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time, but it will be the most affective in the classroom. The other things
to balance that Mrs. Newton talked about were balancing student
interests with their needs. This will be hard because some things that
they learn wont be very interesting, but it will be exciting to find how
to incorporate the two together. Another balance is structured skill
building and self-discovery. I love the idea of having a balance in the
classroom!
Classroom Management Video
There were a lot of interesting points and take aways from the
videos that we watched. Even though it was outdated, I still learned a
lot. There were a few things I wasnt sure if I agreed with, but I guess
thats what makes my classroom my own. I love when they talked
about how routines are good. The children should learn transition
routines at the beginning of the year. When they have a routine of
transition time then they arent sitting at their desk not knowing what
to do and wasting time. I noticed this in clinicals last semester in my
third grade class at Brookeville. The children automatically knew that
when they finished a worksheet or whatever task the teacher gave
them then they could sit quietly at their desk and read their free read
book. There wasnt loud talking or disruptive behavior, but rather the
children did exactly as the routine was implemented at the beginning
of the year. I loved that! Another point I really liked was how much it
talked about engaging the children within the learning. A child doesnt
learn by just being spoken at. They need to do it, hear it, see it, and all
sorts of different ways to engage them. I think I could use a little bit of
humor while teaching as well to help engage them in what I am saying.
Also, another thing I took away was getting to know the children
individually. Their home life, what they like to do, etc is very important
because when they feel valued, they will learn better. One thing in the
video I disagreed with a little was the children making the rules of the
classroom. I dont think thats a good way to establish authority within
the classroom. I think maybe creating our own goals or standards we
want to keep in the classroom is a good idea. However in terms of the
rules such as no talking while Im talking, etc should be implemented
by the teacher. Overall, the tidbits that this video gave me were very
helpful. I wrote down a lot of things I will use in the future!
Dr. Rogers
When Dr. Rogers asked us to write down characteristics of our
favorite teachers it truly made me sit back and think about how I
noticed so many details when I was a student. There are things that
my teacher probably didnt even know I noticed about her. This makes
me realize how important my disposition is within my teaching career. I
have to truly have good character at the root of who I am, and I cannot
fake it. I thought the three essential ingredients for being an effective
teacher was very interesting because they are going to take practice
except for dispositions. Significant knowledge base is something I am
me chills. We have to get to know our children and figure out why they
are struggling and learn about their situations. Luke could have gone to
special education when he didnt need it. He just needed to learn more
words, and he would soar. A teacher makes such a difference in lives. I
want to be the type of teacher to encourage creativity instead of
making assessment my focus. Mrs. Hannah talked about how
important this is for new teachers to remember when they pressure of
assessment comes. Assessment is very critical, but we shouldnt
practice just for the assessment. It should be seeing if they have
mastered the concepts or not. Our attitude of teaching has gotten
skewed. We need to be teaching understanding and not just
memorizing.
Dr. Bluiett
At first Dr. Bluiett asked us to write down what we already know
about assessment, and it really challenged me to dig into what I have
already learned so far in terms of assessment. I now know since just
this year that assessment can be used for learning or for a grade.
There are two different types, and that is very important. Assessing for
learning is for the teacher to figure out the best way to further teach
the students so that they understand the concepts. Assessing for a
grade is a final assessment after small learning assessments have
happened.
to work on the spelling stuff all week and then take the test on Friday.
This was a version of pre-testing to figure out what children are past
the knowledge of that group of spelling words or not. I love this! I will
definitely be doing more pre-testing than I thought I would be doing in
my classroom. She also talked a lot about giving choices within the
classroom. This is great advice because it caters to the different ways
children learn. Also, you are the authority of the classroom. This means
if a gifted student tries to go for the easier choice, then you have the
authority to ask them to try the harder route. I love the idea of the
children choosing what they like the most.
ELL Training
Last year I wrote a research paper on children learning English as
a second language within the classroom setting. A lot of what Lawrie
Valencia talked about lined up with my research, and I loved learning
even more on the topic. She talked about the stages of Second
Language Acquisition, which is a process that every child goes through
at a different rate. I didnt include these stages in my research, so it
was interesting to learn about them. The stages are the silent stage,
early production stage, speech emergence stage, intermediate fluency
stage, and advanced fluency stage. We dove into these stages and
came up with all different examples. Something I learned that Mrs.
Valencia mentioned was that ELL, EL, and ESL all mean the same thing.
The terms can be used interchangeably. I learned also that teachers
this in class, and I loved that Dr. Cheshire brought it up as well. Its so
important not to just focus on the evaluation part. We did an activity
where we split up to decide why, how, what, and when we assess. This
was interesting because it really got my brain working about
assessment. We assess because it shows where our class is at, to see
what the teacher can improve on, and to show parents and other
people proof of scores. We are assessing all the time all throughout the
day in class. There are so many ways to assess children from
standardized tests to diagrams or graphic organizers. She talked about
homework, and if we should give a grade on homework. She doesnt
believe we should give a grade on homework because a lot of times we
are grading the parents work. I think this is a good point because
bringing something home is always up to the parents if they are going
to help the child or not. Sometimes the child doesnt ask for help and
the parents helps anyways because they want them to make a good
grade. Going over the homework and working through it would be
more beneficial than giving a grade, I think. She said as a teacher it is
not her job to give a grade, but it is her job to help them learn. This is a
great thing to keep in mind while I teach. I dont want to get so caught
up in grades that I am forgetting the base of what teaching is. It is
about learning and not number grades. I think this is good to add to my
philosophy!
Dr. Underbakke
that all the time! Its so good that things are changing into a healthier
path. With the obesity rate so high these days its good that things are
changing. Mrs. Ida has a very important job of feeding children.
Feeding children impacts student achievement because when a child
isnt hungry they can focus on learning. The Art and Music teachers
also talked to us, and they were talking about how some teachers think
that art and music arent all that important. Mrs. Robuck was saying
how this isnt true at all and that they have standards, too. Art and
Music was such an important part of my elementary school experience,
and I cant imagine this being taken out of schools. The art teacher told
us about Deep Space Sparkle, and I looked it up. It was so neat! It has
all of these resources for art lessons and art videos and neat stuff. This
would be a good source to use even if Im not an art teacher. I can still
use it in the classroom! The ELL teacher talked about his job and how
much he loves it. I didnt realize how much he worked with the parents
of the ELL students. I did a research paper on ELL students last
semester, and one of the tips for classroom teachers of ELL students
was to get the parents involved on the game plan of learning. David
Pitts reinforced this idea, but I didnt realize how much an ELL teacher
deals with parents. The Title I teachers talked about what goes on with
their jobs, and I didnt even know there was a job that existed like the
ones they have. They are the ones working with children that are
below grade level. It is sort of what we are doing with early morning