I thought class today was pretty great. I have never learned about Webquest so that was interesting. I am excited for this assignment, especially since it is in larger groups and won't be a stressful project. It seems more fun to me and I'm sure will be a good experience. It was also nice to be able to choose what grade level we wanted and subject. Doing things all semester for sixth grade is pretty old especially since I don't want to teach that grade. Thanks for going over this project and so many others so throughly:) You are a patient person! Thank you for helping me learn alot through this class. I know what is expected and I feel like I am learning what I need to.
And since it is Thanksgiving I just want to say that I am thankful for you as a teacher:)
Have a good break!
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Monday, November 24, 2008
Blogs for field experience
I did not have easy access to a computer so I took notes of my blogs over the three weeks. I hope this works. If not I will just have to lose oints.
Week 1- This has been a great week! I have loved getting used to being in an elementary classroom instead of my regular classes. I really like my teacher. I have already noticed teaching startegies she uses that I really like and things I don't like as much. It has been hard this week to connect with the students. Though I'm sure it will get better as I learn their names and get to know more about them and their individual personalities. Before we started observing the teacher said she had alot of behavioral problems but I have not seen any so far. As far as I can tell this is a very good class. They all respect and love their teacher. I am excited to teach a lesson next week. Kind of nervous too because I never thought I would be teaching a lesson to a sixth grade class. I want to teach 2nd-4th. But this will be good for me to see what it's like to teach kids at this age.
Week 2- We taught two lessons this week. They went very well! The students all particpated and their were only a few minor behavioral problems. I thought our lessons were well prepared and we were ready. It is kind of frusterating for me to team teach with Paige. She likes to do everything herself. I am excited for when I will be able to teach by myself. The way I want to do it:) But things have been going good. Our teacher also gave us good feedback on our lessons. She told us things she really liked and things we could work on. She told me I need to walk aorund the room and have more of a presence when I teach. Working with the students has been better this week. They trust me and Paige more and show respect to us. They are not afraid to come and ask us for questions and help. I really enjoy working one on one with the students! It makes me excited to be a teacher. Having this experience in the classroom is so much better then pretending to teach to the people in my cohort:) This was an awesome week!
Week 3- Our three lessons this week also went well. Alot more group work instead of just direct instruction. We had alot of class participation! We also did alot of observing this last week. Which I don't really like. It got kind of old to just sit back and watch the teacher do everything. I think two weeks would have been enough to see how the teacher does things. Plus it seemed a little bit pointless to go once we were done with all of our lessons on Ancient Greece. The class all wrote us nice thank you notes. It was so cute! Probably the best part from field was feeling like I was able to spend time with the students in that class. The teacher also gave me a good evaluation and told us to come back if we ever need help with anything. I feel so lucky to have had such a wonderful cooperating teacher and partner for this field experience. It was a good opportunity for me to learn! It really was a wonderful experience. And I am excited to do the same thing next semester in a different grade level. It will be hard to start going to my regular classes again!
Week 1- This has been a great week! I have loved getting used to being in an elementary classroom instead of my regular classes. I really like my teacher. I have already noticed teaching startegies she uses that I really like and things I don't like as much. It has been hard this week to connect with the students. Though I'm sure it will get better as I learn their names and get to know more about them and their individual personalities. Before we started observing the teacher said she had alot of behavioral problems but I have not seen any so far. As far as I can tell this is a very good class. They all respect and love their teacher. I am excited to teach a lesson next week. Kind of nervous too because I never thought I would be teaching a lesson to a sixth grade class. I want to teach 2nd-4th. But this will be good for me to see what it's like to teach kids at this age.
Week 2- We taught two lessons this week. They went very well! The students all particpated and their were only a few minor behavioral problems. I thought our lessons were well prepared and we were ready. It is kind of frusterating for me to team teach with Paige. She likes to do everything herself. I am excited for when I will be able to teach by myself. The way I want to do it:) But things have been going good. Our teacher also gave us good feedback on our lessons. She told us things she really liked and things we could work on. She told me I need to walk aorund the room and have more of a presence when I teach. Working with the students has been better this week. They trust me and Paige more and show respect to us. They are not afraid to come and ask us for questions and help. I really enjoy working one on one with the students! It makes me excited to be a teacher. Having this experience in the classroom is so much better then pretending to teach to the people in my cohort:) This was an awesome week!
Week 3- Our three lessons this week also went well. Alot more group work instead of just direct instruction. We had alot of class participation! We also did alot of observing this last week. Which I don't really like. It got kind of old to just sit back and watch the teacher do everything. I think two weeks would have been enough to see how the teacher does things. Plus it seemed a little bit pointless to go once we were done with all of our lessons on Ancient Greece. The class all wrote us nice thank you notes. It was so cute! Probably the best part from field was feeling like I was able to spend time with the students in that class. The teacher also gave me a good evaluation and told us to come back if we ever need help with anything. I feel so lucky to have had such a wonderful cooperating teacher and partner for this field experience. It was a good opportunity for me to learn! It really was a wonderful experience. And I am excited to do the same thing next semester in a different grade level. It will be hard to start going to my regular classes again!
Sorry this is a day late, I guess Paige sent me an email yesterday reminding me to do it, but I didn't have access to a computer.
From this technology interview I learned that most teachers who teach at the elementary school level cannot use technology to its’ full potential in their classrooms. They are not able to apply as many technology activities as I thought they would because of the lack of resources. Though the sixth grade class I was in does go to a typing class everyday for a few weeks. I was able to observe the experience they have there and it was very positive! I think it is a great thing for children to get familiar with all of the information that can be accessed on the computer to help in their education. Knowing how to use technological devices earlier will only help their skills to be very high later in their schooling. I learned that teachers really do not get the technology equipment necessary to have their own classroom set. The teachers in the school I go to share the few computers, printers, projectors, etc, that they have.
This experience helps me to realize that in my classroom I may not have all of the technical equipment that I want. I will have to learn to plan ahead and make accommodations. As a teacher I will want to make sure my students know how important technology is to me, and how useful it can be when used properly.
This experience made me realize that technology in a classroom is a very valuable teaching tool. I believe/hope that schools will be supplied with more technology resources in the future. It is a great way to teach different lessons and make them appeal to the students. From doing our lessons in the classroom I realized how much we used the projector and a laptop for a power point. They were definitely helpful and very useful, especially for the visual students in the classroom. I realize that as a teacher I will be using the technology resources I have as much as possible. It benefits the learning experience tremendously. I also realized how much the teacher depends on her classroom computer in keeping attendance, grades, calendars, dates, etc. While we were in this classroom she told us that the computers would be down for a few days and how hard that would be on her to keep up with things. I know that being able to use technology effectively and efficiently will help me be a better and more organized teacher. It was pretty cool to see how important technology is in the classroom, and the many forms in which it can be used.
From this technology interview I learned that most teachers who teach at the elementary school level cannot use technology to its’ full potential in their classrooms. They are not able to apply as many technology activities as I thought they would because of the lack of resources. Though the sixth grade class I was in does go to a typing class everyday for a few weeks. I was able to observe the experience they have there and it was very positive! I think it is a great thing for children to get familiar with all of the information that can be accessed on the computer to help in their education. Knowing how to use technological devices earlier will only help their skills to be very high later in their schooling. I learned that teachers really do not get the technology equipment necessary to have their own classroom set. The teachers in the school I go to share the few computers, printers, projectors, etc, that they have.
This experience helps me to realize that in my classroom I may not have all of the technical equipment that I want. I will have to learn to plan ahead and make accommodations. As a teacher I will want to make sure my students know how important technology is to me, and how useful it can be when used properly.
This experience made me realize that technology in a classroom is a very valuable teaching tool. I believe/hope that schools will be supplied with more technology resources in the future. It is a great way to teach different lessons and make them appeal to the students. From doing our lessons in the classroom I realized how much we used the projector and a laptop for a power point. They were definitely helpful and very useful, especially for the visual students in the classroom. I realize that as a teacher I will be using the technology resources I have as much as possible. It benefits the learning experience tremendously. I also realized how much the teacher depends on her classroom computer in keeping attendance, grades, calendars, dates, etc. While we were in this classroom she told us that the computers would be down for a few days and how hard that would be on her to keep up with things. I know that being able to use technology effectively and efficiently will help me be a better and more organized teacher. It was pretty cool to see how important technology is in the classroom, and the many forms in which it can be used.
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