Full Week of Teaching

Student Intern: Barbara Edwards     Week Ending: 

Placement:   First Grade   Clinical Teacher(s): Mrs. Hallmets

 

If you did not teach a full load this week, please indicate which subjects you taught. This week I taught Math, Science, Calendar Routines

 

1. The main discoveries that I made from teaching this week are: 

 

This week the main discoveries that I made were teaching Social Studies, Math and Literacy. This was the first week that I had a full week of teaching with every subject. I thought that it so far has gone extremely well. I have enjoyed this week. Last week I did a fun filled Science Unit on Insects and this week I have done a lot on literacy and teaching Mathematics in new ways.

 

2. When I think about being a teacher, I am concerned about: 

* Coming up with creative lessons even though the curriculum is already set by DPS.

* Keeping the children's interest.

* Topping my last lesson. I had the children say that was the most fun they have ever had at school. I think that it was a lesson that they will always remember.

 

 

 

3. I feel... 

 * I feel extremely well about the lessons and teaching this week. I was excited to take over and teach everything.

 

 

4. Questions I have after working this week are: 

 * This week I am still working on my time managment. I try to do a little every night even though I feel exhausted when I get home. 

 

5. I rate my experience this week as: 

 

Inadequate   Marginal   Excellent 

1       2                    3               4                     5** 

 

6. Other reactions: 

 * This week I was very impressed with the students. I have taken a full load for a couple days now and the children have made a very easy adjustment to me and the way that I teach Literacy. I am doing better with classroom management. I started a new system awhile ago and the children are doing better on this behavior chart then the previous one.

 

7. After discussing this week with my clinical teacher(s), next week I will focus on: 

 

 * Literacy is my main focus. It is the core chunk of the day and the most time is spent on this. I also think that I will focus more on preparing sooner for the next week and thinking ahead.