how to achieve certain goals in a classroom. I almost wish I could just list all of the concepts that I want to use in my own classroom for when I start my first year of teaching. But I get to pick three I want to talk about in greater detail and two concepts which I really want to use in my own classroom. Some of the concepts that were talked about that I would still like to keep in mind, even if I don’t find them to be in my top three are; the layers of classroom management, setting up different
Throughout my college career, I have worried about looking professional, supporting my students, and being creative. However, my placement has helped me take a critical look at what I can do and what I need to improve on. Some of what I discovered was positive like the fact that my fears about putting together an effective lesson were mostly in my head. Other discoveries highlighted genuine concerns such as my ineffective social skills. At the end of the day, though, I am more prepared for the coming
For my second reflection on my observation time, I want to start by saying that the experience so far has been enlightening, exciting, and motivating. Although I aspire to teach at this grade level myself, this is the first time that have been able to officially observe a class at the 5th grade level. I was anxious to get started with my time in the classroom, mostly because I was not sure what all I should expect, but the experience has proven to be everything I could have hoped it would be. Mrs
Every classroom is unique because of the students that can be found in each class are different. As a specials teacher that means that each class we have has a different dynamic which can call for us as teachers to differentiate to meet the needs of each student. This means that one lesson about kicking can look very different from class to class. I would like to first describe to you my school dynamic and how my classes look. My schools is considered a title one/low-income school district and our
Reflecting on the time I have spent in this class this semester, I have noticed that I have demonstrated many positive learner qualities which I would like to continue to pursue in the future as well as many aspects of my role as a student that I wish to improve on. Focusing on the positive qualities first, it is evident that I remained an active participant throughout the entire semester. During our class discussions, I always had ideas, observations, and questions to contribute or to further the
Creating and conducting my formal observation was a very informative learning experience for me. Although throughout the past 7 weeks I have spent at Gray Station I have been working with students, this was the first lesson I created and presented to the class without guidance from my partner teacher. After teaching on Wednesday, I was able to reflect on my lesson and the things I enjoyed and struggled with. Some things I asked myself were, what was the hardest part of my lesson? What did I most
Over the past month in my classroom, I feel as if I have learned and observed an almost overwhelming amount of interactions, situations, etc. It seems that it should not have been possible to learn so much in such a short amount of time. However, I firmly believe that these observations have allowed me to add to my experiences and knowledge regarding my future in this career field. Coming into this internship program, my main goal was to learn how to teach lessons. My focus was geared towards learning
Today, December 9, 2017, the date of my first ever final exam in a, full semester, college class. This marks a very exciting but stressful time for me. Over the past fourteen weeks, my class and I have put in approximately twenty eight hours throughout twenty four classes in the fall semester of 2017. At the very beginning of English 110, we set course objectives that were a goal for every student to achieve by the end of the semester. These objectives included four things: A more sophisticated
The School My practicum placement school is small and in an older building within a small town. According to my clinical supervisor, the majority of students are Caucasian and more than half receive free lunch. The administrative staff seems highly focused on literacy and test scores, but have not seen good results in the past. The teachers often voice concerns over the lack of support from the administration. The Classroom The Kindergarten inclusion classroom, I observed, is on the backside of
we could discuss or how I can write my first homework. I could mention some improvement in my skills after started this class; it helped to develop my creative thinking skills, I learned many things such as writing objectively, making Quotation marks and coordinating my ideas better in this language. This class has helped me to express my ideas more clearly in an essay, it has allowed me to create essay organized and understandable to the reader. I did all my assignment on time although many times