No one expects you to utilize all of the strategies during an instructional week, let alone an entire lesson. However, being conscious of the strategies that you do use and their effectiveness will certainly make you a better teacher. We can all certainly say that we have been using some of the strategies for a long time, but are we deliberate in their use? Do we plan for these strategies and monitor to see if they are working for all of our students? Do we make adjustments to our lesson based on this monitoring? Author and education researcher John Hattie states, "Know thy impact". Teachers make an impact in so many ways that could never be fully captured and I am certainly all about the relationships that are forged and the love that is shared. But I also believe that we should know, and be able to speak about, how what we do with our students positively affects their educational outcomes. Would you be able to speak about your use of instructional strategies and how they are making a difference for your students?
- We will be receiving visitors from the District on Monday to assess our facilities. They will be here the entire day and walk through all of the classrooms.
- There are several FCAT inservices on Monday: 8:30 as a refresher for paras; 9:00 for new paras/office staff; and 2:20 for test administrators.
- Report cards go home on Tuesday.
- 4th Grade Spelling Bee is Tuesday at 2:15.
- Our Drama Club will be performing The Wizard of Oz to 3rd, 4th and 5th graders at 8:30 on Wednesday and at 6:00 PM on Thursday.
- SAC is meeting next Wednesday at 2:15.
- Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day is next Thursday.
- No school next Friday!
Think Like a Detective - Can you determine the Gator Run teacher based on the following clues?
- Is from Franklin, PA.
- Went to school at the University of South Florida.
- Loves the beach, reading, kayaking, biking, camping and traveling.
- Bike toured 8 summers before having children.
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