Blog Post: March 8th

Overall Week

Overall this week I would rate it a 3! It was a good week at my school, but being stressed with edTPA really bogged down the beginning of my week because I was so focused on edTPA that I did not start my lesson plans later than normal. The thing that makes this week great also though is that edTPA is done!!!! It is uploaded and submitted. It will not consume me for the next couple of weeks!!! YAY.  During this week, I have had the ability to start "Book Clubs". This is where each guided reading group has a specific novel and they are going to be reading it for the whole month of March! This has been something that my students have LOVED and have enjoyed starting. It requires a lot of work on the front end, but the reward is still worth it. This is something that I am going to have to continue working with next week, which incorporates my long term goal of staying organized and on top of everything. I spent the majority of my time this week working with edTPA, which was needed. Next week I am going to have the ability to spend more time on my lesson plans. During this week I was nervous about doing Book Clubs because this was very different from our nonfiction unit. The students LOVED it though and that made it a lot easier. For next week, I am going to try my hardest to get as much planned for this weekend and start working more on my portfolio. I can clear the edTPA clutter :) At the end of this week, I will be giving the students a test on mathematics that discusses mixed fractions and the ability to add and subtract fractions. Throughout the week the students have done exit tickets, and they have been able to do really well, so hopefully, that will show up on the test! Advice: We can now breathe and take a little time to yourself now that edTPA is over :) 

NCTCS

• Standard 1
• Standard 1A was met this week by having the ability to maintain a safe and orderly classroom where the students have high expectations. Students are still getting used to the doorbell and it has worked very well! 
• Standard 2
• Standard 2E was met this week by the ability to meet with families during conferences! I was able to sit down with a lot of families and have the capability to discuss with them how their child is doing. I love being able to see this partnership between parents and families.
• Standard 3
•  Standard 3D was met this week by playing the Jeopardy game! Students love the ability to play the game and once they realized how to play it, they loved being able to review this way!
• Standard 4
• Standard 4D was met as well because the students were playing jeopardy where they got to come to the screen and click what category and amount that they wanted!
• Standard 5
• Standard 5A was met by having a test on math and wordlywise at the end of the week. This will really show me the students ability to show their understanding of the information they have learned the past week and a half. 

Other

For my portfolio: WE HAVE SUBMITTED EDTPA. HALLELUIAH. My CE and I do not need any help at this time.