Name: Katie Bible

Date: 8/22/2021
Assignment: Personal Reflection/Week 8
Class: 426.3
Personal Reflection
(Week 8)

This course was full of assignments that helped me reflect on the readings

and actively use the information to create a thoughtful project. The first project we

did was one of my favorites. I liked creating a program model infographic for

parents. Last week, I started a new school year and in the parent packet I included

an informative flyer to explain our school’s curriculum and how we

include/integrate it with our EL program. I also included a language acquisition

flyer as well. This year I have 14 ELL students, so I think this information is

important to provide to all of my parents.

Moving forward, I also take with me the strategies I learned for writing with

ELLs. I started a new school year with 5th graders, and I had them write down their

goals for the year. Almost all my students wrote down that they would like to

improve their writing. This seems to be a similar goal for many students as they

enter back into in-person learning. When designing my classroom, I created

multiple learning stations, so students have an area to write and give thoughtful

feedback. I also provided journals for students with a monthly writing menu. This

menu has prompts that have students reflect on prior knowledge. This helps

students activate their prior knowledge and encourage them to write.

Name: Katie Bible
Date: 8/22/2021
Assignment: Personal Reflection/Week 8
Class: 426.3
Overall, there are many things from this course that I have already added to

my new school year. I am excited to try out more of the practices as the year goes

on. During my benchmark assessments I have already seen a gap in the reading

levels between ELL and English proficient students. I hope to bridge this gap by

continuing the practices I learned. I will continue to monitor students and create

thorough lessons that help scaffold students to higher levels of achievement.