Small Group Work

Small Group Work - What it looks like in my class:

Over the past month I have been experimenting with small group work in my classes. Small groupings to assist with students who are low readers. Today I categorized my groups as follows:

Group 1: Character analysis of their literature circles:
Students will write:
Book:
Author:
Character:                                      Direct Characterization                 Indirect Characterization
(name of character)                  the writer makes direct statements                     author expresses                                                                                                                                          through action

Group 2: Study Vocabulary Words

Group 3: A Long Walk to Water: Writing Prompt
              (Students will write how the Excerpt 2 relates to Salva's story in, ALWTW)

Group 4: Small Group reading with Ms. Durrance
               We will read a small short story, and examine it. Answer comprehension questions based on                the story.

The students will rotate every 20 minutes.
If someone where to take this idea, it would probably last two days. Because I have a 120 minutes with each class it only takes up one day. I liked this experience today.

Imprints on a Teacher's Heart

Realizing I had not said the Pledge of Allegiance in five years.
When I taught my first lesson and the class applauded.
When the girl who I thought didn't like me,
brought me coffee in the morning.

When the student gives me a school picture.
When the students say I'm a great teacher.

When the friends in class, end up punching each other.
When I let the seniors dance in class, because they were about to graduate.

The first day as a teacher hearing, "she looks mean."

When the thirteen year old girl
in the second row, is 6 foot
and sized me up by yelling at me.
When a girl threw a book at me because I took her phone.

When the boy travels across the world
on winter break and brings pictures to share.

When the boy moves to Germany in the middle of the year,
and says that he will miss me as a teacher.

When the girl taught the class for one period
and everyone listened to her.

When the substitute wrote a note saying how bad my students were.

When the student who failed over and over again,
came to class with a positive, motivating attitude.

That first field trip.
That first winter market place.
The time someone threw a computer at me.
That first school with a dress code.
The kid who threw up in my class.

All the homemade cards.
The conversations during an election year.
The struggles of students home life.
The way I can see how young girls look up to me.

Always wondering if I'm really making an impact.
Getting a note letting me know,
I'm a light in her day.

Career Self-Assessment

Today for homeroom, I passed out a career self-assessment, that judges your personality to deciding what career you will enjoy most. I thought it was interesting, so I decided to fill one out myself. There are six sections, (RIASEC) that is based off a theory from psychologist Dr. John Holland. R- realistic, I- Investigative, A- Artistic, S- Social, E- enterprising, and C-conventional. It asks you to box the items under the category that you think you would enjoy most. For example, under "S" there was; work with children, care for a sick person, study psychology...ect.

After you box in your choices, you add up your results and see where your interest is most high.

Now for the results...

I tied for Social and Enterprising.

I looked up what careers are under those categories and here is what is looked like:

Social Career:

• Clergy
• genetic counselor
• social worker
• dental hygienist
• physician assistant
• dental assistant
• licensed practical nurse (*)
• high school teacher (*)
• instructional coordinator
• college teacher(*)

Enterprising Careers:

• hair stylist (*)
• flight attendant (*)
• arbitrator, mediator, conciliator (*)
• paralegal/legal assistant
• lawyer (*)

I'm glad that I at least fall under the career I have chosen right now (teacher). Its is good to know my personality and choices add up. I have always wondered what I would/could  do if I wasn't teaching. Looks like I have quiet the options! I put a (*) by the choices that most intrigue me!
HEY! I am still young, I can have dreams!! :)


http://personality-testing.info/tests/RIASEC/

http://uhcc.hawaii.edu/jobcenter/riasec_multiLang.php