Session+5

Materials for session 4 will be housed here. During this session we will be addressing a few different things ranging from professionalism in school and on the web, along with your certification and tenure in New York State. Different materials and links can be found below.

**Professionalism & Building Parent/Teacher Relationships** Being professional during both the school day and after is a part of your job. Here are a few things to think about: • Hallway conversations are usually heard by more ears than those you direct the conversation to. • Email can be difficult to interpret. If you receive an email from a parent that you feel is negative or is coming from "out of nowhere," you may want to follow up with a phone call. • Professionalism is key to parent teacher conference success...hopefully your conferences don't run like [|this...] • [|Professionalism from the National Science Teacher's Association]. This link has some great pointers...no matter what content area you are teaching. • [|A list of resources] to help build relationships with parents. [|Professional Development Standards] [|NYS Code of Ethics for Educators]

**Certification:** Keeping your certification is key to you keeping your job. Below are some documents you can reference if you have any questions. [|175 Hours of Professional Development]

**Tenure:** A document that highlights what teachers need to know about tenure.

National Educational Technology Standards can be found [|here.] Some tips on [|how to manage students] when they are using computers in the classroom. Visit [|Net Smartz] for Internet Safety advice. If you are looking for a way to connect to other classrooms and share your work [|E Pals] might be a place for you to begin this endeavor.
 * Some technology tips...Know your district! Make sure you are familiar with your district's technology plan!**

Some things to think about when using technology... • Parent permissions • Making work private on-line • Rules for publishing work on-line • District technology plan • Internet Safety • All technology you use in district is district property

**Portfolios:** Click here to see an example of an electronic portfolio. Another example of an electronic portfolio.