It’s been quite the
adventure this weekend being part of the Good Teaching Conference in San Jose.
Last month, Norma Sanchez, our Region 3 mentor from the CTA Department for
Instruction and Professional Development asked me to co-present with her at the
conference. I was a bit nervous since it was going to be the first time
presenting together and in such a large forum. I was delighted to have a fellow
CTA cohort colleague, Monica Cooper, be part of our team. We presented on Friday and Saturday.
In the sessions we presented, participants
engaged with colleagues as they examined the Common Core Standards in English
Language Arts for grades K-5 and explored how the new standards will impact
instruction. Session topics included:
- Literacy Instructional Strategies
- Text Complexity and Informational texts
- Lesson and Unit Design
Here is a link to our
Prezi and the resources we provided:
The closing comments on
my last day at the conference were by CTA Secretary-Treasurer Mikki
Cichocki-Semo. I immediately connected with her, since we share a love for
sports and she quoted one of my favorite baseball catchers, Yogi Berra. The
overall message was that as teachers we are constantly being pulled in so
many directions and rarely given the time to collectively reflect on our craft
and tailor our classroom curriculum for our diverse students. It’s about
collaboration, teamwork, and taking the initiative.
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