This was our final week in field for the semester. I do not even know where the time went!! I loved being in the classroom and working with the students, all of the observing in the world could never prepare someone for the actual experience of teaching. I have a new found respect for full time teachers.
This week we continued working with the students on their mountain men presentaions. Since the school uses MAC's rather than PC's the students were using a presentation program called key notes, one that I was not familiar with but seemed similar to Powerpoint.
I really enjoyed my experience, and now am looking forward to Spring semester field. However, I do not know if I could ever love the students as much as I did this semester :).
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Week Three in Field
Each week is getting better, which also means however, that each week we draw closer to the end of our field experience. For the most part I have loved field, and while this group of students is rowdy, I have loved getting to spend time with them.
This past week I have been teaching the students about mountain men. Yesterday (Monday) I was going to show the students a digital story I had made about the mountain men life. However, when we went to present it to the students it would not play. In lou of showing them the video I read to them about mountain man myths in hopes that I could work out the kinks and present it to them today. I am now hoping that third times will be charm, and that when I attempt tomorrow it will work.
Last Friday I did my technology integrated assignment. As I mentioned earlier, I have been teaching the students about mountain men so I wrote a list of items we had discussed on the board. The students were then able to choose one topic and during their computer time they began researching, and compiling information to put together a PowerPoint presentation for the students to present to their classmates. Hopefully all continues to go as planned.
This past week I have been teaching the students about mountain men. Yesterday (Monday) I was going to show the students a digital story I had made about the mountain men life. However, when we went to present it to the students it would not play. In lou of showing them the video I read to them about mountain man myths in hopes that I could work out the kinks and present it to them today. I am now hoping that third times will be charm, and that when I attempt tomorrow it will work.
Last Friday I did my technology integrated assignment. As I mentioned earlier, I have been teaching the students about mountain men so I wrote a list of items we had discussed on the board. The students were then able to choose one topic and during their computer time they began researching, and compiling information to put together a PowerPoint presentation for the students to present to their classmates. Hopefully all continues to go as planned.
Monday, November 8, 2010
Week Two in Field
Who knew that teaching was so wonderful. My entire life I have never fully understood why myself, or people like myself have wanted to make a career out of teaching. I mean let's be honest, the hours are terrible, the pay is border line for government assistance, and to many people it is glorified baby sitting. But after one week in field I think that I am beginning to understand it. I didn't realize how comfortable I was going to be with the students, but it is almost second nature.
As for technology in the classroom, instead of the school having their own computer lab they have about sixty mac laptops that they wheel from class to class and that is how the students get their computer time in. When I saw this I was shocked, I did not have this luxury until I was a senior in high school! Technology is defiantly something that this generation will not be able to remember what life was like without it.
As for technology in the classroom, instead of the school having their own computer lab they have about sixty mac laptops that they wheel from class to class and that is how the students get their computer time in. When I saw this I was shocked, I did not have this luxury until I was a senior in high school! Technology is defiantly something that this generation will not be able to remember what life was like without it.
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
What in the World
Today was my first day in field work. I was assigned to Edgemont Elementary in Provo to Mrs. Sara Martin a fourth grade teacher. She has a big classroom with thirty-two students!
The students were so cute, and it is making me really excited to get in the classroom and start working with them. Time has a crazy way of playing tricks on you. The students were so small and all I could think to myself was that there is no way that I was ever that little. They also seemed so immature, I realize they are only eight and nine years old but I remember thinking when I was that age that I was so mature.
I was however, extremely impressed with how much they knew. In all of my field experience I have only worked with younger grades so this was fun to see that for the most part they can pretty much do things on their own. I think that fourth grade could defiantly be a grade that I would be interested in teaching.
For today all we did was observe Mrs. Martin and the way she teaches, but the one piece of technology I noticed she had was a smart board. It was actually a really cool tool, and is what she used for her math, and language arts.
Although I am super nervous to teach in front of the students, I am really looking forward to the experience.
The students were so cute, and it is making me really excited to get in the classroom and start working with them. Time has a crazy way of playing tricks on you. The students were so small and all I could think to myself was that there is no way that I was ever that little. They also seemed so immature, I realize they are only eight and nine years old but I remember thinking when I was that age that I was so mature.
I was however, extremely impressed with how much they knew. In all of my field experience I have only worked with younger grades so this was fun to see that for the most part they can pretty much do things on their own. I think that fourth grade could defiantly be a grade that I would be interested in teaching.
For today all we did was observe Mrs. Martin and the way she teaches, but the one piece of technology I noticed she had was a smart board. It was actually a really cool tool, and is what she used for her math, and language arts.
Although I am super nervous to teach in front of the students, I am really looking forward to the experience.
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