Consider the middle school concept. To what extent is it in place at your field placement? (Start general then point out individual characteristics.) Why do you think this is?

How prepared do you feel to implement the characteristics associated with the middle school concept? Explain. Which do you feel most prepared for? Least?

Consider the middle school concept. To what extent is it in place at your field placement? (Start general then point out individual characteristics.) Why do you think this is?

How prepared do you feel to implement the characteristics associated with the middle school concept? Explain. Which do you feel most prepared for? Least?

Let us discuss the reflection you prepared.

• Tell me about the challenges you faced as we engaged in ROCI.

• What strategies, if at all, did you use to cope with these challenges?

• Tell me about the benefits, if any, you experienced as we engaged in ROCI.

• In what ways, if any, does your ROCI experience inform your next steps as a first year teacher entering into the profession? In other words, how might you use what you have learned through this experience next year?