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A Message From My Principal
A Message From My Principal
As a principal of Rubidoux High School, I have the privilege to work with Mr. Bier and I have observed him demonstrating his leadership skills, passion for education, his knowledge of Special Education, as well as, his collaborative approach. Steven is one of our most dedicated Special Education teachers, and he is respected by the school administration and by his colleagues.
Mr. Bier has developed an outstanding rapport with our students, parents, and staff members. He shows a sincere interest in our students as individuals and as a group, and he is always willing to go above and beyond his teaching responsibilities supporting the process to build a better school culture at RHS. Steven has volunteered and has done a great job in different extracurricular activities as Junior Class Advisor, Cross Country Coach, Swim Coach, among other roles. Steven’s commitment to excellence is demonstrated on a daily basis in his teaching activities and supporting our students. He routinely looks outside his immediate environment and identifies ways to improve his strategies, always having in mind the best interest of our diverse student population.
Steven has demonstrated very good organizational skills, a strong work ethic and high levels of responsibility and professionalism. He will do what it takes to get the job done, regardless of the hours spent on a project.
~ Dr. Jose L. Araux
Student Success
Student Success
The pandemic has taken a toll on students as well as teachers this past year. Teachers and students had to adapt to a new teaching model, Virtual Distance Learning. With this new model, there has been challenges for students as well as teachers. Our district gave students the option to show their videos while in class virtually, and of course they chose not to turn on their screens. This made teaching more difficult as the teachers taught to black screens each day. Part of this challenge was connecting with the students while not seeing them. During most classes the students would not respond and not show video. Checking for understanding was difficult and not having visuals made it hard for students as well. I designed my inquiries to address these issues. I incorporated exit tickets into my lessons as an easy way to assess the students' understanding. I also used videos that coincided with the topics in the lessons in order to provide another venue of information that included visuals. These videos were played after the direct instruction lecture and were uploaded to our google classroom to revisit if needed. Using the exit tickets I was able to determine that most students were able to use this additional material to understand the topics being covered. After implementation of these strategies more than half of my students in third period handed in assignments regularly.
Resources
Resources
thecrashcourse.com - "Crash Course is one of the best ways to educate yourself, your classmates, and your family on YouTube!"
Google Form - Exit Ticket Example
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