I attend Kendall college where I am currently taking this class Ece 401, where I had five days to implement five different lesson plans and write I final refection on what I observed and what I learned. I did my fieldwork at emit till elementary school on the south side of Chicago in a low population urban area. The host teacher name is ms Coleman, ms Coleman has about 30 students in her classroom she has 16 girls and 14 boys. Include in those 30 students there are five students diagnosed with ADHD and there are two assistant teachers in the classroom. The expectations that I set for my self was first I woke up in the morning and I prayed that ill do my best them I ate breakfast so that I wouldn't get light headed and can properly assess the students and observe the students that get the best outcome possible. Then I made sure I had all my materials and information for the week I made sure I presented everything to the host teacher and the teacher assistants to get positive feedback. I made sure that I included every child's need and made sure every child comfortable. Throughout the week I thought I was well prepared I don't think that I had to change anything all week I think I was ready and well prepared because I planned this weeks on advanced and also I had a lot of practice and I had help with my peers, boss, host teacher and my teacher I did a great job. Now on the space I think that I didn't do good on that part because, I believe that the students should have had a little more space to move and able to breath, so it was uncomfortable for students and me I must say all week I couldn't change the location in the middle of the week because the principle said that it was short notice and that I should have planned much earlie...
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...t would have engaged in more reflective practice. The outcome was the students understood what others do in every day life and why they do and why it is important to do it. Yes the outcomes have matched what I expected. I've learned that my students did I great job at first I thought it was too much for them but I observed that they noticed every skill. My instructional plans went well and they did a great job. Children need time and honesty and their teacher who is willing get hands in with any students.
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The host teacher gave me great construction criticism. She told me to make sure I have an extra plan in case things go wrong. She told me to always plan ahead. She told me that students love when teachers are working with them and are encouraging them to move a step further. I have more confident and doing my lesson as when I first started this class.
In conclusion I feel that I have gained knowledge that can only be obtained through hands on experience in the classroom. With this experience I changed my assumption about classroom management techniques and have a totally new outlook which will only aid me as a teacher. This will be of great help to me going forward but I feel as a teacher you must be constantly open to learning and improving
Over the years, teachers have realized that some students learn better when taught in different ways. A teachers task is to make sure that us students learn. All students want to do is have fun. There has to be a good balance between the two. Teachers have tried several ways to let us have fun and learn at the same time. Some ways teachers could make learning fun and more effective are doing group projects, having study groups, and making and doing review games.
learned the different methods of teaching with a diverse class of exceptional students. I have
I felt like the children spent too much time coloring then actually learning. The letter “e” could have been taught in more of an engaging way besides coloring pictures based on objects that started with the letter. The students lost interest quickly and started rebelling in the classroom. This lead to the children getting into trouble and receiving warnings about losing out on recess and phone calls home. The only thing I learned from this teacher was what not to do when it comes to lesson
Based on the results of the evaluation I learned that I am doing a good job at making the classroom environment
When looking back over the course as an entity, I enjoyed the videos and reflections. I feel I have learned the most through this homework assignment. The videos gave me the opportunity to be able to put the techniques I learned to action. I loved how I was able to self reflect on my video and learn more about myself as a counselor through this. Also, I think the class feedback checklist was very helpful. When tying my reflections, I would reflect
... a great trial run for me. I will use what I learned during this time for future reference. For example, if I am teaching something and everyone gets it wrong on a test I will have to re-evaluate myself and the way I am teaching. I may even have to find another way to teach it. I also have learned a trick that I will use with my students one day; to make side notes on what they missed and why they missed it. Sure it may take more time but some students have a fear of talking to teachers at first, so by doing this they won’t always need to talk to me, but if they feel that I am wrong with their grade they may have the courage to approach me. I really want to teach the students about the importance of keeping a planner too, not only because it helped me stay organized, but because of how much it helped me in general. I want the students to get the most out of my class.
Through my own experiences, and as enforced by others' opinions in the profession, I have found that teaching is one of the most rewarding careers. Not only are you placed in the position of instructing and guiding children and young adults through the life long learning process, but you are able to give back to the schools and communities which have supported your early education and experiences that opened you up to a bright future. In becoming an educator, I hope to someday share the knowledge and lend the helping, supportive hand that I was once given, allowing students to formulate their own perspectives of the multicultural society and world around them. Teaching is a career I have been interested in pursuing throughout high school, and as my experiences and study in the field expands, I feel that my desire to teach will grow stronger and develop more soundly.
...ed student engagement and academic achievement in my classroom. I know that I am a better teacher, mentor, and role model because of these experiences.
The stimulations were really eye opening. I was able to see through the eyes of a child with a learning disability in different areas. I always understood that children who have learning disabilities learned differently, but I didn’t imagine how extreme the difference could be. The problems were hard for me and became frustrating. I now know firsthand how frustrating it can be for students who have learning disabilities in different areas. It’s amazing what extra time or shorter questions can do to help increase understanding. I realize that some things that come naturally to me may be extremely difficult for someone who learns differently. As a new teacher, I will make sure to teach children strategies and develop assignments that increase student understanding.
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
Teachers face with a lot of daily choice problems, such as, how classrooms and curriculums should be organized, how students' behaviors should be interpreted, how learning time can be protected, and others. Sometimes these problems seem to be so ordinary that, teacher need to solve the problem automatically. But in the teaching process there are also complicated choices about difficult problems that, if left unaddressed, often increasing. These difficult choices call for teachers to engage in sophisticated reflection (including self-reflection).
All in all, I felt that this lesson implementation was a good experience for me, I learned a lot from last semesters practicum, and feel more comfortable teaching the children while being observed and am able to manage the class much better, although I am still quite nervous, which is something that I will continue to work on.
Teaching is a daunting task that I do not intend to take lightly. Becoming a teacher has been a dream of mine for several years. I always knew that teaching would be the career for me, especially when I began working in the school system as a substitute secretary. I loved working in the school environment; coming in contact with children everyday made me realize how much I would enjoy teaching a classroom full of students.
The teachers were giving the students positive reinforcement throughout the day. In class we talked about how positive reinforcement helps the students to succeed in their classes. Another ah-ha moment was the environment of the classroom. The classroom had no windows at all. In class we talked about what kinds of things are distracting to students with ASD in classrooms and one of those things are the windows in classrooms. The third ah-ha moment was the parent sheets that the teacher and the school provide for the parents. In class we talked about how parent involvement is very important for the students with disabilities. The teacher fills out the parent involvement paper that lets the parents know how the child did in school this week and what their child needs to improve on. The students must give their paper to their parents to look at when they get home. The things that I had learned during my observation experience that I will use in the future for my classroom will be including student learning objectives in the classroom, using positive reinforcement, and get the parents more involved in their child’s education. I will go over with the students what the student learning objectives are in the beginning of class so the students will know what they will be doing and what they will be learning throughout the day. I also will use positive