Tuesday, March 31, 2020

Hey Miss Gonçalves when can we stop working?


With everything that's going on, I have been entertaining myself with reading out loud my emails from my students. "hi. is this your email?" "If we dont finish is it homework?"
"What day is it?"
"when can we stop working?" ----Student still hasn't turned everything in.
"can my cat come to our video meeting"
"can we see your fish in the next meeting" "CAN YOU TELL ME WHY I CAN ONLY TYPE BIG? thankyou."
"Do we have school tomorrow?!"
"I left food in my locker can I get it?"
"Dear Miss Gonçalves, Could you please deny my request to take the test. I have realized that I am not ready and would like to have more time to study since you suggested that to us today during our meeting that I attended. Thank you and have a nice day. PS I don't know my IXL password. Bye."
"When do we have lunch?" "I finished everything can I have tomorrow's work and maybe next week?"
With my ASTL work, I need to proofread and finish working on phase II. I have an interesting habit of bouncing around from task to task. With staying home due to COVID this habit is in full force to the point where I downloaded Duolingo and spending an odd amount of time practicing all the ways I can say "the cat is eating a croissant". This could on my change list but I honestly work better doing multiple when the task is me being productive in a positive way. Sometimes I will get a great quote pop up in my brain that will fuel my writing and then I will bounce to the grading. making a seating plan for my wedding (that's hopefully still happening on the original date in September) or responding to my silly student emails. For editing, definitely my phases and my weekly playlist for my students. Lastly, to add, I like to add some insight from a student's perspective on how they feel about distance learning and more time to just relax. I feel like I have been nonstop with everything going on. I need an actual break and not doing all the other tasks I have and just shut my brain off for a bit.

I feel good about my work so far. I just need to tweak a few things and I will be ready to submit.


Monday, March 9, 2020

Gut Level Reflection



Priorities
Action Plan
Area 1: Classroom
-Having a better area where students can access materials easier. Spring cleaning.




-New seats for the midway of third quarter
-I plan on moving desks by the window farther away so that I can put class materials on the window shelves. Currently, they are all over the room and I move them constantly and I even forget where they went. Having a central location for all materials will make it easier for them and me.



-I will check the old seating charts I made to see which combinations were best and make modifications from there. 
Area 2: Planning
-Create supplementary lessons that go with my culturally responsive and community theme.

-Work on number talks to intercorporate in class.
-Start with expressions and equations. “Whodunnit” activity featuring students.


-Collaborate with the math team on the next common planning time.
Area 3: Students
-Help students are behind on focus areas(assessments that are content specific from Summit Learning). 


-Pull students during excel to help catch them up. Eliminate questions students have little exposure to from the platform.




Area 4: Co-workers
-Take time to collaborate with other teachers in the building
-Italian teacher took an interest in how I make playlists for my students. She wants to meet this week to make a template that works for her and her class.
Area 5: Professional Practice
- Improving instructional strategies for struggling learners
-Sign up for PD opportunity PALS Math Intervention training