Daunting
You know, I was all set to mark down today as a good day. Not as great as yesterday, but still good. Then a couple different things happened.
1. I found my Reading Center in a pitiful mess. This was after I spent a whole day two days ago on procedures, expectations, taking responsibility for your actions, etc. Obviously, a few ingrates are not taking me seriously and are bent on making things difficult for the rest of the kids. I'm probably gonna have to close down the Reading Center for a few days next week, if not the whole week, until the kids show me they're willing to honor our expectations. This kind of sloppiness can't continue.
2. I checked my email and found the latest online newsletter. The second quarter's ending, which of course means the year is half over. Which also means little buggers like portfolio reviews, mid-year goals conferences, and report cards are forthcoming, plus individual meetings to check up on things. I'm awfully worried about my paper consumption. I've already gone over the limit on copies in the workroom, and now I've been made aware that anything I have printed in my room means even more expense for the school. That's not good.
I guess I haven't yet learned to rely fully on the Promethean Board to accomplish those tasks for me. But I'm just worried that I realized it too late and I'll get reprimanded. Sigh. The minute you think you've got things figured out...
A lot of things will have to be accomplished this weekend on into next week. I need to finalize my record of positive contacts and get a second peer observation done on Monday. I need to review my hard copy PAS-T portfolio and see if more items need to be added; the digital version is well stocked, and I'm ready to show it off whenever the time comes. But if that's inconvenient for an ADEPT evaluator or my principal, then I need to have the hard copy ready at a moment's notice.
My grade book needs updating. I've got a few clutter spots in my room. Ugh. Too much, too fast.
At least we've got a much-needed work day coming up in about a week.
1. I found my Reading Center in a pitiful mess. This was after I spent a whole day two days ago on procedures, expectations, taking responsibility for your actions, etc. Obviously, a few ingrates are not taking me seriously and are bent on making things difficult for the rest of the kids. I'm probably gonna have to close down the Reading Center for a few days next week, if not the whole week, until the kids show me they're willing to honor our expectations. This kind of sloppiness can't continue.
2. I checked my email and found the latest online newsletter. The second quarter's ending, which of course means the year is half over. Which also means little buggers like portfolio reviews, mid-year goals conferences, and report cards are forthcoming, plus individual meetings to check up on things. I'm awfully worried about my paper consumption. I've already gone over the limit on copies in the workroom, and now I've been made aware that anything I have printed in my room means even more expense for the school. That's not good.
I guess I haven't yet learned to rely fully on the Promethean Board to accomplish those tasks for me. But I'm just worried that I realized it too late and I'll get reprimanded. Sigh. The minute you think you've got things figured out...
A lot of things will have to be accomplished this weekend on into next week. I need to finalize my record of positive contacts and get a second peer observation done on Monday. I need to review my hard copy PAS-T portfolio and see if more items need to be added; the digital version is well stocked, and I'm ready to show it off whenever the time comes. But if that's inconvenient for an ADEPT evaluator or my principal, then I need to have the hard copy ready at a moment's notice.
My grade book needs updating. I've got a few clutter spots in my room. Ugh. Too much, too fast.
At least we've got a much-needed work day coming up in about a week.
posted by david @ 9:43 PM
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