Step 1:Reviewthe Personal Credibility Plan packet below. Usethe grids to gather and organize information you will include in yourIntroductory Speech.

Step 2: a 1page Introductory Speech that you will deliver to your student on the first day of class.

Step 3:Upload your completed document.

Personal Credibility Planning Packet: Pre-Work: First impressions

work as a student, what were somethings you remember about meeting a teacher for the first time that either positively or negatively impacted your impression of the class.

Personal Credibility Plan - Planning Your Introduction

	Projecting Respect	Projecting Caring	Projecting Cultural Understanding	Projecting Confidence	Projecting Authority
Verbal
Personal Introduction
Tone Volume Rate
Non Verbal
Appearance/ Dress
Facial/ Expressions/ Eye Contact
Stance/ Mobility

Work Product: Credibility Plan Part 1 - Creating a "No Excuses" Classroom Culture

Resource Areas	Expectation of my students	Steps I can take during the first two weeks of school
Physical Environment
Interactions Students to student Teacher to student Teacher to teacher

STEP TWO: Identify two action items you will take to the first week of school from the brainstorm above.

You so not need to create action items for each "resource area". (Remember, keep these items simple and stated plainly.)

Work Product: Credibility Plan Part 2 - Cultivating Allies

Resource areas	Steps I can take during the first two weeks of school
Get to know my colleagues
Get to know my students' community
Invest students' families