Successful SDAIE Strategy

A successful SDAIE strategy I have observed was used when students were expected to take notes during a lecture. My CT was at the front of the room giving a standard style lecture with a power point slideshow, but the information he expected them to know, and write in their notes, was underlined in a different color. The additional information was in basic white, so this allowed the students to distinguish what was the main information and what was just fluff. It helps the EL students in the room identify what is the most important information, which my CT backs up by repeating the information, asking the class to repeat the important information, and presenting the information with pictures and graphics. This makes a lecture that would otherwise be difficult for an EL to follow, something they could achieve success by simply following what they are asked to do. His expectations are very clearly laid out for them to follow.

School Site Injustice

There are so many students assigned to our classroom, that this back row is filled with students. They face away from the front of the class and the board. We have to make sure they are on task, because it is easy for them to lose concentration some times.

My Name

My name is Woodrow. I have been called Woodie my whole life. I am named after my grandfather on my mother's side. I only ever had the chance to meet Grandpa Woodrow when I was little, so I don't really know too much about him. He was a loving man however, and I am proud to bear his name. My experience with name has been one filled with much negativity, but over the years I have embraced it as different and unique. Imagine if you will, being named Woodie in middle-school. It was as bad as you are probably thinking. Not only was my name different, but my name also meant something middle-schoolers thought was funny. Over the years I learned to smile and laugh along with people who had a problem with my name, and they quickly stopped making fun of me. Maybe when I was younger I would have liked a different name, but as for today, I wouldn't change it for any other name.