The Seventh Session...

"Your role as a leader is even more important than you might imagine. You have the power to help people become winners." --Ken Blanchard

The session went rather smoothly. We worked for only an hour, because my knee was hurting, and I just needed some rest. In any case, we have accomplished much during our session. B.M. has been improving so much. I keep reminding him that he knows, he just needs to be reminded. Many times when prompted he is able to recall the events. Sometimes he also says, "I knew that." I noticed that when I administered the expository story “The Octopus” B.M. had much to say about the story. He had mentioned to me that they are studying that at school, and in reading class they had read all about the octopus. It was interesting because B.M. usually does not do well on the expository stories, but he said since he read about it in reading class, he knows a lot.

I also mentioned to C.M. that next week, since they are going to be on Easter Break, she doesn’t need to bring B.M. to our session. We will meet again on the 12^th of April. I’m wondering if this will be our last session. Because the following week I am going to be starting to draft up my case report addendum. I am also going to be preparing many things for our Literacy Celebration. When Dr. Rivera returns we will be discussing the calendar in more detail.

When we were finished with our session C.M. came in to the room, and we discussed how we are going to be having the "Celebration." While we were discussing, B.M. was writing on the white board. I thought it was cute, and I noticed it only when I was cleaning up and securing the room. I took a picture of it....and it is my image for my posting today.

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The Sixth Session...

"Don't limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, you can achieve." -- Mary Kay Ash

Today's session started off on a good note, I was able to look at the calendar of events, and then start a rough draft of the Midterm Self-Reflection. What I did was take the calendar of events, and write down what I have accomplished, and what still needs to be done. Now all I need to do is reflect on what needs more attention, and get an idea of how I am going to organize my time. I know that time is of the essence, and I do need to start some of the activities, especially planning out some of the Family Literacy Celebrations which will take place towards the end of the semester. As I was going through the midterm self-reflection reminder, emailed by Dr. Rivera, I couldn't help but stumble over the last task. We are supposed to assess our work, and assign ourselves a grade. I was sharing with Dr. Rivera that, I think this is the most difficult task. We are our worst critics, and I know for one, I am most definitely hard on myself. As a teacher, having to assign grades is what I hate the most, because I believe all students learn regardless of what their letter grades dictate. Improvement has been made throughout the course of learning, and to assign an appropriate grade is somewhat a struggle. What is the determining factor of intelligence? What is the determining factor of learning? Just something to think about.

Later in the session we were joined by one of Dr. Rivera's students from another class. It was very helpful and encouraging to know, and finally make connections with others whom have gone through the program. They were discussing some of their course work, and I was able to contribute a little to their discussions. It was nice to hear another perspective. I look forward to our future meetings.

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The Fifth Session...

"In education it isn't how much you have committed to memory or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you do know and what you don't. It's knowing where to go to find out what you need to know and it's knowing how to use the information you get." --William Feather

Today's session was all for me! Although B.M. wasn't able to make it for our session today, we did have a productive one. I was able to go over the important events and tasks that need to be completed soon. I was able to make a to do list, and to really plan out the semester, before midterms. I was able to sign up for the Praxis II Exam-Reading Specialist. Hopefully, I am able to study well enough to pass the exam in April. (Keep our fingers crossed) I discussed the future graduate classes I must complete in order to become a reading specialist. Overall, the session we had today, was very productive, and I am forever grateful I have the support and encouragement of Dr. Rivera. My main concern now is the Praxis II---being able to make it with a passing score. I will most definitely study for that exam.

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