So, I really want to accomplish a few key things this semester. First, I want to successfully have a plan to carry out a quality Community-based Instruction (CBI) program. My goal is to do this CBI at least twice a month for each student. I have not accomplished my goal thus far. I only went on one CBI in the month of August, but I plan to do two for September, October, November, and December. Another goal of mine is to better implement the Alternate State Standards into my math curriculum. The best decision I made for this year is to split up the teaching of Math/Career Skills and Reading/Writing/Science. The other teacher of MIID students at Westwood is teaching Reading/Writing/Science and my focus is only on career skills and Math. This has been an integral improvement for my planning and time. One of the opportunities it allows me is to really hone in on the Math Standards and do a great job of covering these on a consistent basis with my students. The other major goal I have is to create a binder for each of my students where we can save past IEP's, work samples, quarterly testing, and other important documents so that any transition will be seamless. Right now, the records for the MIID students is really terrible. I did not realize that I needed to do this last year, but in learning a lot more about my job this year, I have learned this is a very important part of my job. By Christmas break, I will have created a binder for each student on my caseload.
The only problem with all of these goals are the immense strains on my time and energy. I may have bitten off a bit more than I can chew this year, but I am excited to try to complete it all and be great at the same time.
Sunday, September 16, 2012
My new Blog
This is my new blog. I am mostly doing it to satisfy a requirement for one of my classes. However, it may actually become fun, maybe even cathartic, and might be something that I even want to share with my kids and grandkids when I get old. Who knows?!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)