Teachers demonstrate leadership in the school. WOW! My CE has shown great leadership throughout this whole experience so far. I know that we have only known each other for 3 weeks but she has already set a great example of teacher leadership and how I want to lead in the classroom one day. When I asked questions about PBIS, she immediately pointed me to the correct person to talk to. When I asked about the School Improvement Plan, she got a copy from the assistant principal and got approval for me to sit in on the School Improvement Team's first meeting of the school year. When I interviewed her about DIBELS within her classroom and the 4th grade as a whole, she answered my questions and signed me up for two, in-school, DIBELS training sessions that are taking place in the next two weeks. She also shared this with the assistant principal, who is making arrangements for me to observe DIBELS testing next week! (NCTCS 1b)
My calendar is quickly filling up with meetings and I could not be more excited (or stressed...I'm not sure yet!). My CE has been the true definition of a mentor. Instead of just giving me answers to my questions she has pointed me to the places where I can gain the information for myself and get so much more from the process than if she were to give be a brief overview. Also in allowing me/inviting me to join these meetings she is helping me to observe teachers working collaboratively in order to create professional learning communities (NCTCS 1b).
I know these are not Professional Development workshops, conferences, or modules but for me they are a first taste of PD because I will be learning so much that will better me as an educator (NCTCS 1b).
I cannot wait to share with you all what I learn!
Leslea, It sounds like you are getting "plugged in" to your school. Continue this! What connections are you making with each new thing you learn? How are you transferring the ideas to your future classroom?
ReplyDelete"My CE has been the true definition of a mentor." - I am so glad to see this!
Dr. Parker,
DeleteIt's really cool to see the things that we've learned about in the classroom in real life. Learning by experience makes the learning much more meaningful than watching a video or listening to a lecture! Being in the classroom and school help me notice things that I hadn't thought of that will be important to remember or use in my future classroom and things that I will want to change in my own classroom. I'm having a great experience!