Hi All!
So far my teacher and I have agreed that I will be teaching math for the TPA. We haven't discussed much beyond this because we have been busy dealing with setting up for conferences and making behavior plans. This so far has been a rough week for the both of us, so we both agreed that taking some R&R on business is what we both need. I reminded her that we need to start planning it more closely and she agreed that we would get a firm plan by next week.
Julie
I'm going back to review posts from Wednesday through Friday this morning, so I have the benefit of having visited your class on Thursday as I read your daily reflections. I'm glad you've narrowed the focus of your TPA so that you know you'll work with the math requirements. I'll post a message to everyone with some tips and tricks.
ReplyDeleteWhat I'm wondering, though, is if you agree with Kelli's assessment of your class being "low" academically and "off task". Is she generalizing too much? Is she expecting too much this early in the year? Do you think the full observation she has ahead of her with the administration is coloring her assessment of the class as a whole? Does Aidan skew the impression someone has of the whole class?
I know you don't have years of experience teaching first grade to rely on, but overall, I'm curious about how much you agree with Kelli . . . we can talk about this the next time we're face-to-face. Maybe impressions will have changed . . . first grade is a pretty dynamic year.