Student Teaching Week 9 Reflection

Week of Reflection: (list the date of the Friday for week just completed)
 

• Rate your overall experience of the week: 1-Very difficult | 5 – Great week

This week was a 2. I hate sounding negative but I just have to be honest this week! This week was hard.

Seven questions to end your week:

• Observe: What pleasant surprises / accomplishments did I achieve this week?

I am super excited to say that I just finished week 5 of full instruction! Officially halfway done!!!

• Reflect: What lessons did my work/experiences teach me that I will build upon next week?

I have learned this week that it is important to just pay attention. Pay attention to the little things that your kids say or do, their habits, etc. You never know when those little things will become the big things.

• Focus:  How are my short-term efforts and my long-term goals still aligned?

edTPA will be done as of tomorrow, thank goodness!

• Be Productive: What could I have spent more or less time doing?

I could have spent less time worrying about the future and more time taking care of myself, praying, and working on lesson plans.

• Have Courage:  How did apprehension and indecision impact what I did and didn’t do?

Apprehension and indecision is just not something I usually have so I never know how to answer this question!

• Begin Anew: What is the first logical step(s) for next week? What mental clutter can I clear?

Next week, I am SO EXCITED to start teaching weather-- beginning with The Water Cycle! I literally cannot wait! The rest of my student teaching experience I will be teaching science and I am on cloud 9. Science is more my thing.

Adapted from: Cernoff, M. (2013, August 7). 7 Questions to End Your Week With. . Retrieved July 21, 2014, from http://www.marcandangel.com/2013/08/08/7-questions-to-end-your-week-with/

• What were some data you analyzed this week and how did it help inform your instructional decisions?

I’m starting to notice and take note of data on everything-- without making the charts and all. Making all the charts so far has gotten me into the habit of finding whole-class patterns of learning and misconceptions.

• What is one piece of advice you can share with other student teachers?

Hang in there, y’all!

NC Teacher Candidate Standards (be sure to reference activities from your lesson plans to solidify your answer)

• Pick an element from standard one of the evaluation tool and explain some activities/strategies you implemented this week to increase your rating for the element.

Standard 1: "Teachers advocate for schools and students." This week, with all the stuff coming out about “MoMo,” my kids were coming in talking about how they had seen it and how scary it was. I went ahead and told them absolutely no getting on anything at school that's not a school subscription, because since the beginning of the year, they've been allowed to get on YouTube during indoor recess. I carried this a step further by typing up a professional email with my C.E. letting the county technology coordinator know about all this, and seeing if we can get it blocked from our kids even having access to it at school.

• Pick an element from standard two of the evaluation tool and explain some activities/strategies you implemented this week to increase your rating for the element.

Standard 2: "Teachers adapt their teaching for the benefit of students with special needs." The longer I’m in the classroom, the more I learn about differentiation. The most challenging part to me is that it doesn’t matter how much you plan to differentiate-- differentiation is one of those things that you have to kind of assess how the child/children are doing on that particular day and adjust accordingly. If it’s been an awesome day of hard work, challenge that child! If you can tell they are a little emotional and not feeling their best, give them more support.

• Pick an element from standard three of the evaluation tool and explain some activities/strategies you implemented this week to increase your rating for the element.

Standard 3: "Teachers recognize the interconnectedness of content areas/disciplines." I have noticed that I am starting to integrate all content areas all the time, almost subconsciously. I have also noticed that when I do this, my students are more engaged and I am having more fun teaching the material, so it’s a win-win.

• Pick an element from standard four of the evaluation tool and explain some activities/strategies you implemented this week to increase your rating for the element.

Standard 4: "Teachers know the ways in which learning takes place, and they know the appropriate levels of intellectual, physical, social, and emotional development of their students." This one was so hard for me to even wrap my mind around-- I think because it’s been a long time since I’ve been in elementary school and I am not a mother yet. I can’t tell when a child has a fever like my C.E. can, or when they are just tired or something like that. However, the longer I’m in the classroom, the more I am learning about how to notice these things!

• Pick an element from standard five of the evaluation tool and explain some activities/strategies you implemented this week to increase your rating for the element.

Standard 5: "Teachers function effectively in a complex, dynamic environment." This week, honestly, this has been what it’s all about for me. This being the last week to work on edTPA, but still having real students to teach, lesson plans to write, etc. it’s just been hard. But we are getting through it!

Other:

• What components of your portfolio have you started to complete?

edTPA is all I have had time for this week.

• What support does your clinical educator need from your university supervisor?

N/A

• What support do you need from your university supervisor?

I would like to talk soon about classroom management help and support, please!

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Student Teaching Week 8 Reflection

February 22, 2019

• Rate your overall experience of the week: 1-Very difficult | 5 – Great week

This week was a 4. Balancing edTPA with lesson plans and everything going on sometimes felt impossible, but I finally feel like I am starting to figure some things out!

Seven questions to end your week:

• Observe: What pleasant surprises / accomplishments did I achieve this week?

This week I was happy to accomplish week 4 of full time student teaching-- which means after next week, I will officially be halfway done. I can’t believe how fast it’s flying by!

• Reflect: What lessons did my work/experiences teach me that I will build upon next week?

This week I learned the importance of structure and routine in kids’ lives. The more structure they have, the better they seem to do.

• Focus:  How are my short-term efforts and my long-term goals still aligned?

I added a ton of evidence to my NCTCS notebook this week. I attended a vertical alignment staff meeting (for 2nd-4th grade in the county) on Wednesday as well, so I am learning things that will help me with my short term goals, which will in turn help me reach my long term goals.

• Be Productive: What could I have spent more or less time doing?

I could have spent more time giving myself brain breaks from edTPA. I noticed that I started to overthink everything and second-guess myself, so I finally just had to step away from it for a while before I messed everything up.

• Have Courage:  How did apprehension and indecision impact what I did and didn’t do?

N/A this week.

• Begin Anew: What is the first logical step(s) for next week? What mental clutter can I clear?

To get my edTPA DONE.

Adapted from: Cernoff, M. (2013, August 7). 7 Questions to End Your Week With. . Retrieved July 21, 2014, from http://www.marcandangel.com/2013/08/08/7-questions-to-end-your-week-with/

• What were some data you analyzed this week and how did it help inform your instructional decisions?

edTPA data overload this week! Finally finishing up the data part this week.

• What is one piece of advice you can share with other student teachers?

Don’t feel bad for taking care of yourself and giving yourself breaks every once in a while. Don’t be too hard on yourself.

NC Teacher Candidate Standards (be sure to reference activities from your lesson plans to solidify your answer)

• Pick an element from standard one of the evaluation tool and explain some activities/strategies you implemented this week to increase your rating for the element.

Standard 1a, “Teachers lead in their classrooms.” This week, we adopted a Growth Mindset in our classroom. We had a talk about being more positive, and put anchor charts up in the class to refer the kids to when they have an anger outburst or throw things because they get a math problem wrong. It’s going to take a while for them to get used to it, but I think it will work wonders in the upcoming weeks.

• Pick an element from standard two of the evaluation tool and explain some activities/strategies you implemented this week to increase your rating for the element.

Standard 2b, “Teachers embrace diversity in the school and in the world.” This week finishing up on biographies, I made sure to include a selection of biographies that was very diverse. We read biographies on both men and women, of all different times and eras in history, who were from various backgrounds and cultures. I feel like the kids really learned a lot and enjoyed reading about people from different cultures.

• Pick an element from standard three of the evaluation tool and explain some activities/strategies you implemented this week to increase your rating for the element.

Standard 3c, “Teachers recognize the interconnectedness of content areas and/disciplines.” This week, I integrated some Global Awareness in my classroom. We read a biography on Amelia Earhart, and talked about how she disappeared and there are several theories on why. I pulled up a news article where they think they found her remains on a Pacific Island, and some theories of what happened to her (like she was captured, or she just ran out of food, etc.) I have never seen the kids so interested in anyone’s biography besides hers!

• Pick an element from standard four of the evaluation tool and explain some activities/strategies you implemented this week to increase your rating for the element.

Standard 4h, “Teachers use a variety of methods to assess what each student has learned.” This week, I analyzed my edTPA data, found a pattern of learning, and was able to draw conclusions for next steps. I am getting better at the data thing.

• Pick an element from standard five of the evaluation tool and explain some activities/strategies you implemented this week to increase your rating for the element.

Standard 5b, “Teachers link professional growth to their professional goals.” This week, I attended a county office meeting on vertical alignment with all the 2nd-4th grade teachers in the whole county. We talked about data driven instruction, potential new math and reading programs, and reading interventions.

Other:

• What components of your portfolio have you started to complete?

I’m working on my portfolio video, behavior plan data collection, and mostly my parent even coming up soon.

• What support does your clinical educator need from your university supervisor?

N/A

• What support do you need from your university supervisor?

N/A

Student Teaching Week 7 Reflection

Thursday, February 14, 2019

Week of Reflection: (list the date of the Friday for week just completed)

• Rate your overall experience of the week: 1-Very difficult | 5 – Great week

This week was a 4. It was a good week.

Seven questions to end your week:

• Observe: What pleasant surprises / accomplishments did I achieve this week?

I had my second visit from my supervisor, and it was a surprise visit! It went well. This time, Dr. Parker got a much better idea of how a normal day looks in my classroom. The kid’ behavior was not bad, but they didn’t try to be on their best and perfect behavior because we had a visitor in the room. They were how they always are, and he got to see how I handle the situations that arise in my classroom.

• Reflect: What lessons did my work/experiences teach me that I will build upon next week?

This week I felt like I got my “why” back. I had almost gotten bogged down in edTPA and lesson plans and hard work that I forgot for a second why I was even doing this. This week, I was able to get my “why” back and feel like I was actually making a difference in these kids’ lives. I am overwhelmed (in a good way) at the support I have at this school from my C.E., the other teachers, the school nurse, and my principal. I love these people!

• Focus:  How are my short-term efforts and my long-term goals still aligned?

This week I spoke with Title I again about my parent event, and they have decided that they are going to join their parent event with mine, I think so that we can combine the funding and it’ll go farther. Either way, I’m so excited!

• Be Productive: What could I have spent more or less time doing?

I could have spent more time on Task 2. It’s been a week FULL of lesson plans, post observation reflection, Task 2, rethinking through Task 4, etc.

• Have Courage:  How did apprehension and indecision impact what I did and didn’t do?

I finally got a grasp on how much apprehension I have in every day student teaching life, and I’ve learned to start letting go of this. It was simple things like, “should I send a kid to the nurse for this? Should I send a kid to the guidance counselor for this? Should I have a kid clip down for this?” I’ve started to live by going with my gut. If there’s even a question of whether or not a kid might need to go to the nurse or guidance counselor, I don’t think it hurts to send them. I’d rather be safe than sorry!

• Begin Anew: What is the first logical step(s) for next week? What mental clutter can I clear?

To start writing my Task 3!

Adapted from: Cernoff, M. (2013, August 7). 7 Questions to End Your Week With. . Retrieved July 21, 2014, from http://www.marcandangel.com/2013/08/08/7-questions-to-end-your-week-with/

• What were some data you analyzed this week and how did it help inform your instructional decisions?

When starting to go through my Task 4 data, I realized that I didn’t have enough to write my commentary about. So, I decided to completely start Task 4 over again and teach on a different topic. I think it’ll be so much better this time! I’m counting my other one as a practice run.

• What is one piece of advice you can share with other student teachers?

Don’t forget why you worked so hard to get to this point! Don’t forget to joke around with your kids sometimes, make them laugh and smile whenever you can, and encourage them when you see them having a hard time. It makes the job so much easier and rewarding when you stay focused and remember your “why!”

NC Teacher Candidate Standards (be sure to reference activities from your lesson plans to solidify your answer)

• Pick an element from standard one of the evaluation tool and explain some activities/strategies you implemented this week to increase your rating for the element.

1. d. “Teachers advocate for schools and students.” This week I realized that just by sending a kid to the nurse or guidance counselor, it may seem small, but you can intervene in a big way. Use your resources at your school!

• Pick an element from standard two of the evaluation tool and explain some activities/strategies you implemented this week to increase your rating for the element.

2.a. “Teachers provide an environment in which each child has a positive, nurturing relationship with caring adults.” Yesterday, one of my kids was so worried about not having enough time to make a box to put their Valentine’s in for the party today. I came home yesterday and made one just in case they didn’t have one. I decorated it with all kinds of things that I used last year when I decorated my dorm door for Valentine’s. This student came to school without one, saying they were too busy to make one last night because they were working so hard on their homework. I handed them the Valentine’s box and I have never seen such a big smile! Best day ever💖

• Pick an element from standard three of the evaluation tool and explain some activities/strategies you implemented this week to increase your rating for the element.

3.c. “Teachers recognize the interconnectedness of content areas/disciplines.” This week, I have noticed more and more that I am integrating, and sometimes I don’t even mean to. It’s like second nature! I have been integrating reading and math a lot. I’ve also had them thinking critically and doing creative writing!

• Pick an element from standard four of the evaluation tool and explain some activities/strategies you implemented this week to increase your rating for the element.

4.a. “Teachers know the ways in which learning takes place, and they know the appropriate levels of intellectual, physical, social, and emotional development of their students.” I expected a lot out of my kids last week when I taught my edTPA. I gave them a lot of work and I just set the bar really high for them. So this week, for celebrating the 100th day of school and Valentine’s Day, we just had a ton of fun together! We write about what we would look like when we are 100 years old and glued pictures on the paper that we took using an app that ages you to look 100. Then, we wrote about what we would buy with $100. To give us an idea of what kinds of things cost $100, we played 2nd grade “The Price is Right.” We had a Valentine’s party today, and make Valentine’s for friends and family while listening to music. I think it’s so important that these kids are just able to have fun and relax sometimes! After all, they’re only 7 years old.

• Pick an element from standard five of the evaluation tool and explain some activities/strategies you implemented this week to increase your rating for the element.

5.a. “Teachers analyze student learning.” This week, I noticed that with 3-digit addition, my kids were trying to regroup from the ones to the hundreds place, and they were skipping regrouping in the tens place altogether. I saw this by grading papers, and I had to help them in their guided math groups with this. This is just a real-life and simple example of the assess--teach--plan--assess cycle!

Other:

• What components of your portfolio have you started to complete?

I took a lot more videos and pictures this week for my portfolio video, with this being the week we celebrated the 100th day of school and Valentine’s Day. I’m moving towards my parent event and moving ahead with my behavior plan.

• What support does your clinical educator need from your university supervisor?

N/A

• What support do you need from your university supervisor?

N/A

Student Teaching Week 6 Reflection

February 8, 2019

• Rate your overall experience of the week: 1-Very difficult | 5 – Great week

I would rate this week a 5! I taught my edTPA, and that went well. I’ve been getting a lot of compliments from other teachers, saying that my C.E. has been bragging on me to them! She is so sweet. I love this school. I feel comfortable in my own skin. I feel confident. I pray that I get a job there!!

Seven questions to end your week:

• Observe: What pleasant surprises / accomplishments did I achieve this week?

I felt so accomplished teaching my edTPA this week. It’s like a burden has been lifted!

• Reflect: What lessons did my work/experiences teach me that I will build upon next week?

I just learned the importance on staying on top of everything and not letting myself get behind. It helps to not put off anything and get as much done as you can while you can.

• Focus:  How are my short-term efforts and my long-term goals still aligned?

We set a date for my parent event this week and started planning!! It will be Wednesday, March 20th from 7:30-8. It is dinosaur themed, and it’s about choosing a book that is just right for you. I’m so excited-- we have lots of cute ideas for food and decorations.

• Be Productive: What could I have spent more or less time doing?

I could have spent more time at school in the afternoons printing the things I needed to print. Now I know and can plan accordingly.

• Have Courage:  How did apprehension and indecision impact what I did and didn’t do?

Don’t really have anything for this one this week!

• Begin Anew: What is the first logical step(s) for next week? What mental clutter can I clear?

To begin writing my Task 2 commentary! I could really start working on my Task 3 commentary too.

Adapted from: Cernoff, M. (2013, August 7). 7 Questions to End Your Week With. . Retrieved July 21, 2014, from http://www.marcandangel.com/2013/08/08/7-questions-to-end-your-week-with/

• What were some data you analyzed this week and how did it help inform your instructional decisions?

Lots of conversation formative assessment data, as usual. This is in every content area, every day. I always look at the data from my math and phonics work samples. I am starting to see more and more how speech impediments are affecting my kids’ writing and spelling! They could not tell me many words that begin with blends dr- and dw- because a lot of my kids can’t say their “r’s” and the blends sound the same to them. I honestly just think this is developmental and that they’ll grow out of it.

• What is one piece of advice you can share with other student teachers?

Stay on top of grading papers! I ended up with a mountain of papers on my desk and my C.E. went through them with me, laughing about how fast they accumulate and how amazed I was about it!

NC Teacher Candidate Standards (be sure to reference activities from your lesson plans to solidify your answer)
Pick an element from standard one of the evaluation tool and explain some activities/strategies you implemented this week to increase your rating for the element.
1. d. Teachers advocate for schools and students. This week I planned my parent event! I will be advocating for my students and for the school by promoting literacy and directly aligning this to the SIP!
Pick an element from standard two of the evaluation tool and explain some activities/strategies you implemented this week to increase your rating for the element.
2. c. Teachers treat students as individuals. This week, I have really practiced taking differentiation to the next level. I have been giving out various assignments that are altered/modified for my students’ needs. It’s been a lot of paper and a lot going on at once, but my students are happier and not as bored/frustrated.
Pick an element from standard three of the evaluation tool and explain some activities/strategies you implemented this week to increase your rating for the element.
3. a. Teachers align their instruction with the NCSCOS. This week I taught my edTPA and I carefully made sure everything was aligned and everything to the NCSCOS.
Pick an element from standard four of the evaluation tool and explain some activities/strategies you implemented this week to increase your rating for the element.
4. b. Teachers plan instruction appropriate for their students. This week, I took a rubric and I made it into a smiley-face checkbric that was more developmentally appropriate.
Pick an element from standard five of the evaluation tool and explain some activities/strategies you implemented this week to increase your rating for the element.
5. a. Teachers analyze student learning. This week I analyzed my students’ learning from my edTPA segment. I truly think they learned and are able to use the essential literacy strategy.

Other:

• What components of your portfolio have you started to complete?

Taking pics and video footage for the portfolio video.
Behavior plans.
Positive parent contacts.

• What support does your clinical educator need from your university supervisor?

N/A

• What support do you need from your university supervisor?

N/A

Student Teaching Week 5 Reflection

February 1, 2019

Week of Reflection: (list the date of the Friday for week just completed)
 

• Rate your overall experience of the week: 1-Very difficult | 5 – Great week

      This week was a 4 for week 1 of student teaching. I can’t complain-- Monday was my first observation and it went well!! The only thing that I can say affected my teaching performance this week was that we had a death in the family and it kind of threw me for a loop. I was staying up late at night to finish lesson plans so that I could go home and be with family, so this week I was a little tired and not my normal happy self. It’s all good though-- next week I’ll come back prepared and ready for a fresh start.

Seven questions to end your week:

• Observe: What pleasant surprises / accomplishments did I achieve this week?

This week I had my first observation, and I was really happy with how it went! My kids were behaving pretty well, my lesson with activity went well, and I was overall just happy with how it went.

• Reflect: What lessons did my work/experiences teach me that I will build upon next week?

This week I really learned that even when life gets a little crazy, it still goes on. There are still lesson plans to write and a class to teach even though I was going home to eat and spend time with grieving family. It was good to experience this now with a C.E. in the classroom with me to help me make instructional decisions, rather than me being by myself.

• Focus:  How are my short-term efforts and my long-term goals still aligned?

I am planning on meeting with Title I teachers next week to start planning my parent event, since this will take place in mid March. This is a part of my PDP and I’m so excited!

• Be Productive: What could I have spent more or less time doing?

I’m not going to lie, this week I didn’t feel like doing anything and although I got all my stuff done and everything went fine, I still lacked in motivation. It was just a challenging week and I could have spent more time prepping for teaching for next week. The main thing is that it’s all fine now.

• Have Courage:  How did apprehension and indecision impact what I did and didn’t do?

This week I was really afraid I was going to have to miss school for a funeral, and I was in a scramble. My C.E. and I were trying to figure out what we would do if I was out for a day, and I was panicking at the thought of missing a day during the first week of student teaching. It all worked out, and I didn’t have to miss a day. My C.E. was so sweet and supportive, and told me that she would just follow my lesson plans on the day I was out so that we could stay on track. Thankfully we didn’t have to do that, but she’s so great about everything!

• Begin Anew: What is the first logical step(s) for next week? What mental clutter can I clear?

Next week is edTPA week for me. Task 1 and re-engagement lesson for Task 4. After I just teach these, it will clear so much mental clutter for me!

Adapted from: Cernoff, M. (2013, August 7). 7 Questions to End Your Week With. . Retrieved July 21, 2014, from http://www.marcandangel.com/2013/08/08/7-questions-to-end-your-week-with/

• What were some data you analyzed this week and how did it help inform your instructional decisions?

This week I noticed my kids were so bored with what we were doing in math, based on formative assessment data. My C.E. and I decided to move my lesson plans up a day, and then on friday, have a review day. This worked out well, because they needed to be challenged more!

• What is one piece of advice you can share with other student teachers?

Don’t forget to breathe and take care of yourself. Take your vitamins, go to bed at a decent time, drink water throughout the day, and take it one day at a time. Don’t expect yourself to be like a teacher that’s been teaching for 10 years during the first 2 weeks of student teaching!

NC Teacher Candidate Standards (be sure to reference activities from your lesson plans to solidify your answer)

• Pick an element from standard one of the evaluation tool and explain some activities/strategies you implemented this week to increase your rating for the element.

1. a. Teachers lead in their classrooms. This week in my placement I took over full time! I am learning how to be a teacher leader all day every day.

• Pick an element from standard two of the evaluation tool and explain some activities/strategies you implemented this week to increase your rating for the element.

Teachers treat students as individuals. This week I have really tried to start differentiating even more. We started my student with an IEP on a behavior plan, due to adding a functional goal to his IEP recently. He is like a different child, but they also increased his meds. It’s amazing!

• Pick an element from standard three of the evaluation tool and explain some activities/strategies you implemented this week to increase your rating for the element.

3. c. Teachers recognize the interconnectedness of content areas/disciplines. This week we had a TON of integration. We learned about character traits, addition, and some blends, including bl-. We had a snack of blueberries in phonics for the bl- blend, read a book in math called A Fair Bear Share by Stuart J. Murphy about bears adding up ingredients for BLueberry Pie, and then talked about the character traits in the book!

• Pick an element from standard four of the evaluation tool and explain some activities/strategies you implemented this week to increase your rating for the element.

4. a. Teachers know the ways in which learning takes place, and they know the appropriate levels of intellectual, physical, social, and emotional development of their students. This week in my placement, the kids were getting frustrated with one of their assignments in groups. The kids that is the best at math in my class was even confused. So we stopped and did something else, we went over the material and reviewed the rest of the week, and then we revisited the activity and it was much easier for them.

• Pick an element from standard five of the evaluation tool and explain some activities/strategies you implemented this week to increase your rating for the element.

5. b. Teachers link professional growth to their professional goals. This week I wrote and got started on my PDP. Next week I am going to meet with Title I to talk about my parent event!

Other:

• What components of your portfolio have you started to complete?

My PDP-- parent event planning is beginning.

• What support does your clinical educator need from your university supervisor?

None that I know of!

• What support do you need from your university supervisor?

None that I know of!