Several weeks ago I was given the opportunity to travel to the SLLC Conference in Harrisburg with Mr. Kessler and Ms. Spurrier. We made the trip down on a Sunday to grade state proficiency awards for the previous year. This was a great experience that will benefit my future students. Just seeing and witnessing how the proficiencies are graded gives me a much better understanding on what is evaluated. These are graded the same at the national level as well.
There are a couple different stances you could take on volunteering to help with this. Some people believe that teachers only do this so they can see exactly what their kids need to do in order to win. The amount of state winners is seen to reflect the quality of the program. I mean, what teacher doesn't want a lot of winners? However, this is not entirely true. For myself, I see this as an opportunity to determine the most important parts of the application. This provides more guidance as to what is seen as important and what is not. You can then stress the importance of each portion respectively.
As educators we are always looking to better our instruction for our students. You would be surprised by the many different ideas that are developed by our students. Each of these proficiencies provides a story that we could take ideas from for future students. Taking advantage of opportunities like this allow for growth as teachers and facilitators. I look forward to helping with this process in the future and continuing to learn.
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