School Advisory Council (SAC) Meeting
On Tuesday March 17 I took notes for Math to complete an observation task on my CT. The notes were very useful to complete the required observation document. On Wednesday March 18 I had the pleasure to attend a SAC meeting due to their Spanish translator not available. SAC is composed of the principal or assistant principal and a balance of teachers, parents, businesses and community citizens. These members are committed to improve the schools performance. I learned so much on what actually happens in these meetings and what the collected funds in school events are used for. In this particular meeting the funds had been used to purchase learning board games for each grade level to improve reading fluency and math skills. These board games would be stored in the Team Leaders room based on grade level so the teachers can share because unfortunately there wasn’t enough funds to purchase enough board games for each classroom in the entire school. The following day we had to go over perimeter and area to prepare them for an assessment they would be taking on Friday. The work the students did that day to learn about perimeter and area were fun and engaging activities that allowed them to turn and talk to a partner so they can share on why they picked those answers. During lunch time we had some minutes to go over some planning but it was more verbal planning. This week we had limited time to plan but I managed to take some bullet points on a post it note so I wouldn’t forget. Today my CT was not teaching so the class had a substitute teacher and I was to teach the whole day all two classes. It went well expect for the typical normal stuff that happens on a daily basis which is the behavior issues. It was nothing since I know exactly what happens and who are the ones that I need to make sure I keep track of their behavior. I have seen a big improvement on how I handle behavior issues especially since I use the feedback from the CT and the teacher next door. When the teacher isn’t there they try to see what they can get away with and how far or how much will I allow them to misbehave. I have to visually show them that I mean business and not just verbally say it. With me walking around with a clipboard and writing names down for point deduction on their planner based on a 100 grade that they start with at the beginning of class. I learned that verbally saying I’m taking points of for misbehavior doesn’t work they will continue to do it. The substitute teacher was very helpful as well since she used to be a 4th grade math teacher. She showed me some useful manipulatives that can be used for subsidizing, gave me a math chart with questions to ask students and showed me reading material that has been useful to her. I was glad to get her feedback on how I taught today and how she noticed that I did better with the second class since I reflected on myself from the morning class.
On Tuesday March 17 I took notes for Math to complete an observation task on my CT. The notes were very useful to complete the required observation document. On Wednesday March 18 I had the pleasure to attend a SAC meeting due to their Spanish translator not available. SAC is composed of the principal or assistant principal and a balance of teachers, parents, businesses and community citizens. These members are committed to improve the schools performance. I learned so much on what actually happens in these meetings and what the collected funds in school events are used for. In this particular meeting the funds had been used to purchase learning board games for each grade level to improve reading fluency and math skills. These board games would be stored in the Team Leaders room based on grade level so the teachers can share because unfortunately there wasn’t enough funds to purchase enough board games for each classroom in the entire school. The following day we had to go over perimeter and area to prepare them for an assessment they would be taking on Friday. The work the students did that day to learn about perimeter and area were fun and engaging activities that allowed them to turn and talk to a partner so they can share on why they picked those answers. During lunch time we had some minutes to go over some planning but it was more verbal planning. This week we had limited time to plan but I managed to take some bullet points on a post it note so I wouldn’t forget. Today my CT was not teaching so the class had a substitute teacher and I was to teach the whole day all two classes. It went well expect for the typical normal stuff that happens on a daily basis which is the behavior issues. It was nothing since I know exactly what happens and who are the ones that I need to make sure I keep track of their behavior. I have seen a big improvement on how I handle behavior issues especially since I use the feedback from the CT and the teacher next door. When the teacher isn’t there they try to see what they can get away with and how far or how much will I allow them to misbehave. I have to visually show them that I mean business and not just verbally say it. With me walking around with a clipboard and writing names down for point deduction on their planner based on a 100 grade that they start with at the beginning of class. I learned that verbally saying I’m taking points of for misbehavior doesn’t work they will continue to do it. The substitute teacher was very helpful as well since she used to be a 4th grade math teacher. She showed me some useful manipulatives that can be used for subsidizing, gave me a math chart with questions to ask students and showed me reading material that has been useful to her. I was glad to get her feedback on how I taught today and how she noticed that I did better with the second class since I reflected on myself from the morning class.