1. Year 11 Introduction

2. Intro Game: Interviews!  Pair up with someone from a different program  You have 5 minutes to interview each other. Please find out the following information  What is their name?  What do they teach?  Coffee or Tea?  What is their hobby?  What is the craziest thing you have ever done? (work appropriate)  After 5 minutes you will introduce your partner to the group

3. Who is Your Dean and What Does he Do?  As Dean of Students we aim to…  Facilitate open communication between teachers and administrators  Set academic grade level projects  Organize a Student Motivator System  Aid teachers with student disciplinary issues  Organize the Advisor Programme

4. What is the Advisor Progamme?  Advisors will meet will be assigned a small group of students to monitor and aid through supplemental academic sessions  These sessions will occur every other Monday from 4:20 to 4:50  You will be allotted a certain number of sessions to cover each topic, but how you wish to cover the topic will be up to the advisor  Advisors may combine groups and work together if they wish  Advisors will fill out a simple “Session Minutes” form to be turned into the Dean that week.  Everyone here is an advisor…..surprise….

5. What are the Challenges/Goals for the Year?  Break up into program groups (A/AP/IB)  Discuss the general challenges we will face and the goals we should set for ourselves  Year 11 Goals:  Promotion of English Communication outside the classroom  Writing Personal Statements  Choosing Career Paths

7. How to Promote Good Communication between our Staff?  Break up in to mixed program groups  Discuss how best to promote good communication between:  Chinese/Western Staff  Cross – Curriculum Staff  Cross – Program Staff

8. What is the School’s Discipline Policy?  Form groups of both new and returning staff  Discuss methods for dealing with the following discipline issues:  Inappropriate use of technology in the classroom  Tardiness / Absences  Plagiarism / Copying homework  School’s Discipline Policy:  First Offence  Verbal Warning  Second Offence  Appropriate action by teacher  Third Offence  Report to Dean of Students  Fourth Offence  Inform parents of issue  Fifth Offence  Meeting with parents

9. How will we Motivate our Students?  Discuss in small groups how best to motivate…  Communicate in English both inside and outside the classroom  Personal growth outside the classroom  “Passport to Success”  Students are rewarded stamps for exemplary use of English inside/outside the classroom  Taking part in extra-curricular activities and academic challenges  Acts of kindness, leadership, etc…  Hitting certain benchmarks is rewarded with badges  Top 10 at mid-term/final receive special badges  All stamps are rewarded at the teachers’ discretion

10. What Extra Curricular Activities should we start?  Form groups of new and returning teachers  Discuss which clubs/activities you would like to see this year

12. Web Resources