Week 2 is in the books and it was jammed packed with more information than week 1. Now that I've settled into my groove, lets talk about what I learned this week. I learned that data driven results is the new norm. Everything we do is backed behind data. Coming fresh off a school year where we were introduced to "data tracking", I have a better understanding of its importance that was never shared by my administrators. In order to show growth, you need to mark where you started, what changes you made to effect your growth, and mark your end results. Reminds me of something I did with one my students.
When "Student A" came to my class in 3rd grade he was very short for his age. On the second day of school, he revealed his insecurities about his height. He stated, " I will never grow tall". I ensured him he would grow taller before the end of the year. So we marked a spot on the back wall on how tall he was at the beginning of the year, after Christmas break, and the last day of school. Sure enough, he had grown. This process really made me think of that situation and how great he felt to know that he had grown. Thats the type of feeling we should get after completing our action bases research.
Alright bloggers, warden says it's lights out. Time to get back to plotting an escape route out of the box I've put myself in as an educator. Until next time...Room 10b signing out.
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