Ah...the end is in sight...for term 1! Today we met in Formosa for another all day PD session. We have used the same basic format for every day and have been able to lead the teachers quite productively.
The Primary level teachers were pretty cool. They are a fun bunch, with a true sense of humour and a respect for the silliness of teaching 5 year olds! It takes a certain brand of crazy to try to marshall 19 little people through a full day of writing, reading and math! Francine, Cheryl and I are all experienced (read "old") primary level immersion teachers and it was nice to network with the new crop of teachers.
We accomplished a lot as a whole group in the morning. I found the primary teachers were already quite aware of what teacher moderation looks like. They were able to quickly reach consensus on the first student's level of achievement.
After a yummy lunch, we spent the rest of the day looking at the student's work in small, grade-level groups. My group even managed to create the next writing prompts.
Good job Primary teachers and thanks for your open-ness and positive attitude.
