The significant moment that happened this week gave me insight on my instruction. These moments or reflections of giving instruction strikes me as significant because over the course of student teaching I felt like I couldn’t deliver a set of instructions that just flowed well. Meaning I explain what I expected and then took questions after that were relevant to what I was teaching. In this significant moment I found myself answering random questions mid-way through my instruction that were not relevant to the topic and ended up setting the class off task or distracting other students rather than aiding to what I expected the students to do. It was until this week where I realized like everything you have to plan and organize tightly when …show more content…
At the closure of a soccer lesson I begin to ask my students questions like what performance skills are we working on in a soccer ( looking for the specific six performance skills we covered previously) allowed the students to demonstrate what they had previously learned. This changed my perspective not only on the types of questions I plan to ask my students but it showed me that they are engaged when I am talking and actively listening. To me this was a significant moment because it changed how I felt about asking students questions. At times I felt students were not actively listening to and engaged. However, when I began to ask them questions this proved otherwise. This event contributes not only to my understanding of a topic but connects directly to what we have covered In class. There are many of times where as a class we discussed why questioning and higher ordered questing is important but until I actually got to implement it into my lessons I could not fully see all the benefits of it at once. To put myself in a student’s shoes they are probably thinking to themselves why is Miss Richard asking questions all the time? However, they might not realize the assertions I can make of their learning based on the responses I …show more content…
This moment strikes me as significant because I think it was one of the best lessons I have taught so far. During the opening and closure of the lesson I felt like I really asked the students challenging questions that made them think critically. You could really see the wheels turning in all the students’ heads and even my students who usually know the answers took a moment to think about it before attempting to answer it. The instructional segment also seemed to flow well and I walked about from the lesson knowing my directions were clear and the students fully understood what I expected. One assertion I think I can make is that its visible from my first day of student teaching to now you can see the improvement. Another teacher might interpret this moment similar to the way I view it. From observing the students seemed to enjoy the lesson and everyone in the class was actively participating. This event contributes directly to the general topic of classroom management. As a student teacher one fear I had was having inadequate skills in managing a classroom. I realize that effective classroom management takes time and are only acquired with practice, feedback, and a willingness to make and learn from your teaching mistakes. I learned from this moment how good classroom management allows for an atmosphere that not only enhances student learning but can limit the
World War II was one of the most important wars in history. It featured multiple countries at constant conflict with each other. There were several battles that occurred in this 12 year long war. An example of two of the battles would be the Battle of Britain in the European theater of war, and the Attack on Pearl Harbor in the Pacific theater of war. Only one of these wars saw victory, while the other caused great devastation to the American military.
There are many defining moments in Canadian history that shaped Canada like the country known as today. Each historical moment shaped Canada and Canadians into strong, free, successful independent country. However, the most important events that Canadians will always remember is the Battle of Vimy Ridge, Battle of Normandy, and the creation of the Charter of Rights and Freedom.
In conclusion, my first impression was wrong, the classroom was not some kind of battlefield of teacher and student casualties. The students were not a lost cause that I imagine them to be. The students were well mannered and just wanted to be treated with respect. The classroom management was impeccable and astounding. It goes to show that although you may think you know a group of students you can be very mistaken.
Throughout our history, our country has been shaped by time, people, and events. People like Martin Luther King Jr and Teddy Roosevelt and events like 9/11 and the Civil War. As time goes on it was people and events like these ones that shape the face of our nation. One such event changed our nation forever; it changed the way our nation developed into what it is today. The event that was the major turning point in the 19th century was the assignation of Abraham Lincoln. The reason that it is the most influential event in the 19th century is because it changed the direction our country was headed and left deep wounds could have been made whole. People then and now were and are impacted by this monumental event. There are numerous factors leading
First, Jacobson states that children need to receive better feedback from their teachers to show them that what they are doing is correct. Jacobson further describes the need for external rewards, such as a good job or keep it up. Another way to reveal feedback is to visually show them how they have improved, such as showing students the charts that reveal their reading level has increased (Jacobson). Positive feedback and encouragement from whom the students look up to, their teachers, not only pushes children to do better, but also shows that the teachers are aware and proud of the improvements that are being made. Jacobson then states that asking open-ended questions allows students to get on the mindsets of learning from their personal thoughts and less of answering just to get the right answer. By asking open-ended questions in the classroom with everyone silent, it allows the students to gather their individual response to the question and gives them time to think about their answer, which in the end builds confidence (Jacobson). Jacobson’s last idea to influence students is to engage the disengaged. He refers to this as calling on the students who seem to be avoiding your open class discussions (Jacobson). By doing this, the teacher allows for every student to build his
War World II began in 1939 and there were many turning points in the war that led to the eventual end of the war in 1945. One of the first turning points came when American codebreakers were able to understand the Japanese military code which tipped them off to where the Japanese ships would be. The Battle of Midway, which took place in May 1942, ended in Japanese defeat, which cost them four air craft carriers. It was also the first defeat for the Japanese Navy in 350 years. The battle “blunted Japan’s military momentum, eliminated the treat to Hawaii …and bought time for the United States to mobilize its massive industrial productivity for a wider war. “ (1165) After many battles in the Solomon Islands the Japanese were defeated and Guadalcanal
By 1860, the bonds that had held the nation together unraveled. In the mid 1800’s, tensions mounted as the nation moved westward and regional differences became more pronounced. Cotton emerged as the nation’s leading export and slavery became more deeply embedded in the South. A complex set of factors converged in the late 1850’s that ultimately led to the Civil War. During the war, military turning points impacted political actions. When the conflict ended, the legacies of the war were a mix of significant changes along with social stagnation. Historians often disagree on the primary causes and impact of war, but almost all historians agree that the Civil War was one of the most critical and transformative events in U.S. history.
The administrator and myself entered the classroom after the warm-up. We observed the lesson using a form that recaps the five standards of the McRel Evaluation Tool. I began by simply recording what I was observing in the classroom. For example, I took notes on the activity, the explanations to the students, and the transitions from one activity to another. In addition, I observed the classroom environment, the set-up of the room, the visuals, decorations, and the procedures that were established in the classroom. I also observed the relationship between the teacher and the students.
At one point, for instance 4 minutes 3 seconds into clip 1, the class was getting a bit noisy and I tried to talk over them. Instead, I should have tried a method the teacher uses, such as clapping or closing the lights. It is important to never try to talk over the class or compete with them. At 2 minutes and 38 seconds in clip 2, I began to distribute the graphic organizers and send the students back to their groups to work with their partner. At this point, I noticed I was a bit unorganized and this could have gone smoother. When I was distributing the papers the class was getting chatty and impatient. For future lessons, I plan to do this differently. Perhaps, I could have a paper monitor hand out the papers or could have the students line up and take one. I will also work on giving perfectly clear directions to ensure all of my students are on task and understand. Next time, I will ask a student to repeat my instructions after I have given them to ensure they were listening and are ready to move on. For example, in clip 1 at 2 minutes and 19 seconds, I asked, “Did everyone hear what he read for us?” Next time, I will ask a student to repeat what was actually said. Another thing I would do is work a little bit more with the weekend motivation I began my lesson with. After I retold the class my weekend, I could have worked a little bit more with that example at about 40 seconds into clip 1. Next time, I will ask the class to turn and talk quickly to their partner and retell them their own weekends in order using details. This gives the students a chance to interact with their peers while retelling and personalizing the information. Also, I would enforce sequencing vocabulary a bit more in the responses on the graphic organizer. The organizer was broken up into columns labeled beginning, middle, and end. In the columns I feel it would be better if there was more
Everybody has a moment or two in their life that they will remember forever in perfect detail. For me the moments that I will remember for as long as I live are the times when, I was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease, and tore my anterior cruciate ligament, or better known as ACL.
After finishing the teaching part of the lesson, I realized that not everything goes according to plan. For example, in our lesson plan, we had the explain portion detailed and outlined to teach students the technical terms of what they were seeing in the stations and other activities and make it a collaborative effort within groups to work with the vocabulary words. However, the teaching of the plan was not well executed. Also, I learned that teaching a topic does not have to be boring or just full of worksheets. Fun, engaging lab stations and interactive activities can fulfill the standards and requirements just as well, if not better, than basic worksheets and PowerPoint lectures. Lastly, I realized that lesson planning and teaching require a great deal of effort and work, but it is all worth it when a light bulb goes off in a students’ head and they learn something new and are excited to be learning and extend their science
I want to teach students more than just the material; I want students to be able to apply skills learned in the classroom, to the real world. An important factor in teaching is to teach life skills as well as giving students the tools to survive in the real world. Teachers are like role models; at least we should look at ourselves in that way. Our job is to aid our students in becoming functional individuals in society and our experiences can be used as a guide. Taking an active part in my students learning is essential to me. Posing questions encourages students to think. This gives the students an opportunity to analyze, discuss, synthesize and apply the material in real life.
When I first got to the classroom the students were doing a listening exercise and had to answer same question the teacher wrote on the board. At a certain time they all were allowed to go to the bathroom. Each student was given a responsibility in the classroom.
Class participation was great everyone joined in on the discussion. People in the class felt comfortable talking out loud and putting there two sense in.
... Using hands on activities and not using straight lecture help children learn better. Inquiry gives them experiences that can help them retain the knowledge that their teacher is trying to give them.