September 30, 2011
Response 2
You are a 5th grade teacher in a K to 5 school. The district is in proximity to a large metropolitan urban center that employs many parents of the students in various capacities.
It is 10:00 AM and you are in the faculty room with three other teachers. The principal enters the lounge and tells the group that there has just been an explosion in a large commercial building in the city with many casualties. There are approximately thirty minutes left in the prep period. The principal asks the group to develop a plan to deal with the situation.
What would you advise the principal to do with the students?
Would your course of action change if you were in middle school with sixth, seventh, and eighth graders?
August 11, 2011
Response 1
You have been selected to sit on a committee to transition your school from a junior high school to a middle school.
Respond to the following concerns:
1. What resources would you suggest that the committee use to guide the development of the middle school?
2. What do you see as the greatest barrier to accomplishing the goal?
3. What do you believe will be the greatest challenge for the teachers in transitioning to a middle school?
Justify your responses.
