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13 Agenda Slides to Use to Start a Class

4/24/2019

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​Beginnings are important. What happens in the first few minutes of class affects the entire class period.  Working with new teachers this year I have found that helping them find templates and ideas to create structure in their classroom is helpful.

When students enter a classroom if an agenda is posted and expectations clearly set for what will be happening that day, the teacher has taken a step that influences the classroom culture.  When classroom procedures are streamlined, things are clearer for everyone and there is more time for learning. An efficiently run classroom enables students to focus on their work, which, in turn, helps reduce discipline problems. 

For teachers, this means that work and organization happens before the students are anywhere near their classroom. Creating a slide deck each week with an agenda for the day and information the student needs to successfully participate in class is one way a teacher can begin a class period. Taking an idea from a GIF I saw on Instagram. I decided to create a slide deck to use with new teachers. The slide deck has 13 different templates that a teacher can customize and use to get started.  

I specifically included an icon of a cell phone. Establishing procedures and expectations for phones in today's learning environments needs to start on day one and be reinforced every day.  A teacher can delete the phone icon that applies for the class period. If phones can be used during the class period, leave the yes icon.  If they are not going to be used, leave the no icon.  
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Make a copy of the slide deck and then you can import a single slide and use it in your own  deck for a week. The video below shows you how to import slides from one slide deck to another. 
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Additional Resources for Teachers
  • The Do Now: A Primer from Teach Like a Champion site  
  • Starting with a Do Now from the Teaching Channel
  • ​ "Six Opening and Closing Routines for New Teachers" by Rebecca Alber 

If you have additional resources that can help new teachers establish a beginning routine, please share them below. 
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