Running head: REFLECTION THREE

Reflection Three Delia Gauna Concordia Universit

!lthough the "ee# started out short due to $L% da & the une'(ected closure on Frida )ade it even shorter* Ho"ever& I had several o((ortunities to surround ) self "ith ad)inistrative duties& including over the "ee#end* I "as a+le to )eet "ith ) su(ervisor "ho (ut )e at ease "hen "e discussed ) concerns over ) (osition res(onsi+ilities* I "ill +e a+le to (erfor) ) (racticu) hours in +oth of ) )a or schools* Our )eeting "as ver infor)ative and Dr* ,hi((s "as a+le to )eet "ith ) )entor "ho e'(ressed a great attitude to"ards her guidance in this (rocess* I started ) "ee# "ith a full da of )eetings* $ )entor "as involved in this colla+orative learning o((ortunit in "hich a )athe)atics consultant )et "ith all grade levels to discuss +etter teaching )ath techni-ues* $ role "as to learn fro) hi) and add in the English Language Learner co)(onent* I "as also a+le to visit classroo)s and "or# "ith teachers and students as usual* This allo"ed )e to see the ga(s so)e students are still dealing "ith and so)e instructional ad.ust)ents that are also needed to achieve student success* The (rinci(al and her leadershi( tea) )et to discuss data since she "as una+le to attend last "ee#/s data de+rief* 0e (rovided infor)ation on trends and thresholds that are i)(acting the school* $an )e)+ers of her leadershi( tea) +egan to (in (oint teachers in a negative connotation* It +egan to sound counter(roductive& +ut I "as intrigued to find out ho" the (rinci(al "ould handle such instances* To ) sur(rise& she heard ever one/s (oint of vie" and validated their feelings& +ut never agreed or disagreed "ith the)* 1he )oved the conversation to a )ore (roductive* In efforts to create targeted intervention& the (rinci(al as#ed )e to develo( center activities that students could use during intervention ti)e* I )entioned to her ho" I (rescri+ed centers for students "hen I "as a fifth grade teacher last ear* 1he as#ed )e to develo( the sa)e for third and fourth grade*

2elo" is a lin# to the "e+site I created over the "ee#end for ) )entor/s ca)(us in ho(e to )a#e centers )ore (roductive*

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