Week 3

This week I felt like I was really able to get my feet wet teaching. I taught two keyboarding classes for the entire week, and it was nice to be able to repeat a lesson twice. Teaching a lesson twice I think helps you learn a lot and get a second chance. Keyboarding is obviously a basic class to teach, so I think it will be interesting when I get a chance to teach a lecture style course. My lecture course will be Accounting so I will be jumping right into the intense stuff! I think that lesson planning will be more interesting in a content course because you can add a little more of your own flair. Adding flair to keyboarding is difficult but of course I am trying.

If I could change something about this week it would be being able to get into my elementary observation. I have schedule the observation two weeks in a row and both times we have had snow days! What are the odds? Anyway I did enjoy the week, and I am getting a handle on the names of the students in my classes.

Week 2

Week

1. What aspects of your week did you find most valuable?
This week I personally interacted much more with the students. This gave me a chance to get to know what they are into and give me ideas for how to plan my lessons. Also, Thursday was the first day of our marking period which ment new students and new classes for me. So I feel I am finally able to see who I will be teaching and am getting a better feel for what I am going to be teaching.

It is so interesting finally being in a school and interacting with the students. I think it makes the whole theory of teaching much more interesting/challenging. I am amused by observing them, and sometimes greatful I am no longer in that stage! But it is really cool to see that I can have a positive influence on my students academically and otherwise.

2. As you reflect on the past week, would you have modified or changed any aspects(s) if you had the chance to start the week over?

My co-op and I have two classes that are very quiet (sometimes a good thing) and do not respond to anything we say. So I guess I would like to be able to get at least a facial expression, besides the I hate school and you are torturing me look, out of the kids. I think we will be able to rally these classes in time though.

Week 1

This first week of student teaching was about getting comfortable being in the classroom. I started moving around the room more each day and felt I could interact with the students more comfortably by Thursday and Friday. Also, it was nice to get a feel for what my co-op is like and meet some of the students in the school. I feel I have a little bit of a better understanding of the semester ahead of me will be like.

I would have liked to be able to watch a regular lesson in action this week. However, this week was students spent the class time wrapping up projects and working on their finals. So I feel like I will be going into next weeks teaching a little uninformed.