Assignment 4

Assignment 4

Assignment 3

Assignment 3

Low Quality work Analyzed

High Quality work Analyzed

Assignment 2

Unit Outline

Useful Resources

Houghton Mifflin Website

Scholastic Website

Unit Lessons:

Lesson 1 - Introduction to Plot

Lesson 2 - Problem and Solution

Lesson 2 Worksheet

Examples of Student Work

High Quality

Low Quality

Assessment Tool

Sub Day

Sub day has arrived! Today I had a substitute teacher which was an interesting experience to say the least. It was a great day, because it was also photo day and it was great seeing all the students dressed up to look their best! Dressed for success! We learned about reading scales today during math and also learned about the many different animal groups during reading. It is great to see all of the students learning so much. I am excited to start teaching science which we just started this week. It will be great to start the experiments and seeing the students brains just turn! The time is going to by so fast and it is exhausting, but a good quote that I got from a fellow teacher was, "You can't truly enjoy the good days unless you experience the bad days!"

And the countdown starts...

I cannot believe that it has already been almost 4 weeks since I started student teaching! The month of September will be over this week and I will only have one full month followed by most of November left! That just baffles my mind!

So it has been a few days since I last posted something so I have a lot to cover. I taught my first 'lesson' on Wednesday. It was a math lesson on even and odd numbers, which was a nice lesson for me to start with. One of the big things that I am taking from my experience so far is to never assume students know anything and teach everything! The minute that you think they know something, but they really don't and you don't catch it...then they will be that much further behind. Anways, the lesson went very well including the smartboard presentation that accompanied my lesson.

I am really liking the smartboard now that I have had time to explore it and make some lessons with it. It can be a hassle if you do not know what you are doing but if you can operate it then it can be a valuable asset. My students are doing terrific, and I am excited to come to school every day! It is tiring but it will all pay off in the end when I am better at what I plan on doing for my life! Stay tuned...I teach three math lessons this week!

Assignment 1

Assignment 1

9/17/10

At the end of week two, I am continuing to learn a lot and am starting to get a feel for the classroom dynamics which is very difficult to learn. Slowly I am taking over various parts of the day to gradually increase my responsibilities so that I do not get burnt out, which is very helpful.

We are starting a small unit on mammal classification for use in our small group reading group on Monday. The small group will start by creating a concept map for the unit to get an idea of where they are and will also complete a concept map at the end of the unit, to determine the growth of their knowledge. It will be very interesting to see where they start out at and where they end up and to know that I will be a part of that learning. It is a great feeling knowing that you are making a positive difference in a child's life. Stay posted!