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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- 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.
- By Kristi Johnson Smith.
- 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.
- By Kristi Johnson Smith.
- 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.
- By Kristi Johnson Smith.
- 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.
- By Kristi Johnson Smith.
- Valentine's Day: Love it? Or love it not?
- In The First Year, page 3.5
- Don't let holidays overwhelm the focus on learning.
- By Kristi Johnson Smith.
- Welcome back!
- In The First Year, page 3.1
- Many of my friends are in professions other than teaching, and one January evening I listened as one of those friends described how much he loved the first day back at work after the winter holidays. He detailed that day, depicting a slow morning devoted to...
- By Kristi Johnson Smith.
- Where are they now? And where are they going?
- In The First Year, page 4.4
- Your standards for students' achievement must be high enough not only to get them through your class, but to prepare them for what lies ahead.
- By Kristi Johnson Smith.
- Who's holding the pencil? And did anybody learn?
- In The First Year, page 3.4
- Demonstrations can be useful, but be aware of what students are doing and thinking while you're holding the pencil.
- By Kristi Johnson Smith.
- You (yes, you!) are making a difference: The power of a single phrase
- In The First Year, page 2.5
- A teacher's goal is to reach every student, but while you are working on big issues and ideals, take advantage of the small moments that your position affords you.
- By Kristi Johnson Smith.
