I would rate this week as a 3 out of 5. This was a better week, but I can tell that students are ready for a break! As a class this week we set a goal to strive to get less than 5 disruptive blurt outs. If we met this goal then we would get to go to the treasure box on Friday. But we sadly did not meet our goal this week. But this was a way for students to talk about doing better next week to have this as a treat!
OBSERVE
This week I observed some great teamwork efforts especially during a scavenger hunt that we had. This week we were learning about positional words and students had to work with their table groups to read their starter card and find all the cards to lead them to their mystery hidden object. At first I was a bit skeptical of how well students would be able to execute the task but I am seeing my students develop great teamwork skills.
REFLECT
This week I had the opportunity to attend a professional development opportunity by attending the PBIS monthly meeting with all the grade level PBIS reps. This was a great opportunity to hear first hand not only how our school is doing based upon data on behavior management, but to also learn the newest strategies that the school is trying to implement. I also learned what is to come for PBIS and MTSS in the future.
FOCUS
This week my main focus was to stay on top of my lesson plan writing. I was feeling the domino effect from the edTPA week.
BE PRODUCTIVE
This week I could have spent less time trying to think of creative ways to grasp my students attention with elaborate things rather than using what I already have and building upon that. Students don’t always have to have the biggest and greatest things I found that you can get students excited if you seem excited about it.
HAVE COURAGE
I had courage this week to take away the treasure box and follow through with it without giving them chance after chance to earn it back. I did however let my two behavioral kids go and explained to the class that they sometimes get more chances when it comes to expectations and since they have had another great week they get rewarded. But overall as a class we needed to work better together on blurting out and being less disruptive.
BEGIN ANEW
Next week I want to focus more on lesson planning and getting proficient in all the areas that I have left for my student teaching.
DATA
The data that I got to observe and analyze this week was mainly dealt with behavior. I have analyzed the patterns of success with my behavioral managed students and have found what calms them down rather than reacting to situations. We have been having much better days and now weeks so they now are rewarded with more treasure box visits and check-ins with other adults throughout the school.
1c. Teachers lead in the teaching profession.
This week I lead in the teaching profession by attending the PBIS meeting for the grade levels.
2a. Teachers provide an environment in which each child has a positive, nurturing relationship with caring adults.
This week I really tried to keep the positive proximity up especially with my more challenging students to encourage better behavior as well as giving physical praise such as pats on the back, and high fives.
3a. Teachers align their instruction with the North Carolina Standard Course of Study
This week I incorporated more flashcards during transitions especially to the carpet. This week they were all St. Patrick’s Day themed words that are high frequency words that students should associate with the holiday.
4f. Teacher help students work in teams and develop leadership qualities.
This week I tried to promote more team building with lessons and activities. This is harder for kindergarten because most students do not want to share anything but we are working on what it means to be a good team player.
5b. Teachers link professional growth to their professional goals.
This week I continued to implement some of the behavior management strategies and the information that I learned in the PBIS meeting to better educate myself and to complete wha is needed for my PDP which relates to both of these.
This week my focus was on filling in all the information on my logs with parents, specialist people etc.
My CE and I do not need any additional support from my university supervisor right now.
You have listed a lot of accomplishments for this week!
ReplyDeleteI am so pleased you were able to attend the PBIS professional development session and see how PBIS fits with MTSS....so many acronyms!
This comment was great to hear..."I had courage this week to take away the treasure box and follow through with it without giving them chance after chance to earn it back." Being consistent and following through with expectations and rules is vital to your success! Good job!
I look forward to out seminar this week to focus on your portfolio and finishing strong!
Abby,
ReplyDeleteI loved reading your blog this week! I love the treasure box that you are allowing the students to use! This is something that the students are going to love and really give the students an opportunity to choose a treasure out of the box if the students are getting that reward. This gives something for the students to really strive for throughout the week.
This was written by Bailey Hierholzer :)
DeleteAbby-- great blog this week! My kids are so ready for a break too! It's so cool that you got to attend some professional development. Good luck this week-- you'll do great! We are almost done!
ReplyDeleteHey Abby!! Your scavenger hunt activity sounds awesome! I may have to try doing this activity with my class at some point. I have found with kindergarten students the more they move during a lesson the better. This helps my students to stay more engaged and absorb the most amount of the content possible. I think you are doing a great job! Enjoy your week next week!
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