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Ok, I have my first year under my belt and have been doing some evaluating to see where I need to strengthen myself, my classes, and my program.
Quick stats: I teach at a small elementary and middle school. I have 46 students in my classes for the upcoming year between the grades of 2nd thru 8th. Before that, I taught 4th grade for 4 years...See MoreOk, I have my first year under my belt and have been doing some evaluating to see where I need to strengthen myself, my classes, and my program.
Quick stats: I teach at a small elementary and middle school. I have 46 students in my classes for the upcoming year between the grades of 2nd thru 8th. Before that, I taught 4th grade for 4 years. I have to work with a pullout program and I serve my children for about 1 hour a day (one elem. comes for 75 minutes most days and misses Wednesdays).
I'm going to be implementing principles from Capturing Kids' Hearts with all of my classes, but I still need to have a set list of posted consequences in the rooms. I had a hard time finding the right balance last year with discipline in the gifted classroom. In my regular classroom, I had classroom management pretty well taken care of...but with gifted, it has become a different kettle of fish altogether.
What do you use as consequences? I want them to be meaningful and relatable to whatever the action was. The things that stand out in my mind from last year are a) name- calling/downgrading other students, b) provoking other students and not respecting boundaries, c) refusal to work with team/on the selected project, and d) anger issues that spiraled out and the student did things out due to his anger (ie. slamming doors deliberately and other things along this line). I don't want to give the impression that these are everyday occurences or anything--mostly days were calm and productive. But for those times when things do happen that go beyond the acceptable range, I would like a set of consequences ready to go.
Thank you!
by Barbara Y. Wills
Jul 25, 2009
These are two wonderful AFSers who still needs loving host families for the fall. They would be great matches for families who golf, have small children and/or would love a student who plays the guitar. David is a full Congress- Bundestag scholaship student. They are all academically talented and speak very good English as well as are medically ful...See MoreThese are two wonderful AFSers who still needs loving host families for the fall. They would be great matches for families who golf, have small children and/or would love a student who plays the guitar. David is a full Congress- Bundestag scholaship student. They are all academically talented and speak very good English as well as are medically fully insured throughout their AFS year.
Contact Jackie Smiley if you are interested at jackie.[email removed].
Thanks for any assistance you may offer.
Emelie from Sweden
Emelie is open-minded and sociable. She enjoys playing golf a lot and dancing, and participates in a school theater class. Emelie likes spending time with her family, and often plays golf together with her parents, her brother and her grandparents. Emelie loves little children and dogs, and enjoys taking care of her family's cocker spaniel. She is not sure yet about her plans for the future, but she can imagine becoming an architect or working with children.
David from Germany
David’s passion is playing the guitar; he takes weekly lessons. He is also part of a traditional German shooting club called “Schützenverein.” David enjoys tack and field, especially sprinting and long-jumping. He is interested in trying new sports during his year abroad. David is a very positive and friendly person. His family is important to him, and he considers his older brother one of his best friends. David is close to parents as well as his cousins. Studying is important to David, and he would like to incorporate his knowledge of languages in his future career.
The following are Unplaced students:
Kantapon Wiboonsaksakul (male from Thailand) ( loves sports) Jakkapat Ketkaew (Thailand male) (Singer, pianist and plays several other instruments) *David Lehmann (German male) (Congress-Bundestag full Scholarship Student plays guitar and is a marksman) Afzal Misbah (male from India) Yes full scholarship student (soccer player and wants to be a physicist) Gudridur Johannsdottir (Icelandic female) (beautiful, singer, pianist, dancer and artist) ( wants to be a designer)( Pending) Francesco Ursini (Italian male)( athletic and loves basketball) *Emelie Linn Moberg (Swedish female) (Golfer and loves small children) Maria Pfefferkom (Norway female) ( dancer)
* see above
Dr. Barbara Y. Wills, NCC, LPC Miss Tennky Area AFS Volunteer Leadership Team Publicity Coordinator, 10 Time AFS Host Mom, AFS Global Educator to Thailand 2000, AFS-USA Delegate to German Volunteer Conference 2006, Retired Professional Counselor Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools and Non-Voting Delegate to the First National AFS Volunteer Assembly 2009. 2233 Roanoke RD Clarksville, TN 37043 615-210-1552 931-378-7258 [email removed]]
Thanks to all of you who have posted beginning of year activities! Now I need some idea of book titles to have my 7th grade gifted/advanced readers read. Suggestions? thanks!
by Linda Brandts
Aug 3, 2009
I am teaching a 4/5 GATE combo class and would love ideas on how to manage two sets of curriculum. We are a reading first school in California.
I am considering going to the TAGT conference this year. Has anyone attended before and if so was it worth the money?
by michelb366
Aug 4, 2009
I have a high school student who REALLY wants to learn Italian. The problem is we are a tiny, rural district and only offer Spanish. Does anyone know of any options we might try? No area schools teach it and there are no colleges nearby.
by Curious mom
Aug 12, 2009
OK, before I ask my question, I'll go ahead and say I know every parent thinks their child is "so smart" and "advanced for their age". I'm a teacher myself and I'm starting to be surprised by some of the things my oldest son is saying/doing (he will be 5 in November).
For example, he asked me to read to him James and the Giant Peach. I tho...See MoreOK, before I ask my question, I'll go ahead and say I know every parent thinks their child is "so smart" and "advanced for their age". I'm a teacher myself and I'm starting to be surprised by some of the things my oldest son is saying/doing (he will be 5 in November).
For example, he asked me to read to him James and the Giant Peach. I thought he'd lose interest in a matter of minutes but so far he's actually comprehending what I've read to him and can remember what we read the night before. Granted, I have to explain a lot of the big words (like boiling for example) but he's making connections to that with a time I doctored his foot with peroxide and it bubbled. He's very curious and when I explain something to him it often leads to a very lengthy discussion and more questions - which again I know curiosity is normal for a 4/5 year old but it's never ending.
I guess what I need to know is what we should be looking for to determine his giftedness, how do we keep him from losing this love of learning? He will not be able to start kindergarten this fall due to his age so how do we enrich his preK experience since he already knows how to count, match, sort, etc?
Thank you in advance for any advice (even if he is just a normal 4 year old). :)
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