Sorry for the late post, I am still sick, it has been 2 weeks. Ugh
I don't have a lot of information to share this week since I missed Field Experience on Monday because of the snow and on Tuesday because it was a 2 hour late start and my car was snowed in since the parking lot of my apartment had yet to be cleared out.
This week I did my FIRST read aloud, and I really felt like a teacher for the first time since we started. Up to this point I felt more like a Paraprofessional (I am not dogging on the profession, I was one for 3 years and loved it) or like a parent volunteer. Sure, I've lead some stations, but this read aloud was my chance to work with the whole class at the same time. My CT picked the book and told me that it was a long, informational text, she also said she'd like me to discuss some of the vocabulary words in the story. I did just that and it took me 30 minutes to complete the lesson. When my CT talked to me afterwards, she told me I went too long... despite it being a book she knew was long, and I taught vocabulary as instructed. Now, had I just read the book and taken 20 minutes, it would have been too short of a lesson, and without the vocabulary it would be almost pointless to read the story... it seems like I was set to fail from the get go. But I got good marks on my evaluation sheet, and I think I did well with classroom management. And if the worst thing my CT said was that I went over time, then I don't have much to worry about.
This week we learned a fun game called Tapatan. It is very similar to Tic Tac Toe, but in Tapatan you are able to move your pieces around once you have three down, but you can only move in a straight line. I'm not so good at explaining it, but if anyone would like to learn I would be happy to show you in person sometime.
Something interesting that I want to share with you guys; when we had our regular classes I remember leaving school being dog tired, and craving a nap... does that make me sound old? Anyway, when I leave Field Experience I feel refreshed and energized, without the desire for a nap (even though I am sick). Anyone else notice a change in their energy levels? This could be positive or negative, I'm just curious :)
Until next week,
Jeff
First thing first, Jeff i hope you get better. Second off, I did my second ( but more like first because this was a book that was a part of a lesson) read aloud today. I was nervous. My teacher didn't give me much feed back besides that i did good but i felt like i messed up in the beginning while explaining what quotation marks were. I feel like i expanded on them a little to much but its ok its a lesson learned. Is that Tapatan game a method for the children to practice their math? The class i am doing my FE in has about 4 different games for "Math choice" time.
ReplyDeleteBtw, i feel refreshed and hungry after FE but around 1-2pm i have to take a nap or else i because an angry bear :)