Deborah Schaffer

Were you satisfied with the collaborative roles and responsibilities?
The paraprofessional in the room is for a special ed and ESL student.
I am very happy with the collaboration among the second grade teachers. I shared with them what I am doing for this lesson, they are going to do it.
When I worked in another school, the other ESl teacher pushed in and shared her ideas. I liked that better.
The ESL teacher in this school has the students in the morning for about half an hour in the morning. She works on LA. I asked if it was related to what she is teaching and she said that it is.
One ELL I kept with me because he seemed to be able to understand.
The teacher doesn’t ask for ideas that much from the ESL teacher. She felt that the support given wasn’t specific enough to make the needed modifications. The teacher expressed that she is pleased that she has been learning about serving ELLs. Hence, she is able to support the students more effectively.


What will you do the same and what will you do differently if you do this lesson again?
I like the book and the pictures. I would slow down a little. I would like the students to work more in pairs. I would rather they sequence the pictures and discuss it more.


Do you have any questions you’d like to ask me?
She asked what I thought of the lesson. I expressed that it conveys effective planning, implementation of SIOP components, integration of social studies and language arts, and effective classroom management. I was surprised that she had some problems with the class before on their behaviors. The students all seemed attentive and engaged throughout the lesson.
We discussed ways she could use cooperative structures to a greater extent.
I suggested that if she had students sequence the pictures with a partner that she could possibly have them pass something back and forth to take turns. Related strategies will be modeled in the last session that she could apply.