Tracking seven different grade levels and whether they have achieved my expectations for a school year is not easy. My teaching is not always a spiral, or thematic, or a progression from one skill to a slightly more difficult skill. Lessons can change weekly depending on current units being taught in the class, outside events such as field trips, collaboration with a teacher, or requirements from the district. Making sure I meet each of my own expectations is an ongoing process.
I struggle with the balance between my own curriculum that I want to teach, often in less than thirty lessons a year per grade, once testing and activities and vacations impact teaching time, and supporting teachers and students. I think that I have a reputation of dropping my curriculum in place of helping students choose biographies or learn how to a bibliography, or any other way I can support classroom teachers and their students. I am glad I am known for this and I like that people feel they can come to me for help. However I sometimes interrupt my own units or plans to provide this support. How do we find that balance within our limited teaching time? I'm still not sure and there probably isn't an answer.
- Ridgecrest Library Standards/Understandings/Benchmarks
- Ridgecrest Simple Library Curriculum Standards/Understandings
