1. LTPS AdministrationNew Teacher OrientationAugust 23 29, 2012Learning Intention: To gain an overview of the expectations for teaching in Lawrence

2. Central Office Administration Superintendents Office Dr. Crystal Edwards Office of Instructional Services (OIS) Andrew Zuckerman Department of Student Services (DOSS) Dr. Erin Servillo Personnel Office Rebecca Gold Business Office Tom Eldridge 3. Principals/AP TeamCindy Westhead PJ Barrett Cliff Williams Jessica Cincotta LISLMS LHS LHS Jay Billy SWAlyson FischerLHS JudithBronstonDave AdamLESLIS Kathy Mindy MilavskyRobbinsLMSEPSChrisJon Dauber Turnbull LHSBF 4. Instructional Services & Special Pearl CharatzServices Team Lynn Booth SpecialSpecial EducationEducation K-67-12Maureen Hayes Barbara BeersHumanities K-6Humanities &ESL 7-12Melissa LockettYvette PanasowichSTEM K-6STEM & Pract. Arts 7-12Ken Mason Dana KarasHealth & PE K-Guidance & Career K-12, Athletics 12 5. A Letter to the New StaffDear New Staff Member, we are and what we hope for. We know that you will use this information to make the best instructionalWelcome to our school district. We are so excited to decisions that would lead to our success.have you here. As you know, our Superintendent onlyhires the BEST teachers and staff members so you Sincerely,must be something special.The Students of Lawrence Township Public SchoolsOur Principals have asked us to share a little bit aboutourselves the students you will teach. After all, werethe reason you are here! We recognize that your job istough and not many people have the talent and skillsthat you have. It takes a special person to spend 7hours a day, 180 days each year with us. But, we arecertainly worth it.There are nearly 4000 students in this district and eachone wanted to write something in this letter.Unfortunately, new teacher orientation is only a weeklong and it would take over a month to read everyonescomments. So, we selected a few importantstatements that represent a good cross section of who 6. Teaching & Learning: What to Teach Curriculum Standards Lesson Plans 7. Curriculum Resources Available to YOU! Curriculum Corner Document Cameras/ELMOs First in Math/IXL Senteo/Smart responders RAZKids Kahn Academy Mathstories Study Island Gizmos Laptop Carts (COWs) Kuta Computer Labs/Media Centers Glencoe Online Calculators Teacher Tube Awesome Room Starfall LTPS Art on the Web Enchanted Learning LTPS Music on the Web Safari NJDOE NSTA Freerice NCTM Powerpoint Palooza Thinkcentral Each Smartboard/Interactive Whiteboards Your friendly building/district Projectors administrator 8. ACRONYMS KLT- DRA- NAEP- G&T- OIS- STEM- RTI- DOE- ADA- ASI- CCSS- ESL/ELL/LEP- NWEA- LML- LRE- NJASK- IEP- SWBAT- HSPA- HIB- CIAPD- AYP- DYFS- LTPS- You better PSAT- PDP- get this one!! SAT- LOL- ACT- PBSIS- APs- GED- EOC PARCC- 9. TFL-Time For Lunch See you in one hour! 10. Welcome Back! 11. Teaching & Learning: How to Teach Walkthroughs Observations Annual Evaluations Professional Development Plans (PDPs) 12. Walkthrough Protocol There are 7 areas we observe: 1. Wall, Shelf and Bookcase Walk 2. Assessment 3. Student Engagement and Climate 4. Higher Order Questioning 5. Effective Communication 6. Standards and Objectives 7. Student Interviews 13. Focus: Questioning & Student Engagement 14. Focus: Effective Communication & Student Engagement 15. School and teacher effects onstudent achievement School/Teacher EffectivenessEnter LeaveAverage School/Average Teacher 50th50thHighly Ineffective School/Highly Ineffective Teacher 50th 3rdHighly Effective School/Highly Ineffective Teacher 50th37thHighly Ineffective School/Highly Effective Teacher 50th63rdHighly Effective School/Highly Effective Teacher 50th96thHighly Effective School/Average Teacher50th78th 16. Formal Observations Observations Annual Evaluations Professional Development Plans (PDPs) 17. ReflectionTeaching & Learning: What to Teach Curriculum Lesson Plans Curriculum Resources Web Tools Teaching & Learning: How to Teach Walkthroughs Observations , Annual Evaluations and PDPs 18. Looking Ahead Tomorrow we will Find out who you are as a learner Complete the LCI http://www.lcrinfo.com/index.shtml group code: ltfac Instructional Strategies