 1.How do I determine what routines are needed in class? 2.What is the importance of keeping records? 3.How do I inform my students of routines? Tasks: 1.Questions? 2.Notes on Wong, pp Reflection on classroom routines Procedures and routines RelationshipsLESSON TOPIC UNIT or BACKGROUND Day 2 ensuring that students know what to do in the classroom and learning is maximized is about Planning for Instruction Procedures & routines Following procedures Nature of assessment Educational standards Task-Related Strategies Description Self-questioning Seating arrangements Taking roll Recording grades including Including Assignments Discipline plan Making class ready Test specifications

Challenge Question: Why do rules need to be enforced consistently to be effective? Self-Test Questions: 1.What are characteristics of effective rules? 2.How do I teach my students the rules? 3.What do I do about problem behaviors? 4.What is the importance of consequences? Tasks: 1.Questions? 2.Notes on Wong, pp Develop discipline plans Discipline plans RelationshipsLESSON TOPIC UNIT or BACKGROUND Day 3 structuring your classroom to minimize off-task behavior and maximize learning is about Planning for Instruction Procedures & routines Following procedures Nature of assessment Educational standards Task-Related Strategies Description Self-questioning Rules Rewards Problem behaviors including addressing Consequences Discipline plan Making class ready Test specifications

Challenge Question: How will spending time teaching routines pay off in terms of achievement? Self-Test Questions: 1.Why do I need to develop procedures for classroom tasks? 2.For what routines do I need procedures? 3.How do I teach classroom procedures? 4.What are the benefits of teaching procedures? Tasks: 1.Questions? 2.Notes on Wong, pp Develop procedures for classroom routines Following procedures RelationshipsLESSON TOPIC UNIT or BACKGROUND Day 4 reducing behavior problems and increasing student time on task is about Planning for Instruction Procedures & routines Following procedures Nature of assessment Educational standards Task-Related Strategies Description Self-questioning Importance of procedures Teaching procedures understanding Identifying including Necessary procedures Discipline plan Making class ready Test specifications

Challenge Question: How will I ensure that I have a true understanding of my students’ knowledge and skills? Self-Test Questions: 1.How do you identify the correct assessment techniques to use in a given situation? 2.How do you ensure you are challenging students? 3.How do you ensure that you are addressing multiple intelligences in testing? 4.How is assessment incorporated into planning instruction? Tasks: 1.Questions about class? 2.Notes on G-Chapter 2 & B-Chapter 3 3.Practice writing items with Bloom’s Taxonomy 4.Discuss multiple intelligences- identify personal strengths Nature of assessment RelationshipsLESSON TOPIC UNIT or BACKGROUND Days 5-6 is about Planning for Instruction Procedures & routines Following procedures Nature of assessment Educational standards Task-Related Strategies Description Self-questioning Discipline plan Making class ready Test specifications ensuring that you are adequately and appropriately testing what your students know Categories of Assessment Characteristics of assessments Assessment guidelines Multiple intelligences Identifying Understanding Addressing Following Bloom’s taxonomy including

Challenge Question: How do national standards impact instruction in Qatar? Self-Test Questions: 1.What is the purpose of educational standards? 2.How are standards used to plan instruction and assessment? 3.How are different standards assessed appropriately? Tasks: 1.Questions? 2.Notes on G-Chapter 3, B-Chapter 1 3.Match standards to instructional units and determine how best to assess them. Educational standards RelationshipsLESSON TOPIC UNIT or BACKGROUND Day 7 is about Planning for Instruction Procedures & routines Following procedures Nature of assessment Educational standards Task-Related Strategies Description Self-questioning Discipline plan Making class ready Test specifications the role of educational standards in instruction and assessment of achievement Content standards Performance standards Uses of standards Qatar standards Including identifying Examining Benchmarks Identifying

Challenge Question: How can I make sure my tests are valid measures of what I taught? Self-Test Questions: 1.How do you choose the proper method to evaluate student knowledge and skills? 2.How can I eliminate potential bias from my tests? 3.How can I modify tests for students with special needs? Tasks: 1.Questions? 2.Notes on G-Chapters Develop a table of specifications for a unit test Test specifications RelationshipsLESSON TOPIC UNIT or BACKGROUND Days 8-9 is about Planning for Instruction Procedures & routines Following procedures Nature of assessment Educational standards Task-Related Strategies Description Self-questioning Discipline plan Making class ready Test specifications developing a plan to ensure accurate measuring of learning outcomes Instructional objectives Administration procedures examining following Test format outlining providing Modifications