I feel that the lessons and experience that I received during my Internship I course was instrumental in my development as a classroom teacher. I will honestly say that when I was told that I would be interning in a fifth grade class, I was more than a little apprehensive due to the fact that I have been in mostly lower grades. I was under the impression that the fifth graders would be harder to manage. I believe that I was placed in the perfect class to allow for the most growth and…
I think I’ve said it multiple times throughout the course of the semester, through preparing my own lesson plans I have gained a lot of respect for my former teachers and professors. I really had no idea how much time and effort is required preparation for a 40-minute…
that the students are able to jump from subject to subject with the teacher. There is now an instructional method that allows the teacher to create lessons and connect the many subjects allowing the day to flow and the students are no longer jumping to catch up. This instructional method is Integration. Integrating in the classroom is creating lessons and units that help students make connections…
police officer or an animator, there is always some writing that must be done. This is especially true for those who wish to become teachers, and therefore have to structure their entire career around the writings they prepare, such as creating lesson plans, handouts, and blog posts. Although it is obvious that high school English teachers are required to do quite a bit of writing in the classroom, people often forget that there is quite a bit of writing that must be done in preparation for a…
students work the teacher will walk around and help and motivate the students. The third-grade students will be able to describe a character’s motivations and feelings with at least 80% accuracy on a given worksheets LEARNING STYLES (specific to this lesson) Visual Learner Visual Learners are assisted by seeing the book as the teacher reads, seeing the vin-diagram, and seeing the worksheet. Auditory Learner Auditory Learners are assisted by hearing the book read and the class discussion as…
My class room is a highly diverse environment, with many students from different cultures, and age ranges. This is an intro to art classroom, meaning we are learning about the basics, and fostering creativity that students may not know they had. All students are required to take a class like this one and many of the students tend to be freshman and sophomores, but on occasion we have juniors and seniors. The seating arraignments are set up in groups. This is not by my choice because I am using…
For this small group lesson, there were six students from a variety of learning levels. Students were familiar with the Magic School Bus series of books and television shows so they had a very good idea of what would be happening in the book I used. Students were attentive and willing to answer all of my questions. As I read the book, I asked questions to help students remember the sequence of events. I also had students give me the definition of more complex words used in the book. For…
Throughout my student career, I had many ideas of what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wanted to be a fashion designer, interior designer, professional singer, a business owner, and an entrepreneur just to name a few. I always came back to one profession though. I wanted to be a teacher. Each year in elementary school, I always wanted to teach the grad I had just completed due to the amazing year I had before. I have had many influences, such as family and experiences that encouraged and…
I found that it is extremely hard to make every lesson plan interesting, but I put great amount of effort into my lesson plans and I did many hours of research. I know that when I am a teacher I will not have the time to plan the lesson plans like I did in the practicum. I now know the time commitment that a lesson plan takes. I had to make my own paper to accompany the lessons and looking up the standards that the lesson would cover. I did have a honeymoon period, but after it died…
once. It teaches you to appreciate the things that you have as well as the lives of other people. Throughout my life I plan to volunteer in my community whenever it is possible. The thing I love about community service is how rewarding it is. It feels great to know that by doing certain, sometimes insignificant, tasks, you are improving the lives of others in your community. I plan to continue to help the individuals in my community throughout the rest of my…