Student Teaching

Week 3

I would rate this week a 4. I had a great time teaching partially for 3 hours a day this week. Everything went very well, I am just still getting used to writing lesson plans outside of school when I'm so tired!
Observe
I was surprised how well my lessons went this week! Whenever someone is student teaching for the first time in a new class it's easy to not listen to the student teacher, but I did well with behavior and all students got their work done! Centers went smoothly and I was able to conference with every child once every single day.
Reflect
I did well on my lessons, but I could be more prepared with what exactly I want to say. My county uses Lucy Calkins, which is scripted, which is hard to memorize.
Focus
Short term I have been become so much more confident in my skills as a teacher, which ties directly into giving me the confidence I need for my long term goal in knowing I belong here as a teacher.
Be Productive
I could have spent more time being strict on time management and less time looking for work for students to do. I will not have this problem next week because I will already have my lesson plans, but when I had the sub plans I was unsure of what exactly the students were supposed to be doing to be learning more to gain knowledge instead of wasting a day.
Have Courage
While I was teaching my first lesson on Monday, many faculty members came in and watched me teach, including the principal and vice principal. I was nervous at first because I know that student teaching is like a long interview process, but I think I did well. I had many fears that I could not get to the students, but they always listened to me and stayed on task.
Begin Anew
The first logical steps for next week is to use MLK day to get a head start on my lessons so I can then get more work done on my portfolio.
I analyzed all data from every single lesson I taught. Some students just need help focusing and writing the same thing I have written on the board, other students need help sounding out word chunks, and the higher students need more practice with conjunctions. I would advise other student teachers to be organized and have things printed so that everything they need is easily accessible.
NCTCS
Standard 1 I was able to lead in my classroom during my lessons.
Standard 2 I was able to adapt needs for my students by changing the lessons I had written and pulled small interventions for what I saw students struggling in.
Standard 3 I aligned all lessons with the NCSCOS
Standard 4 I was able to use technology to show educational videos, projected guided worksheets, and used a timer to keep students on task when they were supposed to be doing different tasks.
Standard 5 I analyzed all student learning for every lesson I taught.
I have started to complete my global awareness and showcase what I believe that is in my educational philosophy. I nor my CE need any support.
Thank you for reading!
Have a wonderful week!