In Session 3, we focused a lot on how social and emotional learning connects to student success and relationships. One statistic that stood out to me was that only about 25% of students use positive words to describe school. That really made me think about how many students may not feel engaged, supported, or comfortable in their…

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Some things that I learned you can do with a student to help with self-regulation are Circle of control, personal mantra, and positive refocusing.

Some of my main take aways are that 25% of students use positive words to describe school, 9 out of 10 students that have academic success have high emotional intelligence, and there are 3 main patterns for self-awareness, thought patterns, emotional patters, and behavior patterns.

Tier 1 students are basically all students in the school and classroom. That is the support all students get. their 2 is right in the middle and tire 3 is 5% of students in the school. These students are the most at risk students.

One thing that I learned is that 15% of the student population need tier 2 interventions.

It is essential to understand the why behind a student’s behaviors. There may be something going on at home and that student may need help working through something.

Self-care is something that is essential for teachers and really all staff within a school. Some good examples of self-care are Taking time for yourself, Setting and maintaining boundaries, and taking time out of your day to breath.

As a teacher it is important to work smarter not harder. This means utilizing things like classroom helpers, visual aids and visual schedules. This will help things go smoother and faster.

A few ways you can organize your classroom is by putting name tags on student’s desks, color coding your classroom, and also taking into account if you have students with ADHD and using a calmer tone as a theme. This will help your classroom run more efficiently.

Having recourses like Heggerty and Bridges are amazing tools for teachers to Assess students and reflect on their teaching allowing them to change what they are doing if needed.

Two main technology skills that would benefit me as a teacher are using the Remind app to communicate with parents and becoming comfortable with different google programs such as google slides, google docs, google sheets, etc. As a substitute teacher, I plan to implement these skills by using technology to stay organized and communicate clearly.

Three accessibility features that I believe would benefit my students are the built-in microphone, Speech Screen, and Voice Control. I will teach my students how to navigate the Settings menu to turn these features on so they can use them whenever they need assistance.

One thing that I find affective is the use of engaging materials, specifically, timers. I will also be trying mirrors in the future.

One thing that I have taken away from this section is to take notes while progress monitoring and use something like a spreadsheet so you can easily see which students are meeting the requirements and which are not.

I have seen that regularly assessing students is very important so teachers can adjust their planning and lessons quickly. This helps ensure students get support when difficulties appear instead of waiting until the end of the unit.