End of October

Happy Halloween Everyone!

I cannot believe this semester is almost over! Where has the time gone? I am ecstatic for my student teaching experience next semester, it is almost here! This has been a busy month. I have become more acclimated into the classroom and have gained more respect with my students and school staff. This month I have taught a few lessons and am now going to be teaching a lesson every time I go into my clinical so I can be fully ready for student teaching. I am now doing lunch bunch, meaning I have all third grade students that did not meet their behavior goal for a silent 40 minute lunch. I will admit, this was quite challenging at first. I was struggling because I did not know the student's names to call on and keeping students quiet with nothing to do but eat becomes hard. Every week I have made substantial progress to the point I am at now, which is where I can start rewarding students for new behavior.

I have learned so much in edTPA this semester. I am actually impressed with how much I am able to write in the short amount of time allowed. I am thankful for the fact that we have had practice writing edTPA before the real thing, and especially grateful for being able to write our task 1 this semester. I have learned that I need to do a different type of lesson rather than reading. I will probably do a writing lesson so I am able to show more graphs, give more feedback to students, and have more student interactions in my videos. I have also learned more about Piaget's theory and Vygotsky's theory in the classroom so I am not only able to use this for my edTPA justifications, but also for techniques I will use in my classroom. I will use Piaget's theory by using the chart below. I will use Vygotsky's theory by scaffolding student's knowledge and using their cultural background to teach my lessons. 

I have demonstrated leadership by watching the class without the teacher present, I am in charge of lunch bunch, I have given many tests and quizzes, and I have lead in lessons. I have established a respectful environment for a diverse population of students by getting to know my students interests and knowledge to use in teaching my lessons so students are able to relate to the lesson. I know the content I teach, and I have shown this by being prepared for all types of questions. I have helped students in math, ELA, writing, reading, social studies, and math. I have reflected on my practice by reviewing my teaching videos and talking to my CE about what I did well and what I can improve on.

Thank you for reading my blog and enjoy your November!!!

End of September, Time for October!

Hi everyone! I hope you are having a great month and staying cool in this fall heat!
This month has had a lot going on! Between clinicals, field trips, coursework, and everyday lives this semester is in full swing now! The biggest project I worked on was my leadership and collaboration project. This was an exhausting project with extensive research. I learned a lot about my school and the demographics of the school and schools around me. In social studies I have started my CB unit which is a lot to do as well! In my clinical placement I have had many chances to step up and be a leader. According to NCTCS standard one, teachers demonstrate leadership, I have shown I can be a leader! Between having the students on my own in class for a certain period of time, to helping the substitute throughout the day, to field trips, and lunch bunch I have shown I can be a teacher leader.

Outside of class, I have researched GRASPS and SAMR a lot this month. GRASPS is where there is a goal, a reason, an audience, a situation, a product, and a standard to meet this. I have grown to love GRASPS for my classroom because it is more of a hands on learning experience for my future students. SAMR is all about integrating technology into lesson and how that technology is added. I think technology is an important part of lessons because there is so many wonderful things we can do with technology and it directly relates to students daily lives.

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