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Back to School,
Back Home-- Janet’s First Year
Teaching in P.S. 310
Presented by Janet K. Liu
Principle
Ms. Hong Yuqing
Last Semester CT
Ms. Shirley Chau
Chinese Teacher
Lovely colleague
Xiayu Wang
Janet K. Liu, P.S. 310 September 2013
Math Teacher
UFT Chapter Leader
Ms. Olivia Hui
Chinese Teacher
Another lovely colleague
Ms. Yuqing Liu
Custodian
Mr. John
Janet K. Liu, P.S. 310 September 2013
P.S. 310 Open in 2009
Neighborhood: 8th Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Statistics:
Around 380 students
Pre-K(1), K(3), 1(3), 2(3), 3(3), 4(1)
Class size 30-32
One ICT(Integrated Co-Teaching) class for
each grade from K to 3
12% students have IEP
65%-68% English Language Learner
95% Free LunchJanet K. Liu, P.S. 310 September 2013
School Features:
Departmentalized Model
Subject area expertise
Classroom teacher (ELA, Technology, Social
Studies)
Cluster teacher/ Travel Teacher:
Math, Science, Foreign
Language, Gym, Music, Art
Foreign Language education (beginning
in K)
Janet K. Liu, P.S. 310 September 2013
My Regular School Day:
7:50am Arrive at school (Breakfast!!!)
8:20am Pick up first period student from
gymatorium
8:20-9:10am 1st Grade Chinese
9:15-10:05am Prep (Homework grading time)
10:10-11:00am ELS Push In (Guided Reading Group)
11:00-11:50am LUNCH!!! (Breathing time)
11:55-12:45pm 1st Grade Chinese (ICP)
12:50-1:40pm ESL Push In (Guided Reading Group)
1:45-2:35pm 3rd Grade Chinese
7:00 pm Go Home~Janet K. Liu, P.S. 310 September 2013
Chinese program: 在困难中摸索前进!! Strengths:
strong sport from principal.
6 Chinese teachers working collaboratively.
Big Chinese community around.
Challenges:
High school model: students commute from different classes.
Aligned to content area
More than home language but not yet foreign language.
No text books to follow.
All units are designed by teachers.
lack of level reading materials.
Janet K. Liu, P.S. 310 September 2013
Before My First Year TeachGet Ready for the coming school year
Retreat: Team Building (End of last semester)
Summer Institute:
Goal; New Teacher Evaluation System
$500 Instructional Material Budget
Don’t Smile!!
Janet K. Liu, P.S. 310 September 2013
My Frist Two Weeks
1st Week:Not as difficult as I’ve imagined
Classrules, Review previous knowledge,
Pre-test
Janet K. Liu, P.S. 310 September 2013
My Frist Two Weeks2nd Week
Try to be cool and humorous?
Nah… Too Early
Learning from experienced teachers
Transition time Activity, Clearly
Instruction, Table Leaders, Reassign Seats
and Spots, minimize waiting time/ boring
time/ sleeping time/ day dreaming time
Janet K. Liu, P.S. 310 September 2013
DifficultiesLesson Plan= Endless work
DAILY…
3 Lesson Plans for Chinese, 2 Lesson Plans
for ESL Push In (Guided Reading)
Each lesson must cover either Common
Core Standard or ACTFL 5C Standards
New Teachers Evaluation System: Danielson
Framework
Janet K. Liu, P.S. 310 September 2013
Becoming A Better TeacherEat Breakfast and Lunch and eat a loooot!
Go to the restroom whenever you get a
chance!!
Always be prepared. (Lesson
Plans, copies, materils, compliments, puni
shments)
Stay organized (multiple classes, different
classrooms, paperwork)
Working collaboratively with colleagues
Keep Learning (NYU StarTalk, DCLT, all the
free and lunch provided PD)
Janet K. Liu, P.S. 310 September 2013
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