My first couple weeks went very well. I was surprised by the amount of work my CT allowed me and my partner to do so far. I get to do the morning meeting every-other day, have completed a read-aloud, and work with students individually on a daily basis. She has particularly done a good job of introducing new classroom management skills and explaining various organizational items around the classroom. I have been able to apply a lot of what I've learned in Block 1 so far, which has been extremely useful. Specifically, when I work with rhyming we do a lot of various exercies to help the students recognize phonemes.
My question is: Are you doing enough in the classroom to best prepare yourself for becoming a teacher? What is one thing that you get to do that solidifies that?
I was also surprised with the amount of activities I was involved with during the first two weeks. My partner and I were given groups of students to work on math and reading lessons with, which was really nice to experience right away. I think having us involved so early has helped the students understand that we should be respected on the same level as the teacher and that we are there to do more than just observe. My partner and I will be doing a morning meeting together, which I'm looking forward to, just so that I can apply what I have learned so far in Block 1 to real life. I think that so far I am doing a variety of things that will help prepare me to become a teacher. This experience so far has allowed me to ask questions regarding classroom practices and see a variety of approaches regarding instruction. Working one on one with the students is helping me vary my approaches when helping different students.
ReplyDeleteI also have been able to do a lot in the classroom, it really makes me feel like it is where I belong! Classroom management was always my greatest fear for a classroom, but with this experience I have learned to succeed in it. I feel like the students are starting to see me as a type of teacher, which really warms my heart. I think it is important to know what works for which students and adjust lessons based upon that. I get to be in charge of stations, and not every student learns the same. It is important to keep control while teaching them!
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