This week we are looking at scarcity mindset of students in poverty. The chapter opens up with the author talking about how living in poverty causes a scarcity mindset in many children. When you grow up without some of your basic necessities being met, it is hard to think that you are going to be able to achieve success in school.

What do you think? Here are some of my takeaways:

Not Enough To Go Around.

Often, children living in poverty do not think they are able to achieve at the highest levels because they see everything as a short supply. These students do not see the link between hard work and success. Instead, they see only a limited amount of grades being "given" to students and they do not think they can achieve high grades. It is the psychology of living in poverty.

What do you do? Just what the author suggest. Encourage, mentor, tutor, and coach students on how to work hard and giving their best effort in all they do. Have high expectations and support students to meet those expectations.

Think. Achieve. Succeed.

Jeff

So you’ve got in In-Class Support: now what?

Providing in-class support allows for our special education students to meaningfully participate in the general education classroom alongside their peers. In-class support also allow for additional support for our general education students as well.

Helping all students: In-class support staff are there to help any and all students while ensuring that the needs of the special education students are being met. The support staff can work with small groups, and they can work with general education students while the teacher works with the special education student/s. The ultimate goal is for all students’ needs to be met within in general education setting.

Pride time: In-class support staff are able to support the tasks that we are required to complete each week during Pride: grade checks, binder checks, planner check, homework help, announcements. With 2 teachers in the classroom, consider how efficient these tasks could become!

Follow-through: Managing behavior in the classroom is a definite positive of having additional staff members in the classroom. Keep in mind that when you ask a student to do something, the in-class support staff are not the enforcer. When you ask a student to do something, make sure you follow through with your request, and the ICS staff will support the request. When ICS staff ask the student to do something, s/he should follow through with the request, and the teacher should support the request.

Do you have additional questions about in-class support? Please ask a special education teacher--we are here to help!

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Monday September 18

• Morning Tutorials 7:50-8:20
• Be at your duty station-- 7:50
• Be at your duty station-- 3:50
• Afternoon Tutorials 3:55 - 4:30
• Football Games -- White Teams vs CSMS at Tigerland Stadium

Tuesday September 19

• Morning Tutorials 7:50-8:20
• Be at your duty station-- 7:50
• Be at your duty station-- 3:50
• Afternoon Tutorials 3:55 - 4:30
• Football Games -- Maroon & Black 7th GradeTeams vs CSMS at Tigerland Stadium -- 8th Grade Teams at Cougar Stadium
• #CSISDChat on Twitter -- 8pm -- Formative Assessment

Wednesday September 20

• Morning Tutorials 7:50-8:20
• Be at your duty station-- 7:50
• Be at your duty station-- 3:50
• Afternoon Tutorials 3:55 - 4:30
• AMCMS Faculty Learning Session -- All Faculty 4:30-5:30; Lecture Hall

Thursday September 21

• Morning Tutorials 7:50-8:20
• Be at your duty station-- 7:50
• Be at your duty station-- 3:50
• Volleyball Matches -- @Davilla
• Afternoon Tutorials 3:55 - 4:30

Friday September 22

• Morning Tutorials 7:50-8:20
• Be at your duty station-- 7:50
• Be at your duty station-- 3:50

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