This week was a great week
The students behaved really well for a majority of the week. Students are really excited to go the Massanutten water park on Friday March 1. A lot of the students who have earned the trip have been showing the core RAOS values focused effort, cooperation, joy and respect. I'm really excited to be able to share this fun experience with the student in the RAOS program. I'm sure next week will be exciting for the students! I'm looking forward to a great week!
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Sunday, February 17, 2013
This week was a great week!
We have this campaign going on called the I am campaign, that allows students to think about their strengths and abilities. It helps them determine what could potentially become a career option for them when they grow up. This campaign tries to help students see pass their age now and view themselves in the future. It allows them to set academic goals also.
The first part of the campaign allowed them to come up with 3 words that best describes their abilities. So once they came up with 3 words they then had to narrow it down to one word that really describes them. That word became their "I am: word.
The next part of the campaign students had to come with their "I can" statements using their I am word. For instance if a student I am word is "I am creative" their "I can" statement could be something like.. I can use my creativeness to become an graphic designer one day.
The last part of the campaign is "I will", which gives students a chance to determine what things they can do now to help them develop themselves to reach their "I can" goal.
I really enjoy doing this campaign with my students but sometimes I which we had more time for our students to really grasp the information we are presenting to them. For middle schoolers this activity may be a little hard for them to understand because sometimes they don't see pass "the now". I believe more time will help them grasp the information.
Overall a great week. We had Tuesday off so we had a staff meeting and got a chance to plan for the next few weeks.
We have this campaign going on called the I am campaign, that allows students to think about their strengths and abilities. It helps them determine what could potentially become a career option for them when they grow up. This campaign tries to help students see pass their age now and view themselves in the future. It allows them to set academic goals also.
The first part of the campaign allowed them to come up with 3 words that best describes their abilities. So once they came up with 3 words they then had to narrow it down to one word that really describes them. That word became their "I am: word.
The next part of the campaign students had to come with their "I can" statements using their I am word. For instance if a student I am word is "I am creative" their "I can" statement could be something like.. I can use my creativeness to become an graphic designer one day.
The last part of the campaign is "I will", which gives students a chance to determine what things they can do now to help them develop themselves to reach their "I can" goal.
I really enjoy doing this campaign with my students but sometimes I which we had more time for our students to really grasp the information we are presenting to them. For middle schoolers this activity may be a little hard for them to understand because sometimes they don't see pass "the now". I believe more time will help them grasp the information.
Overall a great week. We had Tuesday off so we had a staff meeting and got a chance to plan for the next few weeks.
Friday, February 8, 2013
This week 2/4/13
This week was full of excitement at my job. On Tuesdays and Thursdays team leaders or volunteers teach enrichment courses called Explore and Beyond. The Explore class that I'm leading for the next 8 weeks is called RAOS Ambassadors. Students who show that they are leaders in and out of the classroom are chosen by their team leaders to be in the RAOS ambassadors Explore class. In the RAOS ambassadors class, I teach students different leadership skills and try to make sure students understand the importance of being an ambassador for the RAOS program. In the class we enjoy students favorite snacks and then students participate in different team builders that give them a change to practice the leadership skill we are going to be talking about that day. This week we focused on patience and persistence. Students seemed to really enjoy the team builder called the human knot and silent birthday lineup. I also try to show a video that relates to the content being taught.
In the Beyond class I am teaching basketball with another team leader. Last week we talked about the importance of grades and discipline. We also spoke about other sports related career that students can partake in if they do not play sports professionally. The week we reviewed some of the topics from last week. Then we split the girls and boys up and each team leader taught the fundamentals of basketball. I went over the triple threat, boxing out, defensive stance, free throws and basic rules. The group of girls that I have are really fast learners. I just wish we had more time to work on improving their skill level. Our beyond and explore classes are only a hour so they are really short and it takes a lot to even get students settled before the lesson starts. I know that we can't increase the time because students have the first part of RAOS to do their homework.
Since grad school is kicking my butt, I came into work really late yesterday. I like that fact that our boss is so understanding. He didn't mind me coming in late as long as I had a legitimate excuse. I was trying get my documents together for my oral comps and I loss track of time but I had to get it done. I was glad my boss let me get it done. He really cares about our success as students and I really appreciate that.
Overall this week was a lot of fun. I really enjoyed going to work!
In the Beyond class I am teaching basketball with another team leader. Last week we talked about the importance of grades and discipline. We also spoke about other sports related career that students can partake in if they do not play sports professionally. The week we reviewed some of the topics from last week. Then we split the girls and boys up and each team leader taught the fundamentals of basketball. I went over the triple threat, boxing out, defensive stance, free throws and basic rules. The group of girls that I have are really fast learners. I just wish we had more time to work on improving their skill level. Our beyond and explore classes are only a hour so they are really short and it takes a lot to even get students settled before the lesson starts. I know that we can't increase the time because students have the first part of RAOS to do their homework.
Since grad school is kicking my butt, I came into work really late yesterday. I like that fact that our boss is so understanding. He didn't mind me coming in late as long as I had a legitimate excuse. I was trying get my documents together for my oral comps and I loss track of time but I had to get it done. I was glad my boss let me get it done. He really cares about our success as students and I really appreciate that.
Overall this week was a lot of fun. I really enjoyed going to work!
Friday, February 1, 2013
After school team leader
I work at Skyline Middle School in Harrisonburg. I'm an after school team leader working with 6th graders. I love my job so much. I have a fun time at work and enjoy coming to work everyday. The program I work with is call RAOS which is soar backwards (hoping to give all students the opportunity to soar). RAOS is an after school program that is free of charge with about 75 students in total. The RAOS program has four 5th grade teams and two 6th grade teams. The RAOS program provide students with 50 minutes to complete their homework which is called FLEX, plus another hour or so of enrichment classes called EXPLORE OR BEYOND or other program activities or playtime. Usually team leaders and volunteers lead the enrichment courses. To give you a example of some of the enrichment courses we have: basketball, flag football, cooking, step, aviation, robotics and tons more. All of these classes are chosen by the students and students participate in them for 8 weeks.
Team leaders teaching the courses are in charge of designing the course content and activities in each of the courses.
Team leaders have lots of responsibilities they have their own team of about 10-15 students. Team leaders meet with teachers to make sure students in their classes are on top of things to improve their grades. Team leaders have access to report cards and interim reports so they try to make sure students are completing homework and developing good study habits.
I love the team leader student relationship that I have with my students. I really have a good time with my students in my class and I enjoy assisting them making sure they are completing their homework to stay on top of their grades!
We do a lot of fun things too! We have a RAOS rally that give students many chances to win prizes.
Students receive incentives called RAOS RAYS when they show joy, focused effort and cooperation. These values are what the RAOS program live by. When students show each of these values team leaders instantly award them by giving them a Ray. We have a drawing at the RAOS rally. All of the rays are collected for the drawing and a few lucky students get a chance to win a prize. Students also go on free trips. A trip is usually the reward for the students once they finish their eight week course. Students also go to Kings Dominion at the end of the school year free of charge with the program. We are also going to the Masanutten water park and Funky's for in mid year RAOS trip.
That is basically what goes on at my job. I will continue to blog about what goes on a weekly basis!
Here's a link too share more about the RAOS after school program
http://staff.harrisonburg.k12.va.us/~bholsinger/index.php?pages_id=6&t=Unnamed-Page-5
Team leaders teaching the courses are in charge of designing the course content and activities in each of the courses.
Team leaders have lots of responsibilities they have their own team of about 10-15 students. Team leaders meet with teachers to make sure students in their classes are on top of things to improve their grades. Team leaders have access to report cards and interim reports so they try to make sure students are completing homework and developing good study habits.
I love the team leader student relationship that I have with my students. I really have a good time with my students in my class and I enjoy assisting them making sure they are completing their homework to stay on top of their grades!
We do a lot of fun things too! We have a RAOS rally that give students many chances to win prizes.
Students receive incentives called RAOS RAYS when they show joy, focused effort and cooperation. These values are what the RAOS program live by. When students show each of these values team leaders instantly award them by giving them a Ray. We have a drawing at the RAOS rally. All of the rays are collected for the drawing and a few lucky students get a chance to win a prize. Students also go on free trips. A trip is usually the reward for the students once they finish their eight week course. Students also go to Kings Dominion at the end of the school year free of charge with the program. We are also going to the Masanutten water park and Funky's for in mid year RAOS trip.
That is basically what goes on at my job. I will continue to blog about what goes on a weekly basis!
Here's a link too share more about the RAOS after school program
http://staff.harrisonburg.k12.va.us/~bholsinger/index.php?pages_id=6&t=Unnamed-Page-5
Work Experience
Work experience is a course at JMU that I am currently taking during my second year of graduate school. I am required to blog about my work experiences at my current job. In this blog I plan to share to good and bad experiences at my job. To evaluate my performance plan to share areas that I need to work on to become a better leader and facilitator. I work with middle school students so I'm sure my stories will be interesting. I hope you enjoy my blog site!!!
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