Blog One

So far my field experience has been equally busy as insightful. My CT never let's a moment go by where she isn't working with students. This has been inspiring to watch, but I'm lucky if I share more than a few sentences with her a day! My CT was gone for the first month and a half of school this year, so she is still transitioning the class from the substitutes framework to hers. Because of this my class also has no students who are in the sped. program.

I've noticed that my CT has many effective methods of classroom management in place in our classroom, and many of these have become second nature for me to use. One of my favorites has been telling the students to show me five. The students raise their hands to show that they have their:

1. Eyes on the speaker

2. Mouth quiet
3. Body facing the speaker

4. Hands still

5. Ears listening

This has been a very effective way to keep students listening and reminds them of how to be good listeners!

 

So far in my classroom the main focus of my time has been working on anti-bullying t-shirts. Although I wish I had more days working with the whole class to share about, I feel this project has given me a very valuable lesson. Class projects may require large amounts of time and also require commitment! I will be very scrutinous in my own classroom with which projects I take on!

Overall I am thoroughly enjoying my field experience and it is the highlight of every day! I hope that all of you are having an equally joyful time!