1: a. Describe your learning from professional development activities you participated in this semester (school, district, university level).
On January 10, 2018, I participated in a school professional development focused on AIG training and Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS). Staff were grouped in grade level teams and were trained in best practices to use with teaching Gifted Students and incorporating these practices into our lessons and classroom culture. Our PBIS training consisted of reviewing how to use the PBIS lessons provided by the PBIS team for each grade level within the classroom.
On January 23, 2018, I participated in a district level professional development focused on the K-3 Formative Assessment Process.
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Every other Wednesday morning, staff have an hour and a half AIG certification training that takes staff through modules of readings, assignments, and in person discussions during the meetings. I am able to be a part of this training and work with my grade level team to learn the content and apply it through assignments, such as creating an activity choice board for students that have already mastered the required content. The next steps that I would take would be to continually look for ways to apply the content in the classroom and to share these ideas and lessons with other teachers. Though the training was thorough and provided a lot of helpful information, it is up to the classroom teacher to then find ways to apply these tools in the classroom in practical ways. In the classroom that I am currently placed in, the group of students that are identified as AIG are reading at a much higher level than their peers and need more complex content to challenge them. For example, one of my students is reading and comprehending at a fourth grade level in the second grade, so I would want to create alternate activities that would challenge her and other students academically and that could be done …show more content…
In this training, I learned about the overall K-3 FAP as well as more in-depth information about the Problem Solving Domain. My Cooperating Educator was the presenter for the training and she trained all K-1 elementary school teachers in the school district on the K-3 FAP. I learned that 1st-3rd grade teachers are going to be expected to record data on a progression of skills for 6 domains that reflect the whole child, not just academics. These domains are perseverance in assigned activities, problem solving, emotion regulation, reading comprehension: monitoring meaning, school related vocabulary, and writing. I also learned that additional resources are on the DPI
Teacher Review & Analysis: Beginning in the spring, teachers will meet with the Curriculum Director and myself to review and analyze the scope and sequences for their classes. This will allow for teacher input and design questions. The way classes are presented will be different and this will be a crucial time for teachers to evaluate it. 3. Personal Reflection & Evaluation: I have been working with curriculum for awhile and moving into the implementation of a new standards aligned
With this in mind creating an activity that did this and was in line with curriculum knowledge and skills was a challenging task and I realized that this
CD 452 Professional Development Reflection The first lesson I chose was Power of Language for Infants and Toddlers. Each lesson taught how to build relationships, language, and every word builds a healthy brain. It taught how to respond to a child in a positive way, there are 5 elements to the responses.
Two of the learning activities will have the support of a teacher to facilitate. And one station will be a collaborative group
The Professional School Counselor (PSC) who was observed in this assignment is named Allison Otting. A PSC at Kirkwood Elementary School. The students at this school have two special subjects a day (gym, music, or classroom guidance). This allows her to meet with each class once a week.
I had the pleasure of visiting with Mrs. Cooke’s fifth grade class during my clinical experiences. Mrs. Cooke has a great rapport with her students and has very little difficult actively engaging students in learning. One of the “takeaways” from my visit references the students’ and teachers’ commitment to the principles of “The Leader in Me”. From a school-wide perspective, East Elementary School does not practice the traditional positive behavior interventions. Instead, the administration has adopted the ideals and principles behind “The Leader in Me”.
This method allows teachers to work with students who need extra help or attention in certain areas including behavioral. In each tier the article gives different strategies for teachers to choose from that will help with behavioral management. The three tiers include: preventative classroom management, first-line interventions, and intensive, individualized interventions. Some strategies that Sayeski provides for tier
On estimate, there are 3.2 million students in public schools that are in programs designed for gifted learners (Susannah, 2010). The participation and inclusion of the gifted learners’ programs differ across the states and depends on the demographic groupings that define the learners. Over the years, education of those learners have received increased attention and recognition across the United States (Duygu & Tugba, 2017). Enrichment is a key factor in the education of gifted learners. Enrichment is the aspect of inclusion into the curriculum programs that enable gifted learners to identify, expound and make use of their special gifts and talents.
While in the first grade classroom, I was able to form a great relationship with my mentor teacher that allowed me to be very hands on with the students throughout the semester. Among many things, I learned how to run an educational circle and calendar time, worked with small groups of students to improve reading, provided practice spelling tests to students, assisted students in developing their writing abilities, and implemented the class’s behavior management plan. While I worked with the fifth grade
10dale: Many of us Rosedalians don’t know what goes on behind the scenes of the Developmentally Delayed (DD) Program so on Tuesday, April 11th, I went downstairs to find out what went into organizing and managing Rosedale’s DD class. In my quest to find information I spoke with Ms. Bussue, the classroom’s teacher, and she introduced me to the basics of the program she runs with the help of Ms. Banfield, the programs Educational Assistant (EA).
When I decided to train to become a professional school counselor, I knew I had a long road ahead. I am trained to be a teacher, a special education teacher to be specific, and though I will be able to use much of my past experience as a classroom teacher in my school counseling practice, I am aware that I will also need to see my students in a new way, a more holistic way. I will need to focus not only on what works in the classroom, but what works in order to motivate and support the students with whom I meet. It is essential for me to determine what will drive me, inspire me to be the best school counselor for both my school and students, therefore, I must determine my professional philosophy of education and school counseling and develop my beliefs, vision and mission statements.
I learned a lot from this meeting and I feel much better now after discussing with field supervisor my future plans as a social worker. I feel comfortable that even though, he knows now that I may not stay within the agency, he will still teach me to the best of his knowledge. Evaluation: Was the objective or goal for this activity accomplished? How do you know? How could you have worked to improve the outcome?
Introduction This discussion provides a reflective assessment on my experiences and development in three years study. The intention of this reflection is to demonstrate an understanding of my views on sport coaching of reflection and the issues surrounding reflective practice. Firstly, I discuss my personal and professional skills development. To do this, I have used academic models of reflection to reflect on my personal skills, enquiry skills and Project modules.
Now days the Professional development is essential for our life, it can provide the drive to progress careers, kept across the industry competitive and, ultimately, can make you more employable. Professional development is something you will do every day of your life without even thinking about it; however, being aware of the development you learned will allow you to record this and develop in a proffessional way. In order to be effectively in work field and your lifetime, it is important that you need to improving your knowledge and skills continually to keep yourself at high levels of professional competence. When I finished my degree at university and go to work area I found difficulty to deal with problems in work field, because the people I met are think in different way from people where I was at university, it is something like to put someone inside box for long time after that you put it in crowded area and he or she has to communicate with these people in order to be up to date for life changes.
Playing outdoor has a multitude of benefits. It allows children to feel at one with the natural world. They can explore and use their imagination. It keeps them active and enhances their physical development. Playing outside enables children to feel free and this is something that cannot be replicated indoors.