I have also seen it work with first grade but only because the relationship between all teachers was fantastic--they planned and taught as part of a larger 'organism'. I honestly would not recommend it, as I think the degree of 'partnership' would be hard if not impossible to replicate.
Lori Jackson District Literacy Coach and Mentor Todd County School District Box 87 Mission SD 5755 ----- Original message ----- From: Andrea Jenkins <[email protected]> To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 3:00 PM Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] departmentalization > I do want to chime in because I taught at a small private school and we > departmentalized writing/math all the way down to 1st grade. It worked > beautifully! There were only two classrooms for each grade and they shared a > common breezeway between the classrooms. The teachers had a common "switch" > time, which they kept every day. The switch was as seamless as taking the > kids to Spanish or PE or another class. > > In this school, with its small size, it did work. Once they were into it, > the pros so outweighed the cons. I can certainly see how a larger school > would have more hurdles to jump than it might be worth. > > If you have questions, please ask. I helped schedule and implement > departmentalizing, so I have some strong feelings about why it's a good > thing. Perhaps if your school decides to go that way, I can help give you > ways to feel better about it. > > I always appreciate this group and the open conversations! You guys have > helped me on many occasions. > > Thanks, > Andrea > > > Delores Gibson <[email protected]> wrote: > >Does anyone have and/or know of where I can go to find research > > on departmental teaching for FIRST GRADE? Some of the teachers > >want to seen six year olds from room to room (switch classes) > >for reading and math. I'm opposed because I believe strongly in > > self-contained classroom for first grade. Instead of just doing > >it because it might be easier I can't get anyone to tell me > >what research supports or does not support this for first grade. > > HELP!!!! > >Dee > > > >**************************************************************************************************** > >This e-mail message contains information that may be privileged or > >confidential and > >is the property of the Board of Education of Deerfield Public School > >District No. 109. > >It is intended only for the person(s) to whom it is addressed. If you are > >not the > >intended recipient of this message, you are not authorized to read, print, > >retain, > >copy, disseminate, distribute, or use this message or any part thereof. If > >you have > >received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and > >delete all > >copies of this message. > >_______________________________________________ > >Mosaic mailing list > >[email protected] > >To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > >http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > > >Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
