SURVIVAL TIPS

• Volunteer for everything
• Learning never stops
• Conventions, conferences,in-services
• Scour the Internet for best practices and teacher websites
• Be visible
• Be organized and plan exemplary lessons
• Developmentally appropriate activities
• Seize every opportunity to ensure a healthy lifestyle
• Adapt
• Enthusiasm , creativity, imagination
• Integrate
• Be technologically sound

P.E. RESOURCES

Here are some activities and resources that can be used at all grade levels and adapted to each classes ability. Introduce lead up team sport games in rugby , Kin Ball , speedball, geocaching,Tchoukball, and Smart Board technologies(http://www.smarttech.com ). To get total involvement include DDR , Virutal Cycling , Eye Toy , Smart Wall, Makato and games that are inherent with Play Station. It is imperative that you keep up to date on all technological advances to give the students a chance to keep up with the global community.

ZOHO WRITER

Check out this alternative to Microsoft Office .It is a great way to use as a processor , Excel
program for spread sheets and power point presentations. It is ease to use and the programs can be saved to pdf , published or remote sharing:
http://www.zoho.com

SIZE DOES MATTER

Any time you want to involve the class in activities that are more meaningful and guarantees maximum participation,then arrange them in small sided games/activities.This means that it can be one on one or up to six on six. Also, divide the area with traffic cones to ensure safety and more touch time. As an example in a volleyball game attach two more nets at the center to have two games at once or by using simple "police" tape you can have 10 games at once. That is, two students hold the tape at varying angles and play two on two. OR divide the area into three cones off areas for a wiffleball game,which will be five on five game with adapted rules.
In practice time, it is recommended that you have at least one ball between two people or bettter yet,one ball for one person .

MORE CLASS MANAGEMENT

Use Hellison's Model of Social Responsibility to keep track of the classes behavior.Make a task sheet/board on the bulletin board that pertains to the four levels.As an example(LEVEL 1) is stays on task , follows directions, respects others, helps others. On the other end of the task is(LEVEL4), which is always off task, doesn't listen, bothers others,shows little or no respect.Each week ,post the levels and chose a class of the month that best maintains (LEVEL 1). Each class gets a certificate and their class photo posted for on the bulletin board.

CLASS MANAGEMENT

Try this tip /technique to settle petty arguments like "who was there first" at the door to lineup.Engage the culprits in a game of ROCK,PAPER,SCISSORS. That should finalize the problem and add a positive no frill solution. If not, put them in the Mayan "Temple of Doom"

CLIPBOARD ORGANIZER

If you need a more organized clipboard that will maintain up to 100 clips,then try this new concept to save images and text with an easily edited clipboard.Click on over to http://www.101Clips.com . There you can also change the colors and size of text.Also, you will see the saved clips in an Excel =type menu .