I have been in a holding pattern for the past few months with my research plan because of the wonderful winter season. In October, we had a tremendous snow storm that took down power for a week and we were without power, running water, or ability to travel on the roads because of all of the fallen trees. This storm caused all schools to be closed for a week. Because of the closure our district moved the professional development days for staff from being PD days to student days to make up some of the time we lost. This as caused us to put the Responsive Classroom training on hold. We were at a meeting today about professional development and how it is going to be structured.
Due to some new state mandates the Responsive Classroom training may have to take on a new form. The trainers, including myself, are anxiously awaiting a formal meeting to discuss how we are going to train our staff in a systematic way. That being said, I am have no idea what to expect as I move forward with my research. I can only speak to what is being implemented with the minimal training that has been done.
I am very curious to see what comes out of our meeting next week. I am hopeful that we will be able to finish the training. I will then change my focus to looking at how teachers are going to change their teaching practice to address student needs.
