Block Four

PREP/TEAM

On an average day during prep the teacher will correct papers, make copies, get ready for the next lesson, etc. During team on an average day, teachers come together as a whole to elaborate on what is going on in their classroom—negatives and positives. Today the teachers discussed how their conferences went last night. The teachers discussed the outcome, concerns, benefits, etc. on how the conferences went with the students and the parents. Team is the time period the teachers can confide in others and figure out what is most beneficial strategies for their student’s education and for the teacher’s moral support!

Negativism and Positivism

I have never gone to a school or observed in a school that has had a time period were they can consult in their peer co-workers for advice, to brag, or anything they possible can think off. There are negatives and positives to this teacher peer strategy. Not all the teachers are under the same curriculum; teachers are having to go about their lesson plans through their curriculum. So a Language Arts teacher would not be use every single technique that a Math teacher uses. Along with this negativity the school district is risking the teacher’s possibility of getting off track; not only are the students who get off track, but also the teachers have the possibility. The up side to a teacher peer strategy is the teachers have somebody to confide in. They can use similar techniques, talk about how to understand the students, say what in their teaching the students and teacher is benefiting from, and much more! This time period would be beneficial for a teacher emotionally, physically, and mentally when they have time set aside to confide in a peer about the same work issue. I would LOVE a teacher strategy such as this teacher peer work in my future job!