Domain 5 Methodology
Domain 7 Communication
Domain 6 Management of Time
I started teaching today. Something I’m going to have to be better about…not such long lessons! I didn’t get to grammar today; we were having too much fun with the other “stuff” we were learning. (aka, I spent too much time on spelling) That will definitely be an area I will grow in. Perhaps even an artifactJ!
Today held many good connections between my teacher and myself. Over the weekend she emailed me because she had been able to go over my plans, which she did like. She just had a few things to point out about the routine of the classroom. By the end of the weekend, I was feeling pretty guilty for having taken charge so quickly. I just get ideas and go with them, and I forget that this is still NOT MY classroom. But I think the emails helped us to communicate better (and for me to read her or at least try), and so today I was able to apologize, and she was understanding. We both just realized how to better communicate with one another concerning routine and ideas, etc (at least I hopeJ). She’s new at this, and I am too, so it was encouraging in that aspect.
It will be interesting to see how the kids adjust to going from me to her (during the day). I teach for 2 hours in the morning, and then she picks up with math. I noticed a little bit that she was trying to have control of them like I did…I didn’t allow for any of the chatter that hey usually exhibit. One way I keep them talking though, is that I have “30 seconds of talking” written on the board with numbers 1-10 under it. I have them turn to a partner and tell them what we just went over, what something means, etc for 30 seconds (total). This keeps them verbal but on task still.
It’s hard doing the stars (management) while teaching because right now, I don’t know the teams, and I’m only teaching for 2 hours. They have to get 50 by next Tuesday! The most a team has is 6J. At least I know this now!
The kids got right to work this morning…even before the bell rang. Right now, it is fun to have a young, new teacher, so it will be interesting to see if they start to get bored with me…I hope I can keep the learning atmosphere alive and thriving! We’ll see!!
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Olivia,
ReplyDeleteSounds just like a beginning teacher:). Time management is always one of the hardest areas to balance in the beginning. I'm glad to hear you were able to communicate some more with your teacher. I'm sure once you find a balance between what each of you are doing it will get even better.
I love your 30 sec. of talking that is just what I tell my students to do:). Glad to hear it was productive chatter.
Prof. Forshey
PS Evan is still sick:(. Fever won't go away. He's hoping to go on a fieldtrip tomorrow but it's not looking good. Keep praying!