As the end of my internship draws closer, I have really started thinking about how I will do things in my classroom. What sort of things will I do the same? What will I do different? Though it pains me, I know that not all of my policies/procedures will work. As a teacher, the best [...]
Archive for May, 2010
Reflections of a Student Teacher: Week 13
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged classroom management, first days of school, procedures on May 31, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Reflections of a Student Teacher: Week 12
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged instructions, MSP, planning on May 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Week 12, how did we get here already? Last week was MSP week and even though my 8th graders only tested 2 days out of the week, we were in testing mode for 4 of the 5 days. Because of this, the week was sort of a wash, academically. We knew that the students wouldn’t [...]
EDU 6139 Reflection 8
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged collaboration, educational leadership on May 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In chapter 25 the Wong’s discuss the difference between teacher-workers and teacher-leaders. Obviously, I want to be a teacher-leader. However, I can see how easily it would be to fall into the teacher-worker category. Much is expected of teachers with little tangible reward (pay), which can be tasking and eventually lead to burnout. I’ve seen [...]
Reflections of a Student Teacher: Week 11
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Black Violin, classroom management, confidence, relevance on May 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Robin was out Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and 1st period of Friday (which was the only class since we left for a field trip at the beginning of 2nd). So I was on all week and minus a few incidents, I think things went okay. Though it wasn’t ideal, I think having Robin out really boosted [...]
EDU 6139 Reflection 7
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged bell starters, classroom management, learning on May 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Reading the scenario of the 6th grade class that got little work done makes me feel better about myself. I know that I still have a lot to learn in the classroom management realm, but it’s a confidence booster to see that I’m not the least effective teacher out there. In my internship classroom, students [...]
Reflections of a Student Teacher: Week 10
Posted in P3: Legal/Ethical responsibilities, tagged dance, relationship on May 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I survived chaperoning my first middle school dance on Friday. I had heard horror stories from some of the teachers about having to break up inappropriate dancing so I practiced my “Have some respect for yourself” speech Thursday night and was fully prepared to use it on Friday. However I didn’t have to give my [...]
EDU 6139 Reflection 6
Posted in L1: Learner centered, T2: Intentionally planned, tagged classroom management, consistency, fairness, procedures on May 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
As opposed to last week, I actually agree with what the Wong’s had to say in their chapter about classroom management. I credit myself with being a highly organized and fairly systematic person, so what the Wong’s said really resonated with me. I find personal stability in being consistent and having routine, so I easily [...]
Reflections of a Student Teacher: Week 9
Posted in L1: Learner centered, P1: Professional responsibilities, S2: Standard alignment, T1: Standards-based assessment, T2: Intentionally planned, Uncategorized, tagged expectations, motivation, MSP, poetry on May 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
9 weeks down, 6 official (7.2 unofficial) weeks to go! Last week was a continuation of the week before in terms of student engagement levels. At some points I feel myself starting to think, “Well, I’m not going to care if they don’t care,” which is not what I want to be thinking or feeling. [...]
EDU 6139 Reflection 5
Posted in L1: Learner centered, P1: Professional responsibilities, T2: Intentionally planned, Uncategorized, tagged educational research on May 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This week’s Wong and Wong reading discussed how the effective teacher understands and uses the research process to improve student achievement and student learning. While I agree with what they are saying, I couldn’t help but think about my internship situation and conclude that the Wong’s have a sort of black and white approach to [...]
