Student Teaching

My time student teaching at Manteno Elementary School is almost over. It's been nothing but a great experience. I've improved my teaching abilities and have definitely improved many students abilities and knowledge. I've received many compliments from staff members throughout my 5 plus weeks here. Joining this staff come January is a true blessing and look forward to further my knowledge of teaching along aside of these wonderful people. My goal from last week was to make sure I prepare myself in numerous ways by updating documents and whatever else necessary to be fully prepared for my first parent teacher conferences. I feel as if I have met this requirement because I sat down with my cooperating teacher on these necessary updates to prepare not only me, but the both of us for these meetings. Classroom Confidential Chapter 7 reminded me of something I didn't value when I was growing up. I took it for granted. Chapter 7 talks about how traveling brings different ex...

This week was a great week. We did two different assessments on Tuesday and Wednesday. Learning how to grade and do these assessments is vital moving forward. My cooperating teacher was very helpful as this was my first time grading elementary students on a exceeds, meets, or approaching scale. The two assessments we did were on volleyball passing and performance within a volleyball match. Next week will also be doing our volleyball verbal assessment. My goal from last week was to set some parent teacher conferences meetings up with numerous parents. I have contacted and set a handle full of times to meet with parents during our parent teacher conference slots which will be happening a week from this upcoming Monday. My goal for this upcoming week is to update my students documents of the good things happening in class and the issues that are happening in class so I am prepared and organized for the parents who are attending parent teacher conferences. I think having documentation is v...

This week we started really getting into our volleyball unit. With the second grade we taught them different ways to throw the ball over the net which was a necessary skill for a game call Newcomb we played on Wednesday and Thursday. The students really like this game. It's a modified game of volleyball but you throw the ball 3 times on each side instead of bumping, setting, spiking, and serving. The third and forth grade we started off having them serve early in the week and work them into playing an actually volleyball game later in the week. As this can be the very first time the third grade has ever played in a volleyball match before it was vital to be extremely clear while instructing. I improved throughout numerous times of instructing the material. My goal was to write at least one lesson plan. I achieved this goal. My new goal set for next week is communicate with parents and schedule parent meetings for parent conferences which is coming up in two weeks. Classroom Confi...

Week eleven was another good one. We started a new unit; volleyball. Students were excited to get going with volleyball. Something I noticed and can be difficult is that 2nd grade does different lessons compared to 3rd and 4th grade. With that being said, I feel as if it is more difficult for me to get more comfortable teaching the material or lesson. My goal I set for this week was to teach more often rather than observing and contributing only a little bit. This week, I co-taught with my cooperating teacher. Co-teaching with my cooperating teacher is beneficial in many ways. I look forward to leading the class in the upcoming weeks. My goal for next week is to write my first lesson plans at this placement. Classroom Confidential My biggest takeaway from this chapter was communication to parents. I have some experience with communicating with parents over the last 4 year coaching baseball and basketball. There is definite need for improvement. I know with being a teacher, communic...