Which of these trends in education are you familiar with? What is your experience?
A PLC is a great way to interact with other teachers and to discuss the effectiveness of your content; although I do not have first hand experience I can see the value of implementing these interactions. I have been exposed to the content of RtI, PBIS, UBD, Common Core, SLOs, and p21 but have not been given the opportunity to work directly with them during my classes or practicum placements. I have spoken to peers about the importance of Partnership for 21st c. skills; this gives them the opportunity to work directly with materials that will directly relate to their lives outside of school.
Consider:
I was not specifically exposed to...
Open to learning
Positively frame it as an opportunity to strengthen you teaching student learning
Thursday, May 8, 2014
Amanda: Recently out of student teaching
Student Teaching and the edTPA:
Meet your CT as soon as possible
Research the school (DPI report card)
Plan during the summer
Organize your time (edTPA)
Know your students (IEPs, names, etc.)
Journal activities/experiences
edTPA: thoughtfulness
Video - try exporting video from ipad or use another source (practice)
Meet your CT as soon as possible
Research the school (DPI report card)
Plan during the summer
Organize your time (edTPA)
Know your students (IEPs, names, etc.)
Journal activities/experiences
edTPA: thoughtfulness
Video - try exporting video from ipad or use another source (practice)
Thursday, May 1, 2014
Guest speakers: Bob and Darrel
Retired teachers: High School (MN)
Bob: Math
Darrel: History
Fear: Scott Walker and administration; how do we overcome that fear? What is in their mind?
Past: Pay teachers for experience and education.
Now: measure student learning and pay accordingly.
The Union:
Are they democratic? Supporting what you believe in? Seniority? Are you able to voice your opinion once the union is gone? Too much power in administration?
Positive Perceptions: child labor, raising wages and working conditions, help you get to middle class
Negative Perceptions: keeping people that should be fired, one-sided: Democratic, cost of dues
Ask to see district policy
CESA
MN vs. WI
MN: becoming more liberal, raising taxes, empowering unions, legalized gay-marriage, embrace affordable health-care act
WI: becoming more conservative, decreasing taxes, curbing unions, school vouchers (private schools), reject affordable health-care act
Collective bargaining vs. District policy
Wages or compensation
Hours of work
Employment benefits
Supervision
Qualifications
Training and skills
Job functions
Termination procedure
Right to your view on issues
Sick leave/Personal leave
Bob: Math
Darrel: History
Fear: Scott Walker and administration; how do we overcome that fear? What is in their mind?
Past: Pay teachers for experience and education.
Now: measure student learning and pay accordingly.
The Union:
Are they democratic? Supporting what you believe in? Seniority? Are you able to voice your opinion once the union is gone? Too much power in administration?
Positive Perceptions: child labor, raising wages and working conditions, help you get to middle class
Negative Perceptions: keeping people that should be fired, one-sided: Democratic, cost of dues
Ask to see district policy
CESA
MN vs. WI
MN: becoming more liberal, raising taxes, empowering unions, legalized gay-marriage, embrace affordable health-care act
WI: becoming more conservative, decreasing taxes, curbing unions, school vouchers (private schools), reject affordable health-care act
Collective bargaining vs. District policy
Wages or compensation
Hours of work
Employment benefits
Supervision
Qualifications
Training and skills
Job functions
Termination procedure
Right to your view on issues
Sick leave/Personal leave
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