Transcript Management tips to help you: STRESS LESS and Succeed!

Math
Management tips to help you:
STRESS LESS
and Succeed!
Start your class off with the tone you
want…
• What can you do to engage students right
from the start?
– Warm-ups
– Entry slips
– Others?
Diagnostic Testing
a few questions may tell you a lot
about your students
• Can the students read?
• Can students demonstrate mastery of basic
skills?
• Are students proficient with mathematical
properties?
• Pre/post testing
• How long does a test need to be?
Focus on Objectives
• Think…”What do I want the students to know
as a result of teaching this lesson.”
• Backwards design
Grading
• What makes sense?
– What do you need to see to know what your
students know?
– Rubrics – rubistar.com
What about behavior?
• What do you do with students who disrupt the
learning environment?