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Home : 2008 : Dec : 5
We happen to live within an hour's drive from one. So any teachers from our district who want to become a RR teacher, first of all has to be hired specifically for that position by our district. Our district pays RR teachers from our Title I funds, but others do it differently. That may make a difference. So, in other words, you just don't go to school, get the education and THEN become a RR teacher. You start out the school year as one and learn as you go! I'm not exactly sure what you do in the very beginning days of your first year, but I imagine it would be like any other year -- test to see who qualifies. Yes, you do go to school one night a week for one school year. After that, professional development happens all throughout the school year, each year. Part of that is watching one of your peers "behind the glass" (a one-way window). The Teacher Leader holds a running commentary/critique w/the rest of the region's (our district goes in w/other school districts to form a region for prof. dev.) RR teachers while the RR teacher teaches an actual lesson to one of her/his students. From my viewpoint of working so closely with a RR teacher for so many years, I felt one drawback could be the paperwork. RR is research driven so that information is crucial. You have to have 4-5 RR students in both rounds (1st round is 1st semester, round 2 is 2nd semester). So, our RR teacher also had Title groups. One disadvantage could also be how RR would be funded at your school. Title funding can change at any given time. If it does and your district is not committed to the program, it could be that they would not fork over the money to keep it going. However, if they liked the program, they might. One thing I always liked about RR was that no matter whether or not a student "recovered" (read a testing book on grade level or above), they ALWAYS learned better strategies than what they probably could have in the classroom. RR teachers have such a wonderful, high level of education because of the prof. dev., and the fact that it's a one-on-one teaching situation doesn't hurt either. Another thing, this ALWAYS happened, too. After going to a few RR lessons, the student would come back to the room walking a little straighter, a little prouder of themself. It always improved their self-esteem! I'd do it in a heartbeat if I could.
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