Teaching for America in the Lou

I'm teaching special education in the English department at Gateway Tech High School. On average, my students are reading at a 3rd grade level - so I definitely have my work cut out for me. My goal is to increase the reading level by an average of 2 years by the end of the school year. I also plan to have my students create a portfolio that showcases their strengths and levels of self-understanding and self-appreciation. Wish me luck!!! :)

Tuesday, January 16, 2007

The Great Schedule Change

Guess what... my classes changed AGAIN! I was moved out of teaching my first period class and placed into a new seventh period class. Seventh period used to be my planning time, and not only did I lose that, but I now have 24 special education students in one computer lab for the very last period of the day. Mr. Bhattacharyya and I have come up with a new curriculum that will hopefully work for keeping so many special education students in one classroom on track - keep your fingers crossed!

(Oh, and the reason some classes got switched is because our department head decided she didn't like her assistant anymore and had to pick another teacher to help her instead... hmm)

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