BC Educators Standard #7: Educators engage in career-long learning
I believe that career-long learning is important, and one way to expand my knowledge is by attending professional development sessions. On February 21, 2014 I attended a Professional Development Day at the IMAGINE conference at Chilliwack Secondary School. I attended the Response to Intervention (RTI) and Guided Reading sessions, and was provided with resources to keep.
The first session I attended was Response to
Intervention (RTI). I didn’t know much
about RTI before I attended this workshop, but it seems like something that is
becoming more widespread and being implemented into more schools. Although
this workshop focused mainly on how administrators can introduce RTI into their
schools, I could still take
away some important aspects from the session, namely the importance of
teachers collaborating with school staff as well as the value of working with
students independently, such as through guided reading groups. Most importantly, I now have a much clearer understanding of what RTI's purpose is and how it works, which will be helpful information if I ever enter a school using this framework.
The second session I attended was guided reading. This session was very applicable, relating to student literacy in the classroom. I was using guided reading in my practicum classroom, which is why I wanted to learn more about it. This session gave me some new ideas and activities for different levels of readers. Guided reading is an excellent way to ensure that students are being challenged in their reading at a level that is suitable for them, and because of this it was a session that is very applicable for the primary grades.
I felt encouraged by the presenters and the information that they shared. I know that professional growth is important to teaching, and that there is always more I can learn. By continuing to seek out professional development opportunities, this will help to ensure that my teaching does not become stagnant.
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