It is sad to think that this is our last week in field
experience. I have learned that you do develop relationships with the
students very quickly and they aren't happy when we leave.
During this short amount of time I feel I have bonded with multiple
students. I feel a lot more confident in myself, when it comes to read
alouds and morning meetings. This experience has prepared me
for creating lesson plans for my own class, and I felt that I've
learned the most during math time. My partner and I got to explore new
ways to teach counting money this week. Also, I have seen some helpful
tools online that students can use to improve their reading and math
skills. The most common websites that our school uses are Star fall and
ABCya. Does anyone else feel more secure in their own teaching
skills, now that we have been in a classroom setting? What
specific programs have helped you achieve more knowledge in new teaching
methods?
I completely understand about growing as an individual. My CT has been helping me learn how to be more persistent with classroom management. She has this technique completely mastered, and she does it through the website Class Dojo. This is because I have noticed I tend to get frozen in the moment when I am not sure what to do. As I have talked out with her, this skill comes with experience and constant routine with the kids. It also comes with knowing how your kids are and choosing the right type of resource to do with them. That being said, I cannot wait for our future field experiences to come, so I can develop how to do this part of the job as flawlessly as her.
ReplyDeleteI really like that you talked about the helpful resources you came across. My CT hasn't really used any type of outside resources besides a couple of worksheets and notebook presentations from "explore." I also totally agree with how quickly I formed relationships with the students. I didn't really think I would as quick as I did, and leaving them the last day was so hard. I can't imagine having your own class for a year, and then having to see them move on.
ReplyDeleteTo your questions:
Yes, I feel so much more secure in my teaching skills after being in the classroom setting so long. My confidence with working with the students isn't even comparable to when I started. I am so thankful that we are required to do these experiences!