Reflections
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Getting Ready for the Upcoming School Year
Welcome all-star teachers! Here is our weekly reflection question: Reflecting on the upcoming school year, do you feel you are prepared? This past school year has been hard on a lot of us. I completely understand if you don’t want to even think about the new year that is upon us. Many of us have tried to juggle in-person learning/virtual learning and all the struggles that come with both. On top of that we have our daily compliance and advocating we have to do on behalf of our Language Learners. This year for me was personally tough to navigate. I had so many various students with varying needs that I…
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Using Your Reflections to Prepare for the New Year
Every week I want to highlight a teacher’s win. This week I want to take a moment and say thank you to all the ESL teachers who are advocating and standing up to racism.The events that are happening against black people in this country, have made me take a deeper look into my teaching practices. I believe reflection is the key to growth as a teacher and that is what I am planning to do. Many times we rush into the new year without taking the time to reflect on how we can adjust our instruction. During my first year of teaching, my teacher mentor always encouraged me to reflect.…
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Negativity Can Impact Your Distance Learning
Welcome all-star teachers! As we jump into today’s topic, I would like you to reflect on your wins for the week. I also want to encourage you to take a moment and reflect on your thoughts and actions for the week. It’s so easy to go down a rabbit hole of everything that is going wrong right now. Students not having access to technology, being stuck at home, and the feeling like we are living in the twilight zone. With this a negative mindset can slowly start to creep in your daily actions. I understand a lot of us are frustrated, overwhelmed, and overworked due to the sudden switch to remote…
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Here’s what I loved and would want to change about my 2018-19 school year
Every year (with the exception of my first year teaching) I develop a plan over the summer. This plan is tailored for the needs of my ELLs for the school year. In the past years I have planned every aspect of my classroom. For the 2018-19 school year, I decided to do things a differently. I had some great moments, and some “what in the world was I thinking” moments. Here is what I loved and what I would change about my 2018-2019 school year: I loved how my students entered the classroom! Every day my students would clock in, pick up their materials, and start on their assignment. At…
