Our literacy coach can demo lessons, coordinate testing stuff, test kids that miss out, track down information, act as liaison between teacher and the powers that be. I am an experienced classroom teacher with more experience than the coach. I have made it very clear to her that if I need anything I will ask. Otherwise, I don't want her in my room to make any judgment calls. I am also head of the department, and can do the same things she does. Kim
On 4/8/07, Deborah Bova <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Being a hateful old biddie of 62, I believe that I am their prize. I have > responded in kind to such questions about free days and prizes... using my > best Judge Judy voice for the response. :) > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jan Kammert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "A list for improving literacy with focus on middle > grades." <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2007 11:33 AM > Subject: Re: [LIT] Feedback Desired > > > > I'd like to address the "gave out prizes" part of Chris's post. Some of > > the teachers in my building give out prizes for appropriate behavior in > > class. I feel as if this is a bribe to get the students to pay > attention > > in class and work. I also feel that the more prizes a teacher gives, > the > > harder it is for students to pay attention and work without getting > > prizes. > > > > This feels like a very personal issue both to me and to the teachers who > > give out the prizes. I have not had much success talking about prizes > for > > the students, but I'd love to generate a conversation here. Anyone else > > interested in this topic? > > Jan > > > > > > On Sun, 8 Apr 2007, Chris Knoblaugh wrote: > > > >> 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 > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > -- Kimberlee Hannan Department Chair Sequoia Middle School Fresno, CA [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ 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
