Overall Experience

I personally loved my experience in the classroom! The time spent in the classroom was a time that I really got to see what I learned in my classes and how they are applied in elementary classrooms. I feel like I was able to make more connections by going into the field, because I had background knowledge on majority of the things in the classroom.
Examples: Daily five: we talked about this in our literacy classes.
Interactive Whiteboard: I would have little knowledge how to work a interactive whiteboard without this IM class.
I felt like I was put in some situations that were outside my comfort zone, which challenged me daily. Playing the role of a teacher is way different than the role of a student learning to be a teacher.
Examples:
Read Alouds: We practiced these in class with peers, doing it in front of 20 first graders and keeping their attention is harder.
Leading Interactive Whiteboard: Making sure the student uses the interactive whiteboard correctly, and helping them when they need assistance.
Typing and using a computer: Assisting students with logging into accounts, or figuring out why headphones don't work.
There were a lot of times I could just spend time and talk with students, and times that I had to challenge myself. Overall I would rate this experience really well. I am excited to continue my time in my blocks and see what the future holds.