A Day in the Life of a High School Supervising Teacher at Pajaro Valley Unified School District
A high school teacher's day involves a mix of individualized student meetings—"map out their progress"—and group instruction, focusing on "building from the inside of the student." The work also includes IEP meetings, collaborating with colleagues, lesson planning, grading, and parent communication.
Education, Mentoring, Special Education, Collaboration, Lesson Planning
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Elisabeth Rettenwender
Supervising teacher 9-12
Pajaro Valley Unified School District
American College in Paris and Smith College
Smith College BA
Ethnic & Related Studies, Psychology
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International Student, Transfer Student
Video Highlights
1. High school teachers work one-on-one with students to create individualized education plans based on student interests.
2. Teachers instruct groups of students in subjects like English, focusing on student-centered learning.
3. Collaboration with colleagues, specialists, and parents is a significant part of the job to address student needs and progress.
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What does the day in the life of a high school teacher look like?
In my current role, I meet with students one-on-one. We map out their progress, and they do their activities either at home or in the local community. The idea is to kindle each student's interest, figure out what they really like to do, and then work on an education plan in that direction.
After meeting with students individually, I teach a group of students from other teachers' classes. There, I might teach an English lesson on essay writing, again using the same strategy to try to build from within the student.
Then, I might attend an IEP meeting with one of our specialists. We go through cases, meet with parents and the student, and talk about the child's special needs and how we can address them.
I also confer with colleagues about students they have or that I have who are working with them. For example, our math specialist would confer with me about how students are doing in their math progress.
This would be my day, which would then include lesson planning for the classes I teach and grading all the work students have handed in, giving them feedback. I also probably make some parent phone calls about how the individual meetings went or how the students did in the on-site classes.
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