Mrs. L

I was fortunate to have been in this teacher’s classroom to really see how she runs things. While speaking to her class she was very informative and really reinforced everything that I learned from her. One of her key things was organization. As she said when you are going from class to class with very little time you really need to be on time of things in terms of organization. If you are not then that leaves little time for the projects that need to be done.

She also shared some valuable information when it comes to grading. One of the first things she said was that she Rarely gives out the top grade of a 4 on skills. Students have lots to learn at that age and getting a 4 is challenging. She also mentioned that when it comes to some students some students have different needs and goals that are to be met. This means that you have to consider your grading different for these students by seeing if they meet their individualized goals.

Behavior was another topic discussed. In her school they have a system based on tickets, which are yellow and green tickets. The yellow is what students don’t want this is something that represents bad behavior. What I thought was excellent though was the fact that they had green tickets. When they got so many of these tickets that meant they were up for a reward. I think that is a great way to motivate kids to be on their toes to be good. They never know when a green ticket is going to be given but if they are caught doing good things there is a better chance of getting one. So, This might train kids to start doing good things on their own too!