The overall schedule for the classroom where my experience taking place is still being worked on. The typical schedule is as followed. First, we come to school in the morning, the student who I work with has specials such as physical education, music, art or library. Then, the student has snack time and after snack we begin our math time. After math class, she has hawk time. Hawk time is a time where she works on things independently. When new content is introduced, I work with her during hawk time. Then she has lunch and recess. In the afternoon, she as guided reading and hawk time. I also work with her during guided reading hawk time on reading and language building. The schedule is still flexible because it is the beginning of the year, but I will most likely work with her once a day for 30 minutes during hawk time oh her coursework material. I am at my current placement right now, but when I work with her will still be determined with the teacher. Below is my schedule. There may be more time added to work with her depending on the weeks objectives and content.
8:00-8:20
Arrival
8:20-9:15
Encore
9:15-10:05
Math
10:05-10:35
Math “hawk time”
10:35-11:10
Writing
11:10-11:40
Reading Focus Lesson
11:40-12:30
Recess & Lunch
12:30-1:15
Guided reading
1:15-1:40
Guided reading cont’d & reading hawk time
1:40-2:00
2nd Recess
2:00-2:50 Science/SS
Hi Derek!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this in it's entirety and on time! I too started as an educational interpreter. Where did you go to school?
You stated that the ITDHH comes every other week. Will you be with the two of them during that time? To perhaps observe her lessons or do you interpret those? Who is the TDHH working with you?
HAWK time seems like the times that will work most beneficially for you in terms of the videos later this semester. Is that the plan?
I know as an interpreter you do A LOT of academic support the shape of tutoring, but I'm hoping you can fit in some min-lessons as we go along. That's ideally what I'd like to see for the videos. Is this doable?
If you could get some time with the other two DHH kids in the building, that would be ideal! I'm sure they have very different needs than that of the student you interpret for. Getting your hands wet with a variety of needs early on is really the best way to prepare. When will you know more about working with those two?
Hello Amber,
ReplyDeleteTo answer some of your questions,
I went to NTC in Wausau, WI for my interpreting license. I graduated in 2012. I will be sitting in on the meetings with the ITDHH teacher who comes every other week. I will also work with her in doing some teaching lessons with the student I interpret for. The TDHH working with me is Lezlie Longanecker who actually went through the same online program. She actually gave me the final push to pursue the DHH teacher program. Yes, hawk time is the most beneficial time for videos later this semester. I believe I can do some mini lessons during that time and I also can meet with some other dhh kids in the building as well. I should know more about working with those two as soon as the DHH teacher comes to visit us. I will shoot her a message on when she is coming and when she does, I will do some planning with her.
I also went to NTC and graduated in 2006! Very cool that we share that background and now you too are going through the same Teacher Ed program that I did! Love it! I'm happy to have you! Some of the best DHH teacher's I've met started as educational interpreters first.
ReplyDeleteI look forward to working with you this semester! You may consider this assignment complete.
Hi Derek,
ReplyDeleteLoved learning about your background. I'm sure it's quite the switch moving from interpreter to teacher. Hopefully you will be learning a lot through UWM and your work with the students, DHH teacher, and Amber.
Looking forward to working with you!
Karla