The 2013-2014 year has begun! This year we are educating 9th through 12th grade. The school is filled with students and new staff/faculty. My program has expanded by 4 students. Each has a unique schedule (upper right corner) and each day brings its new set of challenges and victories. The academic profile changes each year, and this year the distribution of skills and learning styles is the most diverse I have since becoming a classroom teacher. I am relying on the SLP experience to meet this wide range. I am pulling out iPad apps for guided and extended practice as well as creating small learning groups within the life skills period. One class will have a book club, while across the way, others are getting fluent with "Dollar Racing" where coins are exchanged to create dollars, with the third group finding patterns, matching and listening.
Our goal is to grow! I want each student to grow in academic skills, motor skills, and with the support of peer tutors to grow personally. I want them to BE BRAVE. I want them to dare to walk the halls, and participate in the Jordan High School Experience. I hope for them to go to student activities, and to dare to participate if they choose. I want them to love to learn and respect those who choose to teach them.
Like our garden, we will experience the seasons. We will bloom at different moments. We will need support and to be nourished as the days pass. Above all, we will work as a team to make our year at Jordan High one to remember!
Our goal is to grow! I want each student to grow in academic skills, motor skills, and with the support of peer tutors to grow personally. I want them to BE BRAVE. I want them to dare to walk the halls, and participate in the Jordan High School Experience. I hope for them to go to student activities, and to dare to participate if they choose. I want them to love to learn and respect those who choose to teach them.
Like our garden, we will experience the seasons. We will bloom at different moments. We will need support and to be nourished as the days pass. Above all, we will work as a team to make our year at Jordan High one to remember!