Reflections

WEEKLY REFLECTIONS FOR STUDENT INTERNS 

 

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 getting teaching all of the subjects. I can not believe that I am doing so well teaching all of the subjects. I was for sure that I would struggle and be very stressed out but I love it! I love having the children the whole day and getting to know them in every subject. I now get to see that some may excel in one subject but be very bad in another. It has given me a new light on teaching.

 

 

2. When I think about being a teacher, I am concerned about: I am still focusing on time management as well as:

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

* Keeping the children's interest.

* The different skill levels that are present in the class and meshing a child who reads on an 20 level with a child who reads on a 4. Its difficult and I learned the first day that the child with the level 20 got extremely bored and became a behavior problem so I have to keep him engaged and interested. 

 

 

 

3. I feel... 

 * like I am doing my job to the best ability. We tested the children again in reading and everyone increased and improved. Some did not improve by a great amount but they went up and thats more important to me. I feel like it has become much easier now that I know the curriculum and know the children as well as the schedule. I also feel like I am going to miss my children so much. I mean its only another 30 days that i am with them.

 

 

4. Questions I have after working this week are: 

 * This week was ok. I had many questions about what I could and could not do for halloween and the activities.

 

 

5. I rate my experience this week as: 

 

Inadequate   Marginal   Excellent 

1       2                    3                  4                     5 **

 

6. Other reactions: 

 * This week was probably one of my best weeks I felt very prepared and ready. I knew the lessons very well and made sure I could implement them as well.

 

 

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

 

 * Guided reading and literacy block.