Second Week=Type A Flu

 

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. 

 

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

 

This week the main discoveries that I made were teaching a science lesson and getting know the children better. I also found out some of my weaknesses while teaching the science lesson and focused more on what I wanted to accomplish. I still focused on daily schedules and routines. I felt like this week I had more responsibilities and opened up more to the children. I got to read books to the children and do follow up activities with them. I feel like I am more prepared to teach the children. I also feel more comfortable in front of them and the classroom. 

 

 

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.

* I am also concerned about classroom management. I am a very soft spoken person and I do not like to raise my voice or yell. My clinical teacher is completely opposite form me. She is loud by nature and she can yell. I want to control my students without screaming or yelling. I also will not tolerate loud and rambunctious behavior. 

 

 

 

3. I feel... 

 * Like I have so much more responsibilities now and I like teaching more lessons. This week science was a lot of fun and the children enjoy learning about science. Its fun and not boring. 

 

 

4. Questions I have after working this week are: 

 * Mostly about classroom management and how to control the class with out yelling. 

 

5. I rate my experience this week as: 

 

Inadequate   Marginal   Excellent 

1       2                    3**                 4                     5 

 

6. Other reactions: 

 * I taught the science lesson on monday but came to school feeling terrible. My body ached all over. After school I went to my physician and they tested me for the flu. I had Type A Flu. I guess now I know to wash my hands more and to take extra precautions when it comes to teaching and children. I have never been that sick before, and trust me you dont want that type of flu. They also tested me for swine, I dont get those results back for a few days. 

 

 

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

 

 * Starting to have a lesson each day instead of every other day. I want to stick with science and hopefully pick that up full load next week and start picking up math as well.