Kristi Johnson Smith
Kristi Johnson Smith was a 2005–06 LEARN Fellow working in the area of new teacher support. Kristi taught high school world history and grade eight North Carolina history from 1998 to 2005 in Texas, Massachusetts, and North Carolina, most recently at Southern High School in Durham. Currently a Ph.D. student in Curriculum and Instruction in the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Education, she holds a B.A. in history from Princeton and a Ed.M. in Teaching and Curriculum from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Resources created by Kristi Johnson Smith
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- Locker log
- For teachers with homerooms, a log for keeping track of student locker numbers and combinations.
- Format: document
- Making connections between concepts
- In The First Year, page 2.3
- To help students connect what they're learning, make your expectations clear and ask them what they understand and what isn't working.
- Format: article
- By Kristi Johnson Smith.Commentary and sidebar notes by Lindy Norman.
- March Madness and relationship-building
- In The First Year, page 3.9
- Taking time away from instruction to build relationships with your students can pay off in the long run.
- Format: article
- By Kristi Johnson Smith.Commentary and sidebar notes by Lindy Norman.
- Multipurpose log
- Can be used to keep track of both student discipline and parent contacts.
- Format: document
- New beginnings
- In The First Year, page 2.11
- Treat January as an opportunity to start fresh, in your relationships with students and colleagues and in your classroom management and instruction.
- Format: article
- By Kristi Johnson Smith.Commentary and sidebar notes by Lindy Norman.
- Our students: Not just ours, and not just students
- In The First Year, page 3.7
- Often, your difficulties with students will have nothing to do with your actions, your classroom management, or your school.
- Format: article
- By Kristi Johnson Smith.Commentary and sidebar notes by Lindy Norman.
- Parent contact log
- Helps you keep track of which parents you have spoken with, when, and the topics of the conversation.
- Format: document
- Picture this
- In The First Year, page 4.5
- I have one picture of my students that I absolutely love. In the background of the photo, you can see the west wall of our classroom. That wall was covered in positive messages I had posted throughout the year, all intended to help students stay focused and...
- Format: article
- By Kristi Johnson Smith.Commentary and sidebar notes by Lindy Norman.
- Sample rubric for student binders
- Title: Binder Rubric — Exam 1 Name: Binder Section: Exams Subject: ...
- By Kristi Johnson Smith.
- Sample rubric for student binders
- A rubric for grading (or awarding bonus points for) students' organization.
- Format: document
- Snow days
- In The First Year, page 3.2
- Don't make assumptions about school policies, and remember that not all “rules” are written down.
- By Kristi Johnson Smith.Commentary and sidebar notes by Lindy Norman.
- Student Feedback Survey
- A survey form that gives students the opportunity to offer feedback on your teaching. May be used as a template.
- Format: document
- Substitute teacher planning form
- Includes daily schedule, lesson plan, student seating chart, class roster, and feedback form.
- Format: document
- A successful day? Engaging your students may not be enough
- In The First Year, page 2.1
- To ensure that you meet your objectives, plan backwards from what you want students to learn.
- Format: article
- By Kristi Johnson Smith.Commentary and sidebar notes by Lindy Norman.
- Templates to help you with paperwork
- In The First Year, page 1.2
- Templates for a parent contact log, discipline log, multipurpose log, sub plan, in-school-suspension plan, IEP notebook, grade book, and locker log.
- Format: article/best practice
- By Kristi Johnson Smith.Commentary and sidebar notes by Lindy Norman.
- Textbook Signout Sheet
- A form for keeping track of textbooks lent to students.
- Format: document
- They're all on the same page...and I'm grading page 1 of 700
- In The First Year, page 2.10
- Plan your classes to make your own work manageable.
- Format: article
- By Kristi Johnson Smith.Commentary and sidebar notes by Lindy Norman.
- The thirty-second system for managing tardies and misdirected attention
- In The First Year, page 3.3
- A countdown can give your students a chance to settle in and get ready to learn or to refocus their attention when it has wandered.
- Format: article
- By Kristi Johnson Smith.Commentary and sidebar notes by Lindy Norman.
- Three weeks and counting: What winter break might really mean
- In The First Year, page 2.9
- Your students might not be looking forward to a break in their routine as much as you think.
- Format: article
- By Kristi Johnson Smith.Commentary and sidebar notes by Lindy Norman.
- Twelve rules for arranging your classroom
- In The First Year, page 1.1
- You'll want to set up your classroom as quickly as possible, but consider these factors before you start.
- Format: article/best practice
- By Kristi Johnson Smith.Commentary and sidebar notes by Lindy Norman.
