LEARNING EXPERIENCES
This month has been such a whirlwind. But, then again it always is at this point of the school year. I am definitely feeling the pressure of finishing everything by the end of the semester. I can also feel the stress my CE is feeling with this time of the year. Most students are done and ready for a break, so grasping their attention is very difficult for a bunch of 5-year-olds. I think the best strategy that has worked for my CE and I is threatening that Santa is watching through the school cameras! But at the same time, I love this holiday season and all the fun arts and crafts that go along with it. We have been doing some very fun activities in our literacy centers as well as during our non-fiction time at the end of the day teaching students about the Mayflower and the Pilgrims and Indians. I think the biggest learning experience that I have encountered this month is the practice of patience and integration. Without these two your classroom is a mess. You just have to go with the flow and know that with this crazy time of year lessons may not go as planned, you may not get to what you had planned and that’s okay. You put more stress on yourself if you get bent out of shape over not getting to an activity. I have learned you can’t push students, or they will push right back, and it will just result in frustration.
NCTCS
As I have observed all of these learning experiences I can’t help but relate it to the North Carolina Teacher Candidate Standards, 2a teachers provide an environment in which each child has a positive, nurturing relationship with caring adults, 4b teachers plan instruction appropriate for their students, 4h teachers use a variety of methods to assess what each student has learned. Teachers must be creative and sometimes let the students guide the instruction and see where it goes and take every moment as a teaching moment.
FUTURE CLASSROOM
In my future classroom and even as I progress through student teaching I want to take all of these learning experiences that I have learned thus far and really use them. As a result, it helps create a positive and fun environment for both students and the teacher. As student teaching is quickly approaching I am quickly seeing how attached I am to my students but as the same time how they are slowly seeing me as a teacher and not just their friend which is what I want. I hope I am able to portray all the qualities that my CE possesses to these students, so they are able to continue to have a successful school year.
OUTSIDE RESEARCH
Below is a link to a very helpful page that I came across. I am both so excited and extremely nervous about taking over the classroom next semester so here are 30 tips and tricks to keep in mind as we begin our student teaching adventure.
Abby,
ReplyDeleteI loved the link that you posted! You and Mackenzie did the same exact link! How funny. This is definitely going to be something that I am going to use in my future classroom.
Great post! I can't wait for us to start student teaching.
Abby,
ReplyDeleteThis semester is wrapping up fast and there is so much left to do! We will make it through though and we will definitely come out as better teachers for putting in the work. You're going to do great!
Abby,
ReplyDeleteYou have had a great semester and I thank you for all of your hard work. The hard work will pay off next semester! Enjoy Jamaica!