This has been such an exciting week in EDUC 250. We finally got to observe an elementary school class, and it did nothing less that meet my expectations. I was so excited to visit and finally see how my future will look like. From visiting the middle school last week, I thought about switching, but the visit on Wednesday assured me that for sure elementary education is the way to go.
As I observed a 5th grade class, the teaching expectations were underwhelming. From lessons taught in EDUC 250, we as future teachers know how to act professional and work with students in the classroom. From my observation, the teacher in my classroom was not meeting these expectations. This teacher was not connecting with students, but instead on their cell phone, and iPad, other than personally working with students and helping them learn.
The lesson was taught on body systems in science. When referring to the NCTCS, standard 1 was not meeting the expectations I would have in my classroom. This teacher didn't seem enthusiastic to be working, and did not show leadership roles in the least. I hate being critical, but I want to be able to teach and be the best I can for students, and sometimes seeing the negative will motivate you to be the best you can for your future students. In the few years when I have my own classroom, I want it to be a fun, safe, learning environment that everyone can feel like they can be apart of. I have to show my sense of leadership, because without that, no students will be able to learn to their full potential.
This week has been such a great experience for all of our elementary education majors. I feel as if we have all found our home! I look forward to observing high school next week, and seeing how we discuss our visit and experience in school on Monday.
Wednesday, September 27, 2017
Monday, September 18, 2017
Another Week Down!
This has been such a great week for learning about philosophies, watching a fellow peer preform a lesson, and participating in a communication exercise. The main focus of this week was our paper on our personal philosophies. My personal philosophy is that learning is a building process. Without learning basic skills and tools, we wouldn't be able to comprehend information as we grow in our educational careers.
In our class today, we watched Ariel Campbell, an upper level EDUC student teach a lesson at the kindergarten level. We used a six point lesson plan to give her feedback on her lesson. As we grow deeper into our EDUC 250 course, we always refer back to our lesson plan, as it is the core for our future teaching. Another thing we did today was a communication exercise with partners. One partner was given a design and the other a blank sheet of paper. Our goal was to communicate and replicate the picture using only descriptive words.
Referring to my original philosophy that learning is a building process, the communication exercise is something that I will use in my future classroom. This is a great exercise that students can use to build communication and leadership skills. I'm looking forward to visiting the elementary school this coming week and seeing how the things we learn in class translate to the classroom.
In our class today, we watched Ariel Campbell, an upper level EDUC student teach a lesson at the kindergarten level. We used a six point lesson plan to give her feedback on her lesson. As we grow deeper into our EDUC 250 course, we always refer back to our lesson plan, as it is the core for our future teaching. Another thing we did today was a communication exercise with partners. One partner was given a design and the other a blank sheet of paper. Our goal was to communicate and replicate the picture using only descriptive words.
Referring to my original philosophy that learning is a building process, the communication exercise is something that I will use in my future classroom. This is a great exercise that students can use to build communication and leadership skills. I'm looking forward to visiting the elementary school this coming week and seeing how the things we learn in class translate to the classroom.
Tuesday, September 12, 2017
We survived another week!
Another week of EDUC 250 has passed, and all of us are holding on! Our teacher orientation was a huge day for us this week. All EDUC 250 students spent our Saturday learning about our future careers, as well as watching our fellow peers teach. It was a great way to learn about our next few years as education students. This week, our classroom time was spent making an infomercials on our philosophies. My partner and I chose perennialism, and we used the maker space to create a fun video to explain what this philosophy is. This is a great tool to use, and I will for sure use something similar in my future classroom if all the tools are available.
We continue to use our 6-point lesson plan, and unpack a standard to get more specific in our teaching. As our discussions in class continue, we are learning ways to improve to better our future students. On Saturday, we observed students who were assigned a standard, then has to teach it. The EDUC 250 students as observers used the lesson plan to provide feedback. It's exciting to know that next semester we will be doing the same thing. I look forward to next week, can't wait to see what's in store!
Tuesday, September 5, 2017
Surviving the Second Week
We made it through the second week of EDUC 250! During these two class periods, we were involved in the walking classroom, many discussions, and learning about the six-point lesson plan. Now that we are getting more in depth about our futures in teaching, the more excited I am to learn about the things that will hopefully make me a great teacher.
The KUD method was an important thing that stood out to me this week. Using the know, understand, and do method will allow students to fully grasp the information being taught, and give feedback to teachers to alter lessons and their way of teaching if needed. Learning this method, as well as other information taught to us this week will be crucial to out future classrooms. As taught later in the week, the six-point lesson plan is a VERY valuable tool that we as teachers (and education students) will become best friends with. This plan includes gathering previous knowledge from students, and creating a plan to prepare them for a lesson while making connections from what they already know, then how they will relate it to their future.
When thinking into my future, there are already things I have learned in EDUC 250 that I will for sure use in my future classroom. As Dr. Parker told us, we retain information better when movement is involved. The walking classroom was a great way to involve movement and a lesson. Relating to the NCSCOS standard 4, teachers must facilitate learning for their students. As a teacher, you can't just sit down and teach a lesson while students are sitting at their desks. Each student has a different way of learning, and a teachers job is to teach in variety to cater to each students needs.
This second week of class has impacted my viewpoints of teaching tremendously. I am becoming more aware of the work and how to plan my lessons and connect them to things we have learned in the previous week. It is also so great to see my fellow classmates become so connected to what we are learning as well. We are all extremely excited to grow in our future careers as teachers and can't wait to see where the future takes us!
The KUD method was an important thing that stood out to me this week. Using the know, understand, and do method will allow students to fully grasp the information being taught, and give feedback to teachers to alter lessons and their way of teaching if needed. Learning this method, as well as other information taught to us this week will be crucial to out future classrooms. As taught later in the week, the six-point lesson plan is a VERY valuable tool that we as teachers (and education students) will become best friends with. This plan includes gathering previous knowledge from students, and creating a plan to prepare them for a lesson while making connections from what they already know, then how they will relate it to their future.
When thinking into my future, there are already things I have learned in EDUC 250 that I will for sure use in my future classroom. As Dr. Parker told us, we retain information better when movement is involved. The walking classroom was a great way to involve movement and a lesson. Relating to the NCSCOS standard 4, teachers must facilitate learning for their students. As a teacher, you can't just sit down and teach a lesson while students are sitting at their desks. Each student has a different way of learning, and a teachers job is to teach in variety to cater to each students needs.
This second week of class has impacted my viewpoints of teaching tremendously. I am becoming more aware of the work and how to plan my lessons and connect them to things we have learned in the previous week. It is also so great to see my fellow classmates become so connected to what we are learning as well. We are all extremely excited to grow in our future careers as teachers and can't wait to see where the future takes us!
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