Last week of Full Load =/

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 am enjoying teaching all of the subjects. I feel like it has gotten much easier I do not have to think about what subject is next. I just flow from one to another. I also feel like my transitions between the subjects has gotten much better also.

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 improving so much. I feel confident and ready to teach everyday. I am very proud of how I am doing now in the classroom. I now review my lessons each morning so I am prepared for that day. I feel like the children are starting to become more comfortable around me and I have noticed that they are coming to me for more questions rather then going to the clinical teacher which in return makes me real like the real teacher.

4. Questions I have after working this week are:

* This week I didnt 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 we talked about rocks, I was very surprised at how interested the children were with the rocks. I did not think that the children would like them as much as they did. 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.