I am a reluctant "Literacy Coach" who was drafted into the position by a Principal. I am comfortable with the analytical aspects of the job, but I am an introvert who is very uncomfortable with invading the space of others.
I am wrestling with lesson modeling. I am supposed to go into another teachers' room, and model a lesson for that teacher using that teacher's students. I asked for the DO resource teacher to model a lesson for me, so I could learn how to do it. She came into my class to observe me for a week. At the end of the week, she was supposed to model. Instead of doing the lesson, she gave the kids a pep talk about going to college, completed one exercise with them, and gave out prizes. It was not helpful, and I do not wish to emulate that approach. Our school brought in a consultant who was supposed to give a demo lesson. He invited students to sit on stage, praised them for being selected, did one exercise with them, and gave out prizes. It looked familiar. I went to a training session. On the last day the trainer was supposed to model the strategy (reciprocal instruction for ELL students in social studies). He gave the kids a pep talk, praised them, did one exercise with them, and gave out prizes. Do you think that is what I am supposed to do? I haven't received any guidance, and I'm pretty sure I have become a nuisance for asking questions. When I asked my colleagues, they said that is what always happens in demo lessons. Do your experiences match that? ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a PS3 game guru. Get your game face on with the latest PS3 news and previews at Yahoo! Games. http://videogames.yahoo.com/platform?platform=120121 _______________________________________________ The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive
