February Mentor Meeting Reflection
This month my mentor and I talked about different procedures that she uses in her classroom. Daily questions and having students create an interactive notebook where they take notes in a creative way are some of the strategies Mrs. Milligan uses in her classroom. She teaches these procedures to students by modeling them and walking them through it during the first week of school. She explained that classroom procedures are very important because they help students keep up with the class work and helps set the tone for the classroom. She has basic rules that she expects students to follow like showing respect for everyone, not acting out, and not being on phones. It's important to communicate rules to students and parents to make sure they are aware of the expectations. She usually explains the basic rules in a syllabus and has it signed by students and parents. Then, if she needs to deal with individual students she will either call or email parents. Sometimes student behavior c...