This past Monday I had the
opportunity to watch a pilot episode of 180
Days: A Year Inside an American High School on PBS. While the episode focused on one particular
high school in Washington, DC, I found relevance in the issues and trials these
professionals, students, and families experience. I highly recommend you watch an episode.
During one segment of the show they
presented an instructional coach working with a first year teacher. I was impressed with the insightfulness of
this coach. Through observation and
conferencing, she worked with this young professional and keyed in on many
aspects that, with focused improvement, will lead to academic success.
During an epilog with this
instructional coach, she made a statement which forced me to immediately grab
my computer and begin typing this message.
She said, “You may think this is your classroom, but it’s the
students. You may think that it’s your
lesson, but it’s the students’ lesson.”
I remember sharing a similar sentiment with you about the classroom
being the students last year in the video, You've
Got To Be That Light, by Jeff Goldstein. However, the concept that the lesson plan is
the students is something that I feel we all need time to think about. A simple cognitive exercise for you this
vacation: Who are your lesson plans
for?
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