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=**//New Teacher Orientation//**= =**//August 12, 2013//**=


 * Monday, August 12, 2013 (Day 1 for all new teachers to Hickory Public Schools) **


 * Please fill out the padlet regarding your expectations for NTO.**

|| Dr. Bobbi Siefert and Jennifer Griffin Curriculum Specialists || //Professional Development Days// //Dress Code for Professionals// //Collaborative Walk Throughs// //District Initiatives: RBT, AOL, CKH,//// Digital Teaching and Learning, Olweus, PLC // // AOL Lesson Planning Template // || Dr. Bobbi Siefert and Jennifer Griffin || //IEP Implementation// //Implementing Accommodations// //How to work with school supports for exceptional children// //AIG// || Amanda Byrd, Director of EC/AIG || Ginger Robertson, Administrative Assistant || //**Homework for returning teachers: Read Section A and B in __The First Days of School__ by Harry and Rosemary Wong**//
 * = **Time** ||= **Activity** ||= **Facilitator** ||
 * 8:00-8:15 || Reception/Continental Breakfast ||  ||
 * 8:15-8:30 || Welcome and Introductions || Dr. Patterson, Chief Academic Officer ||
 * 8:30-8:45 || Ethics and Expectations || Dr. Hart, Superintendent ||
 * 8:45-9:15 || The Students We Serve || Tim Sims, Director of Federal Programs ||
 * 9:15-9:30 || Break/Photo ||  ||
 * 9:30-10:30 || Anatomy of a Lesson & Lesson Planning
 * 10:30-11:15 || Testing/Accountability || Shawn Clemons, Director of Accountability ||
 * 11:15-12:45 || Lunch and Learn
 * 12:45-1:00 || Break ||  ||
 * 1:00-1:45 || Student Services || Angela Simmons, Director of Student Services ||
 * 1:45-2:15 || Exceptional Children's/AIG Program
 * 2:15-2:30 || Break ||  ||
 * 2:30-2:45 || SEA System || Dr. Patterson, Chief Academic Officer
 * 2:45-4:00 || Technology Boot Camp || Terri Hall, Technology Specialist ||

**Tuesday, August 13, 2013 (Day 2 for Beginning Teachers only)**
Curriculum Specialists || Curriculum Specialists || Curriculum Specialists || Dr. Denise Patterson, Chief Academic Officer || //**Homework for returning teachers: Read Section C in __The First Days of School__ by Harry and Rosemary Wong**//
 * = **Time** ||= **Activity** ||= **Facilitator** ||
 * 8:30-9:30 || Activity: Social Contracts/Capturing Kids' Hearts || Jennifer Griffin and Dr. Bobbi Siefert
 * 9:30-9:45 || NCSCoS and Curriculum Maps || Jennifer Griffin and Dr. Bobbi Siefert
 * 9:45-10:00 || Break ||  ||
 * 10:00-11:45 || Harry Wong Small Group Instruction: Sections A and B || Jennifer Griffin and Dr. Bobbi Siefert
 * 11:45-1:00 || Lunch on your own ||  ||
 * 1:00-2:45 || NC Teacher Evaluation System || Sam Laws, Instructional Coach
 * 2:45-3:00 || Licensure Update || Tracy Sigmon, Personnel Officer ||
 * 3:00-4:00 || New Teacher Panel || Beginning Teachers ||

**Wednesday, August 14, 2013 (Day 3 for Beginning Teachers only)**
Curriculum Specialists || //K-5 Literacy First// //6-8 Curriculum Planning/Wong // //9-12 Curriculum Planning/Wong // //EC// || .... Instructional Coaches Jennifer Griffin, Curriculum Specialist Dr. Bobbi Siefert, Curriculum Specialist Amanda Byrd, EC/AIG Director || //Beginning teachers will report to their assigned schools// //to meet with their principals// || All teachers ||
 * = **Time** ||= **Activity** ||= **Facilitator** ||
 * 8:30-9:00 || Activity: Scenarios || Jennifer Griffin and Dr. Bobbi Siefert
 * 9:00-12:00 || Grade Level Rotations
 * 12:00- || Closing Comments || Dr. Denise Patterson, Chief Academic Officer ||
 * 1:00-3:00 || Individual School Orientations
 * 1:00-3:00 || Individual School Orientations