Reflection on Case Study Project

Well, this blog is a little late, because I have already completed and posted my Case Study, but I will post this short reflection on where I was about a month ago.
So in my classroom, there are hardly any major behavior issues, so it was hard to pick a student to develop a BIP for. I ended up deciding that I would observe and develop a plan for a student that was having trouble making friends in the class. This student was the only African American student in my class, and one of only 3 in her grade level. In addition, her parents are both immigrants, and she was raised in a completely different style from other students in our class. Needless to say, she was having a little trouble finding ways to connect to many of the students in the class, and this was causing her to start bullying. I felt like I could really help her find ways to interact with her peers that were more positive, and get my assignment done at the same time! So I started making notes and observing her behavior and coming up with ideas for a BIP. About a month ago, however, a student in my class' parent came to me, because my CT had told her that I had an assignment to develop a BIP for a student in the class, and that parent really wanted me to work with her child. Her daughter was having a lot of trouble getting started on assignments and focusing during whole group instruction. It was starting to worry both her parents and myself, because we did not want this habit to affect her learning. Although it would've been really easy for me to explain to the parent that I had really already started my project, I felt like this was a situation that I could change plans and help both the parent and her daughter. But what to do with the student I had picked originally? I ended up just sharing my thoughts with our TA, and she worked on a plan for that student. Everything worked out, and both girls got the individualized plan that they needed, just not like I had originally planned! From that experience I think that I was reminded that a successful teacher is always FLEXIBLE, and reaches out to other adults in the school when her plate gets too full!