Ruth’s Ruckus2

I am just so excited!!  For the better part of two years I have been talking to my teachers about using the DE Streaming teacher tools.  I have explained - they are easy to set up, students will really be engaged, I promise you’ll like it – to no avail…until this week!
KUDOS to Mrs. Mitchell, Ms. [...]

This is a VETC09 session. Live Blogging…
Sharon McGlone, TRT at Booker T in Norfolk, is presenting.
Things that help:

TRT gives overview to students
TRT creates samples when planning with the teacher
TRT co-teaches
students practiced in diads
Rubrics given to students before they were assessed
Teacher training is key
refer to podcasts as “audio files” to increase teacher comfort
Students in groups worked best
be careful about [...]

Ever wonder what a TRT does during the summer?  I mean, TRTs are responsible for staff development…there’s not a whole of teaching staff around during the summer, so what do TRTs do?  Well it depends on their contract.  Some school divisions hire TRTs on a 10 month contract – they are around when the teachers [...]