This week

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 a full load.

 

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

 

This week the main discoveries that I made were that teaching a full day can be extremely tiring. I need to pace myself and keep the children engaged the entire day not just in the morning or during the subjects that I like the most.

 

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

* Pacing myself.

* 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 math lessons. I love teaching math..and in school it was my own struggle.

 

 

4. Questions I have after working this week are: 

 * This week I dont really have any questions.

 

5. I rate my experience this week as: 

 

Inadequate   Marginal   Excellent 

1       2                    3               4                     5** 

 

6. Other reactions: 

 * This week was a busy week with the children. We had a spelling test and writing evaluations. I was impressed with the children on monday it was just me and them. Kelly was absent and they did very well.

 

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

 

 * Literacy lesson plans!!!!