blog post #3 professionalism

Have you witnessed staff acting in an unprofessional manner? If so, what can you do to avoid pitfalls associated with unprofessional behavior?

Many teachers at my school often act unprofessionally. A few teachers do not adhere to the dress code (they wear jeans and t-shirts, tennis shoes, untucked shirts...). I have seen teachers have private conversations during PLCs and PDs. Teachers arrive 5 minutes early to school. 

I always dress professionally and show up on time. I also try to avoid sitting next to certain teachers during PDs in order to avoid side conversations while someone else is presenting.

blog post #2 bullying

Because I was a good athlete and student and one of the biggest kids growing up I was never the victim of bullying. My buddies would tease each other but I never would consider it bullying. I did however bully one very overweight kid on the football team that I thought was lazy and was only on the team for the team picture. His parents reported me to the principal. I immediately apologized and didn't give him any grief again.

blog post #1 semester 2 goals

My goals are to 1) create lasting lesson plans that I will want to use next year 2) build the arithmetic skills of my algebra 2 students 3) increase engagement of struggling students

To be successful, I need to 1) spend more time lesson planning, putting in long hours up front to save myself time next year 2) create individual folders for each student, with worksheets drilling all arithmetic skills. Once students prove mastery of the skill by scoring at least 90% on the worksheet, they move to the next skill. 3) vary my instruction to include more inquiry based lessons.