Tennyson,+S

Wednesday, August 22nd
|| **"Session"** || **Reflection/Products** ||
 * **Time**
 * 8:00-9:50 || Welcome, Intro, and Review Core Competencies || After a week of staff development before this, I had forgotten what we talked about in the newer teacher staff development. It was a nice reminder and refresher on The Academy. Breakfast was nice too. ||
 * 10:00-10:50 || Managing Website and Student Database || I didn't know we could log-in to this website :o. I thought people were always referring to Gradespeed and Blackboard when they talked about "the website." This was a great session for getting to know all the resources available to me. ||
 * 11:00-11:50 || Getting Started With the TI Navigators || This was really interesting because it adds a new dimension to lessons involving TIs, beyond the typical kinds I was introduced to in training during college. It was also nice to know all the resources open to teaching us the ins and outs of learning this system a bit better. ||
 * 1:00-1:50 || Parental Involvement Planning Meeting || I don't have any of my own ideas right now (I blame it on a sleepy lunch). However, I do agree with the majority of people who talked today and mentioned that food brings people in. If we have the family go through the schedule of the student in order to see each parent and to get a different type of food in each class, then we might be more successful in seeing each student's parents. ||
 * 2:00-2:45 || Meeting with floor Vice Principal || We have a lot of expectations to live up to. I hope I can live up to the pressure that I'm now under. Also, this was a good session to learn the culture of the first floor further than I knew, i.e. Tech Friday. ||
 * 2:45-3:30 || PACE Meeting || I learned where Choir Practice is. But MORE importantly, I learned where to find PACE information, which was starting to stress me. ||

Thursday, August 23rd
|| **"Session"** || **Reflection/Products** ||
 * **Time**
 * 8:00-9:50 || Meet with Teams and Specialties || I'm now a tutoring coordinator. I feel a little bit more prepared for next week because I found out about my PACE kids and I have a sense of how the first day will flow more than "show up and do yo' thang." ||
 * 10:00-10:50 || Varying Instructional Strategies || I think I already do graduated difficulty in order to keep all students challenged while not being left bored. I will keep that up however I'm going to try to incorporate more reciprocal learning and inquiry strategies. ||
 * 11:00-11:50 || Social Bookmarking and Sharing Math/Science Websites || This was fun because after I played a few online games, I knew which ones I was or was not going to use in the classroom. Plus, there were some other good resources there, including a place to get graph paper in every variety possible. Plus, I got some help with Holt textbooks. ||
 * 1:00-1:50 || Wiki While You Work || I learned a little something more about wikis. First the word is derived from the Hawaiian word wiki wiki which means quickly. Also, there are more things to consider when including it in your classroom, including but not limited to student self-discipline, information literacy, technological citizenship, and teacher involvement. ||
 * 2:00-2:25 || Reflection Time || I took my picture and ordered a teacher shirt. This was a heartfelt moment for all us newbies. I'm well-reflected now. But unsure of what this time was really supposed to be used for. ||
 * 2:30-3:30 || Meet with Departments || Yay, I got calculators and discussed the textbook problem. This answered a lot of questions that were still on my mind and unanswered. Since the first day was approaching, this meeting helped tie up loose ends. ||