Slicing every day in March! Here's a snapshot of my day today: 7:30 Arrived at school. Prepared the first two hours of the day for a sub. Lots of reading, exploring in Bookopolis , and a math problem. 8:00 - 10:15 Second day of PD with Kathy Collins. We had a meeting prior to the classroom demo and a debriefing afterwards. It is so inspiring to watch Kathy work with a small group, a whole group and individual students. She is incredibly responsive to what kids need at any one time. She truly teaches the reader. 10:15 - 10:40 Recess duty. Not my favorite part of the day, but I get to go outside for a little while and be with kids in a different environment. 10:40 - 11:40 Reading Workshop - I taught a mini lesson about how to select a sticky note (talking point) to bring to book clubs. Each book club met for a brief time; I purposely made it short so that the kids could be successful at their first meeting. 11:40 Got ready for our Mystery Skype....
This blog is a place to ruminate on the problems of teaching. If I am thinking thoughtfully, my posts will hopefully raise more questions than answers. By problematizing teaching we reflect on those questions that are constantly behind, in front, and at center of everything we do in the classroom. Feel free to comment. I'd love to hear what other teachers are thinking about on these and other issues. Cheers! Elisa