SO I know, it is only the end of July but my kids start school on August 19 so I have to be thinking of these things. One thing I have been brainstorming is how to do my job differently. I fell into a resource position where the teacher had previously gone into the classroom and helped certain students. Sometimes she would pull students out. Perhaps this works for some, however, my student's don't seem to be getting much out of it. I think it is because they are so low. My coworker and I have been thinking of ways to boost our students academically and get them where they need to be. This is an ever-growing challenge as we struggle to balance working with our students and the ever-growing amount of paperwork.
We decided to try something different this upcoming school year. We have decided to just have intervention groups, regardless of grade, but group students by ability and have set reading and math groups to really reinforce the skills students are missing. This becomes tricky as scheduling conflicts will arise, however, I think if we do half hour groups for reading and math interventions we should be able to get it to work.
I am racking my brain trying to figure out how to help my students and get them up to the level that is being asked of them. Anyone have any ideas? I will gladly take them!
On another note, I am excited because in a few weeks I am going to be part of Smithsonian's Teach It Forward. This is an opportunity to meet with other educators and share lesson ideas while learning how to reach all students and the resources thee Smithsonian has to offer. I am looking forward to exploring this opportunity and meeting other educators while sharing ideas. I'll post more on that once I go.
Hopefully, I stop being such a horrible blogger. I am trying but this summer has been kicking my butt and with it having been so hot I had NO energy for anything.
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