Blog 7

This week was a little bit hard because I got really sick beginning on Sunday...A little bit of a catch up week but I have been trying hard to get myself back on track.
I was in 350 this week but missed Thursday of 410 so I was not present for the seminar. I am feeling tons and tons better now so I am really happy about that.

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I really enjoyed the information taught by the guest speaker. Her name was Dr.Mitcham. She taught us abouta lot of different principles. The main thing we learned was about Exceptional Children and a system called MTSS. This stood for multi-tiered system of support. Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) is an umbrella framework that includes Response to Intervention (RTI) and Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports (PBIS) frameworks. P.K. Yonge uses this tiered system, where every student receives core instruction, known as Tier One. We practices categorizing different items into the tiers and I thought that was a good way to really ingrain them into our minds. While doing some research I found a quote that said:

"If a child is not behaving there’s a need not being met, and that’s the premise I always go on."

That seems to be the premise that these systems are based off of and I think that is really important. 

P.K. Yonge strives to create a culture of support and safety, making it seamless and normal for all students.  

For my future classroom that is the culture that I want to create. I want kids to feel like I will intervene and be there always when they are struggling or stuck on something. 

 https://www.edutopia.org/practice/supporting-behavioral-needs-multi-tiered-approach

 

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I read the articles that were discussed in the seminar and thought they were very applicable to what we have been really learning about. (Assessment) 

 Data and assessment go hand in hand and cannot really exist functionally without the other.  Like a toothbrush with no toothpaste. Still useful but way less than it could be.

Assessment is crucial and formative assessment is so beneficial for student success. Knowing when to use it will help with everything. It will also help you implement the MTSS because you know which students need help where.  

Teachers need to be aware of progress or lack of progress being made in their classroom and that is why I plan to formatively assess my kids a lot in the future. 

I think this relates to standard 5 of the NCTCS which says teachers reflect on their practice.