February 15, 2013

A birthday email message from a good friend that I opened and read in the middle of the night gave me the courage to yes, go back to work the following day (after taking a half-day) to start anew. And I'm so glad I did! Friday was a day for taking stock of my increased service load of ESOL students...the principal from School B had discussed with me pullout interventions for the new students (particularly 2 newcomers) and ways that I could support the proficiencies of my students in the classroom, moving forward. In short, today I felt like I was able to play to my strengths as a tutor for the newcomers and to think strategically about how to regroup my students according to their needs and schedule. At School A, I was able to regroup kindergarten and second grade pullouts in this manner.