The last three weeks have been great learning for me.
Parent conferences
These were really positive and valuable for learning more about my students and celebrate success.
Several social issues came up, which we will address in wellbeing and general class time:
* Including others at playtime
* Using kind hands
* Reporting any problems to a teacher at the time these occur
How can I connect with parents more regularly?
I have set up a googledoc with student names, and aim to more regularly contact parents to share progress, photos of student success etc
Collaboration
Our collaboration model has changed since my last blog. We now have two teachers (Amanda and I) working in one hub for reading. A small number of children read with our third NE teacher in another room. Amanda and I have shared our children. We have parent helpers in, working with target students from both classes, for 15min sessions.
We have also discussed collaborating in maths...
I read Jenny Diggle's blog and loved her idea of asking students if they liked working in one room/with one teacher or across rooms/with different teachers. I asked our students...20 said one room/teacher; 9 said 2 teachers/rooms; 4 did not mind. Student voice won out, so we've kept our home rooms for maths, but share our planning online.
Next steps:
* More regularly discuss student progress in reading with their hub teacher, and possibly plan together
* Observe Amanda during one reading group - what strategies, questions does she use? How are students engaging? What can I use from this?
*Would swapping reading groups mid-term benefit our students? I would love to try this, as students would get exposed to new ideas and ways of teaching, that may be more effective for them.
* Would we want to revisit collaborating with students for maths in future?
Parent conferences
These were really positive and valuable for learning more about my students and celebrate success.
Several social issues came up, which we will address in wellbeing and general class time:
* Including others at playtime
* Using kind hands
* Reporting any problems to a teacher at the time these occur
How can I connect with parents more regularly?
I have set up a googledoc with student names, and aim to more regularly contact parents to share progress, photos of student success etc
Collaboration
Our collaboration model has changed since my last blog. We now have two teachers (Amanda and I) working in one hub for reading. A small number of children read with our third NE teacher in another room. Amanda and I have shared our children. We have parent helpers in, working with target students from both classes, for 15min sessions.
We have also discussed collaborating in maths...
I read Jenny Diggle's blog and loved her idea of asking students if they liked working in one room/with one teacher or across rooms/with different teachers. I asked our students...20 said one room/teacher; 9 said 2 teachers/rooms; 4 did not mind. Student voice won out, so we've kept our home rooms for maths, but share our planning online.
Next steps:
* More regularly discuss student progress in reading with their hub teacher, and possibly plan together
* Observe Amanda during one reading group - what strategies, questions does she use? How are students engaging? What can I use from this?
*Would swapping reading groups mid-term benefit our students? I would love to try this, as students would get exposed to new ideas and ways of teaching, that may be more effective for them.
* Would we want to revisit collaborating with students for maths in future?
Amazing reflections Charlotte! I think we should revisit collaborating more in maths in the future! I also love you idea about having a record of keeping in contact with parents... this is something I should keep a record of too!
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