Phillips Friday Focus
October 12, 2018
The Fundamental Five, Practice 2-Working in the Power Zone
POWER ZONE
AKA: The teacher work area.
Reasons to teach in the power zone:
- Monitor Understanding
- Answer Questions
- Address problem behavior immediately
- Manage Transitions
- Maximize student learning
- Communicate with all students
- Show genuine interest in students
- Personal connection with students
- Promote Equitable learning for all students
Commit yourself!!
1. Make a commitment to working in the power zone. Remain in close proximity to your students.2. Purposefully arrange the classroom so you can move about with ease. You may have to give up furnishings or storage areas in a crowded classroom to allow movement.
3. Remove your distractions. Anything that tempts you to read or respond should be put away or turned off. Keep your desk clean so you're not tempted to organize or work on paperwork.
The authors' challenge...
"If one is going to expend considerable time and energy to plan a lesson; if one is going to expend considerable time and energy to teach the lesson; if one is going to expend considerable time and energy to assess the lesson; and, ultimately, if one is evaluated on the effectiveness of the lesson; why wouldn't one position oneself in the location that will produce the nest results?"
What's Ahead...
October 15- PLC day, Lexia Data coaching
October 17-3:45-Grade level leads meeting with Kara
October 18- 6:00 to 8:00 Fall Festival, 1st grade to pumpkin patch
October 19-1st Quarter ends, grades due, 2nd grade to pumpkin patch
October 22- PLC day, Data Dig on Common Assessments
October 23- 1st grade GT day
October 24- 2nd grade GT day, 4:00 Teacher meeting- Fundamental Five-chp. 5 and Telpas reports
October 25-3rd grade GT day
October 26- 1st Quarter Awards in classrooms, 3rd grade to pumpkin patch
October 29- Red Ribbon Week starts
October 30- 4th grade GT day
October 31- 5th grade GT day
Shout Outs!
Moraima- doing a great job translating ARDS
Candice- printing out our Lexia certificates for us now, huge help!!
Happy Birthday!
October 15- Gaby Hernandez
October 24-Stacy Canady
October 29- Courtenay Forward
October 31- Vicky Weesner