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During Inquiry I, I learned:
I learned that even
struggling students can find happiness with just a little success. And often times, small successes turn into
big ones in a short amount of time – given effort and focus.
My
work with Kezia has taught me that all students learn in their own unique ways,
and that the best way to support their learning is to work with them one-on-one
regularly and to try out different techniques for instruction and
note-taking.
I learned that working with students one-on-one
is the best way to support student-centered learning and differentiate instruction. Some students
may be able to work alone or in small groups to obtain deeper learning and keep
pace, but most students benefit from one-on-one support. It not only builds the student-teacher
relationship, but gives the student a chance to go over her individual
challenges without holding back anyone else who has already mastered a
particular concept.
I learned that it is very valuable to continuously monitor
student progress through data and one-on-one meetings, and I know that sharing that
information with students and their other supports (families, teachers,
etc.) encourages students to keep striving to learn and be their best.
In the future, I plan to work more with students
on time management techniques, note-taking strategies, and self-monitoring
techniques to begin to hand over learning responsibilities to students
gradually. Students at my school are
held to a very high standard of accountability, and math is their weakest
subject (according to API scores). I am
raising the bar and holding my math students to a high standard as well,
encouraging them, modeling learning techniques, and differentiating instruction
for them so that every student can find success in learning math. All students learn at different rates and at
different levels of depth. I plan to
pair students who will best benefit each other by helping one another with
challenging questions and unique perspectives on problem solving
strategies.
Overall, I plan to keep learning about
differentiation by working with my students one-on-one, my support staff, my
co-workers, and my mentors. The more I
can adapt instruction to my students’ unique needs, the more success they will
have in learning and feeling supported.
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