http://www1.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=43265&title=Middle_School_Transition
Agh, fell behind on the blogging the past couple of days, as I've been in an all-absorbing summer inservice. Incidentally, if anybody ever gets the chance to do the C.L.A.S.S. training (Comprehensive Literacy for Adolescent Student Success), I highly recommend it. It's a good guide to implementing the common core standards in a comprehensive literacy framework.
Okay, to the video, then. This video immediately caught my eye, as it dealt with the transition to middle school. I teach fifth grade, which in my district is the first middle school grade level, and the kids always struggle with the transition. We joke that the first 9 weeks of fifth grade is the longest part of the year.
I think this video reflects an effort of the school to make their environment safe, inviting, and inclusive for all. They clearly made it as an introduction to new students, to help them transition and see that older students were once in the same position that they are now. I thought that most of the student concerns would be about bullying, but most of them seem to have been concerned with getting to their classes and opening their locker (they were all very preoccupied with the lockers). I think this would be a good video to show to my students at the beginning of next year.
Wow, do we ever need to talk!! I will be teaching 5th grade literacy this year, and this will be the first year the school has teams of teachers to teach specialized subjects instead of a traditional 5th grade classroom. I would love to talk to you about the C.L.A.S.S inservice, as comprehensive literacy will be my world from now on!! Your blog comment really speaks to the real life application of all that we have been reading about in the textbook as well. Thanks for the video and comments!
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I hate to tell you this, but I posted this last Monday : (
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