Blog assignment #4: “Reflect on your time in the classroom to this point. How are you feeling emotionally, physically? Do you feel that you are getting through to your most difficult students? What strategies are working? What strategies are not? What are your next steps with student engagement within your classroom?”
Overall, I fell strong emotionally and physically. Every day has its ups and downs. There are some moments where I feel like I'm really making a difference and their are moments where I feel like I haven't made any improvement. There are two students in particular that I have trouble with. They are both labeled as having Oppositional Defiant Disorder. I'm having trouble setting limits and following through with them. With one of the students, we recently had an IEP meeting and decided to take a completely different behavioral approach. I thing it is a stronger approach, but I still am unsure about how to handle him in the moment. I am insecure about my word choice and tone of voice. I don't want to sound to weak or like I'm coming on overly strong and unfair. The other student has a lot of absences which makes it tough to be consistent and follow through. I have asked the school's behavior specialist to sit down with us to create some clear guidelines for our class.
As far as next steps for student engagement, I am looking for ways to incorporate more authentic assessments that meet their IEP goals. I feel like when kids get the chance to apply their skills in a real life situation, it reinforces their understanding of why education matters and motivates them to continue learning.
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