Blog four

• Week of Reflection: 9/21/18
• Rate your overall experience of the week: 1-Very difficult | 5 – Great week- 3 This week was full of learning experiences for me as well as some challenges with behavior in the classroom.
• • Observe: What pleasant surprises / accomplishments did I achieve this week? This week, one of the students finally wrote his name for the first time by himself and the look on his face was priceless and brought a little light to the classroom.
  • Reflect: What lessons did my work/experiences teach me that I will build upon next week? I need to be more animated for the children to be engaged, it has been difficult but I need to do this for their best interest.
  • Focus:  How are my short-term efforts and my long-term goals still aligned? My short term efforts are to come home from school, work on lesson plans and edTPA to support my long term goals of completing student teaching and receiving a good score on my edTPA.
  • Be Productive: What could I have spent more or less time doing? I could have spent more time working on my PDP and I should have spent less time working on things for the classroom.
  • Have Courage:  How did apprehension and indecision impact what I did and didn’t do? I was unsure of some of the materials I had in my classroom.
  • Begin Anew: What is the first logical step(s) for next week? What mental clutter can I clear? Next week, I will begin writing lesson plans for the following week and ensure I am spending my time writing lesson plans each night.

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? After a few lessons, I recognized that the students need more support as a whole on certain things so I did a few re-engagement lessons.
  

  • What is one piece of advice you can share with other student teachers? Don't put off edTPA to finish weekly lesson plans, intermingle this time to do both edTPA and weekly plans. 

• 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. - 1B- This week, the students who were doing the right thing without being asked were given a golden ticket to show other students I mean business.
  • 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. -2D- This week I have learned a lot about differentiation and how to differentiate for each of my students needs. I have the students who need greater support in lessons by giving them resources to use to support their learning such as tracing words and sentences.
  • 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. - 3B- Since I have been working with other Kindergarten teachers, I am learning some things about kindergarten I didn't know before which helps me teach the content.
  • 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. - 4C- In my lessons, I am using group work, partnerships, SMART board games, math manipulatives and other materials to help my students learn best.
  • 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. - 5C- I have learned to adapt to a complex environment such as the kindergarten classroom. All of my students are on different levels of behavior as well as learning.
• Other:
• • What components of your portfolio have you started to complete? Resume, classroom website, PDP
  • What support does your clinical educator need from your university supervisor? None
  • What support do you need from your university supervisor? None