Student Teaching

Week 13

My tenth full week of student teaching is officially over! It is a bittersweet day. My CE and I explained this to the students and they got very upset unfortunately. I'm going to rate this week at a 5 because I signed an early contract with my school system today!
Observe
What a week it has been! This week my students presented a diversity project to the rest of the class so we could all learn about our differences and they did very well. I was glad we got to learn a little more about one another.
Reflect
I learned that while doing a hands-on experiment is intriguing to the students, I need to have every management procedure planned and thought out so nothing gets hectic.
Focus
My goals are aligned by gaining confidence in what I'm doing. It feels great to know that my students love and appreciate me. Also, knowing that the county wants me to be a teacher with them makes me feel great!
Be Productive
I could have spent a whole lot of more time studying for my general curriculum math test for tomorrow. Wish me luck!
Have Courage
Indecision impacted me during lessons because I wasn't sure how to handle my time with not having any specials this week. I thought I had more time to get things done, like the diversity project and planting seeds, but I did not have as much time as I thought I did.
Begin Anew
Next week I'm going to plug in my data from my 10 weeks of student teaching!
This week report cards went home, so we tested all the students to find their new reading levels and they are doing great! I moved some intervention groups based on this and some center groups as well.
Other student teachers: Be confident in what you do! We've had a great education and are further along than others!
NCTCS
1a I demonstrated leadership this week by helping save a student's life! This student had a severe allergic reaction. I caught the reaction, and my CE took the student to the office where an ambulance was called and an epipen shot was given because their throat started to close up. The parents thanked us for helping the student. I'm so thankful to have caught it before it was too late!
2a I had a heart to heart with two of my students that have been having a difficult week. I talked with one student for about 10 minutes while the others were on the computers and it really made a difference in the way they acted the rest of the week.
3c I integrated writing, global awareness/diversity, and speaking all in one to learn about one another!
4e The technology specialist came into my classroom to help teach the students about this app called ShadowPuppet. I learned about the app and collaborated with the specialist to make up a plan for that hour
5c I have adapted the way I teach throughout this experience by keeping to a schedule, but changing up the way I teach the lessons to get the students more engaged. Based on their scores, they have been learning well!
I have completed a review of my resume. No questions at this time.
Thank you and have a wonderful week!