1. Do Now Respond to each of the 3 questions with a sentence. What are you bringing to the potluck on Friday? What are three of the skills you will practice with your students over the first two weeks of school? Who will be your observer / coach this year?

2. Teach Like A Champion Banaadir’s Non-negotiables

3. ThresholdThreshold Systems and Routines Video One K Systems and Routines Video Two 8

4. See Both Sides Stand where you can see the room and hall.

5. Control the Flow Stand in a place where you control movement in and out as much as possible; it’s your right and responsibility to control how quickly and when the enter.

6. Shake Hands! Builds a tone of civility and causes each student to pause and make eye contact. Note - Some of our middle schoolers may begin to say they are not comfortable shaking hands with the opposite sex. In that case, a hand over your heart and head bow will suffice.

7. Reset Expectations Use the Threshold as an opportunity to remind and re-set students who are in danger of slipping. A gentle reminder of your expectations will go a long way for students struggling to improve.

8. Positive Chatter Build a positive rapport and connections to students with brief personalized comments.

9. Manage the After The “Entry Routine” (what students do after they enter the room) is at least as important as the Threshold itself. Do Now

10. Threshold Practice Get in a group of 4 1 teacher, 3 students 1 of the students is a coach Practice, feedback, re-practice 4 minutes, everyone get to be the teacher

11. SLANTSLANT Sit up Listen Ask Questions Nod Track the Speaker

12. Video Time 100% Video 4 100% Video 7

13. SLANTSLANT How will you teach SLANT to your students? 1 minute silent solo - jot notes 1 minute - pair and share

14. SLANTSLANT Have a poster for Day 1 Posters have been ordered, not sure when they will arrive. Teach and Practice. Less than 100% will undermine your ability to effectively use SLANT.

15. What to Do Directions must be: SpecificConcreteSequentialObservable

16. Off Task Behavior Incompetence - Student doesn’t know or understand how to do what you expect Defiance - Student is trying to demonstrate you cannot control him / her Opportunism - Student is exploiting gray area or lack of clarity (pay attention)

17. What is the cause? Incompetence / Teach Defiance / Isolate Opportunistic / Eliminate

18. VideoVideo What to do #1

19. Scenario Time Re-write the three scenarios in the principles of What to Do. 2 min Practice delivering the What to Do direction with the partner next to you. 3 min

20. Format Matters Grammatical Format - Slang Complete Sentence Format - Answer in complete sentences Audible Format - I can’t hear you Unit Format - Naked Numbers Quick video

21. Cold Call 100% video 16 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoB_0oTrv9A http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PARfIwF215k

22. Tight Transitions Quick is King - Efficient transitions create more instructional time. Quick is no good if it is not right. Get it right first, then speed it up. Low Narration - Once the procedure is taught, it should no longer require narration. Short cues and reminders.

23. Tight Transitions Plan What You Want - What exactly do you want? What will the students do, where, what order, what cues will you use, where will the students be challenged. Practice! No Interruptions - Do not take hands during transitions. This shows that it is okay to interrupt or slow down the transition.

24. Tight Transitions Systemize Culture - How do you want to celebrate, praise, respond to a peer in discussion? Practicing and making systems routine makes them more likely to happen in the classroom. Shared Ownership - Routines belong to the whole class. Allow the students to show ownership. ex “Who can show me?” “Who can lead us?”

25. More Video Time Jot notes on page 39 Systems video #1 Systems video #4

26. Systems and Routines Number the Steps - Pretend Practice - Model and Describe - Transfer Ownership - Strategic Investment - Routine Maintenance -

27. Exit Ticket In What to Do, directions must be__________ (4 items). What does the acronym SLANT represent?