My Reflection On My Current Position

The third observation that I was in was with my mentor so I had seen that class before and I was used to them staying on task pretty well. I talked with my mentor and wanted to make sure I was understanding the culture of the classroom correctly. I wanted to see if they were always as attentive as they were that day and the days that I am usually in the room. She told me that they really are. The problems that she has with them really fall more on the shoulders of them not wanting to answer and having different participation from class to class. 2nd hour answers more than 4th and 6th hour answers more than both of them. She says it really takes some restructuring to prepare for each class knowing how each class will differ when it comes to the classroom discussions or

Through classroom visits, I am able to provide constructive feedback and advice to colleagues regarding their practice in order to help them improve their teaching and learning strategies. In this way, I am able to ensure that the learning experiences of students throughout the department is constantly being improved.

I don’t have a steady classroom. I have different students throughout the day. I usually have between eight and 12 students at a time. The class is small so I can have “eyes in the back of my head” and give students the attention they needs.

Dr. Seuss once said “it is better to know how to learn than to know.” My main goal as a teacher is not to make them learn the subject, although that is essential, but to teach them how to learn. My 8th grade class is a diverse group that comes from a complex society. There are differences among the district, state, learning styles of the students, home structure, and the readiness of the students all that need to be addressed within my classroom.

I discovered many strengths and weaknesses through this semester, especially in this latter half. For me, my most instrumental papers were the collaborative essay, my essay on circumcision, and the research essay. These really highlighted some key ideas for me on things I needed to work on or had down already.

An important thing to keep in mind is that if you set a certain expectation for your class or for yourself, your students will attempt to reach that goal, or “will float to the mark you set” (Rose 2). “But mostly the teachers had no idea of how to engage the

Within Sports Coaching Literature, it has been established that reflection is a generic term for intellectual and effective activities, in which individuals examine their experiences, in order to develop new understanding and intrapersonal appreciation (Knowles, et al., 2006). Research in this field has advocated reflective practice as an approach to professional development which positively impacts coaching effectiveness (Cropley, et al., 2012). This reflective report shall discuss, analyse and evaluate my own personal development throughout my first semester spent studying at UCFB, in order to develop new understanding and intrapersonal appreciation, and help explore my decisions and experiences, increasing understanding of

You appeared to have mastered the art of essential self- criticism within the classroom, which, undoubtedly, is not an easy feat to accomplish. Also, essential to being an effective educator is having the necessary tools/strategies for instruction that are peer-reviewed evidence based instructional strategies available. Dr. Robinson gave many examples in the edTPA lesson planning videos that are sure to keep students on track, engaged and motivated. The lesson plan required by the edTPA is different from that used in the school where I work too, so, like you, it was a challenge to complete without Dr. Robinson's videos. With your determination and practice you will most definitely conquer the art of creating goals that are measurable

I started the semester with a fire to make sure my students were always engaged in meaningful tasks. However, as the school year goes on, I’m having trouble trying to make sure my lessons connect to a larger purpose. Whenever I plan, I feel like I should have spent more time on something or I feel like my students have not totally absorbed the lesson. I never know when it is the right time to spiral in a skill. For example, I recently taught my students how to annotate a text looking for theme and point-of-view. I spent a a lot of time teaching them a process that I am sure they have forgotten. I know I must work on backwards planning but I do not know where to

One of the most important aspects of teaching is being able to effectively instruct students in the classroom. Effective instruction to me is being able to help students get to the end goal while giving feedback and assessment along the way, which will deepen their overall understanding of the content being taught. To do these things, it is crucial to meet student’s current needs and help them see that it is okay to struggle! When teachers can understand, and correct their mistakes and weaknesses, they are then more able to help students go down the right path. If teachers are not prepared for this to happen in their classroom, students may fail due to the lacking

It is important for teachers to state the learning intentions and success criteria because students must know what the lesson demands and what is expected. For example, the lesson one learning intentions are for students to set individual academic and behaviour goals, and make a plan to achieve those goals. Students will also understand the changes and events occurring during the “Movement of Peoples.” When teachers are coherent and persistent about what students are required to do, studies show there is a connection to student achievement (Goss & Sonnemann, 2017). Teachers must engage students with the learning intentions by giving clear instructions and examples on how to achieve what is expected (Tomlinson & McTighe, 2006). Therefore, teachers should unambiguously state the goals of the lesson, how students and teachers will work collaboratively to reach the goals, and what students should have learned by the end of the lesson.

As I began facilitating my scheduled students, a classroom teacher requested I also support non disable students not being serviced in the program including them in minor groups. Overjoyed with this innovative position, I knew instantly this was my calling to be an educator. The love of engagement of the lesson that reflects unambiguous communication between students and their peers, collaboration between teacher and student, motivation from students to students. In addition, I appreciated and accepted my newly found role, becoming euphoric when the Special Education Director employed my services in the summer of 2006. I carefully observed numerous effective and efficient teachers’ model positive curriculum lessons and strategies to students

I spent five hours observing a classroom but it felt like spending time in a new world. I observed a first grade classroom at Tatnuck Magnet Elementary School in Worcester, Massachusetts. This was my first opportunity to watch and comprehend a classroom environment with a teacher’s mindset. It was an eye opening experience, I was beginning to see the classroom in components: teaching methods, lesson plans, philosophies, and common core requirements. Listening for how to give directions rather than follow them is just one example of my changed focus while in the classroom. Due to my schedule, I observed the first grade class on three separate days during the morning to afternoon part of the school day. There were roughly fifteen students, a diverse group which included various ethnicities and personalities. I feel that I was lucky in being assigned this class because it was extremely dynamic and I got to witness many activities and strategies in a couple hours. Throughout this observation report I will most likely quote phrases the teacher said as I found them to be key tools when dealing with a situation. For the purpose of maintaining confidentiality in this report, I will change the teacher’s name to Ms. Mallard and also create names for any students mentioned hereafter.

My personal mission statement is as follows: To be a positive and influential person in society while still being myself at all times.

So there I sat in my seat, either looked outside the window, or stared at my watch, watched the second hand running around and around, hoped that the moment that I have waited so long for will actually become a reality. I lay in my bed the night before we received the grade for our paper, stared at the ceiling feeling not only excited but also nervous about how I had done on a paper that I worked so hard on. I began talking out loud to myself “I know I did very well on it, I had to, maybe 54 points out of 60? Yeah, that sounds great.” I had spent countless hours working on that essay, I had been collecting many materials to support my topic and sorted them carefully, and then I spent a whole day to finish it. So I was confident about my paper and believed that this time I would have my highest paper score in my student life.