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"It is my first year of teaching AP and I am shocked at how unprepared my students are. You showed me strategies I can use with my students to help them catch up quickly and handle the demands of AP. Now I can support my students without sacrificing rigor."

Carrie Sommers
AP Calculus Teacher
New York City Public Schools

Tips and Strategies

• Late Work Ticket
• Resources for Setting Up Student Study Groups
• 10 Things every parent should know in order to ensure their child receives a good education
• The Seven Principles
• Diagnosing Your Teaching Challenges -Heuristic
• The Seven Principles Action Plan
• Unit Planning Template
• Assessing your staff. The Skill/Will Continuum
• Seven Leadership Behaviors for Fostering High Expectations and Rigorous Instruction
• Leadership Behaviors Self Assessment
• Leadership Behaviors Questionnaire
• Leadership Behaviors Action Plan
• Assessing the Level of Rigor in Your School: Walk-through Template
• Are you a discipline problem? Checklist
• The Difference between a discipline problem and a motivation problem
• Effectively Managing Student Behavior

Workshop Resources

• Differentiation and RTI
• Supporting Underprepared Students with Rigor
• Strategic Conversations for Instructional Leaders
• ASCD 2010 Feature Presentation: Never Work Harder Than Your Students
• ASCD 2010 Putting the "Professional" back in Professional Development
• ASCD 2010 Pre-Conference Session: Never Work Harder Than Your Students

Tip Sheets

• Thinking through climate, instruction, and relationships
• Setting Classroom Rules
• Having Difficult Conversations
• Using Homework More Effectively
• Using Technology Tools To Improve Your Instruction
• Time Saving Strategies
• Seven Principles of Mastery Teaching
• Creating PLC's Around Differentiation
• Responding Effectively to a Crisis
• Classroom management strategies
• Packing your classroom for the summer
• Adjusting Your Mindset
• Ten Small Risks to Take This Year
• Corrective Actions to Give Before Giving Retakes
• Checking for Understanding
• Helping Students Learn from Failure
• Six Things to Teach Students Before They Take the Test
• Helping Students Handle Their Freedom
• 10 Tips for Conducting Strategic Conversations with Your Colleagues
• Top 10 Ways to Go Green in the Classroom
• Giving the Work Back to the Students
• Non-Traditional Ideas for Summer Professional Growth
• Classroom Set-Up to Save You Time
• Giving Growth-Oriented Feedback
• Engagement Versus Entertainment
• Tips for Creating a Customizable Classroom
• Making Lessons as Compelling as Video Games
• Getting the Most Out of Traditional PD Workshops
• Developing Culturally Competent Classrooms

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