4.13.17

Rate
I would rate this week a 5.  It was an awesome week and now it's finally spring break!!!

Observe
This week I was pleasantly surprised by how much I am still learning from my CE as I sit back and observe her.  Yes, I observed her before but it is different now that I have been the one in front of the classroom for 10 weeks.

Reflect
This week my work/experiences taught me that you are never finished learning.  There is always room for improvement and bettering yourself as an educator.  You can learn these ways to improve yourself by observing veteran teachers.

Focus
While I would like to spend break doing as little as possible.  I need to do a little portfolio work so that it will be ready to fall into place upon our return to campus.

Be Productive
This week, I could have spent more time working on Portfolio work.  I had a lot of other things going on and didn't make as much time for the portfolio.  I feel a little behind now.

Have Courage
I do not think fear or apprehension held me back at all this week.

Begin Anew
My first logical step for next week is to get some rest.  Then the next step would be finalizing my classroom management piece and philosophy for the Portfolio.

Data
This week, I analyzed Mock EOG scores and responses to help my CE determine areas students really need to focus on for review when we return from spring break.  Our students completely bombed multi-step word problems on the Mock Math EOG.  This was because students do not take the time to analyze the problem they are solving.  When I taught math, we constantly identified what we knew and what we needed to know after reading a word problem, before ever solving the problem.  However, when students work alone, they tend to "forget" to analyze the problem.  When my CE reviewed with the students, they realized they made so many careless mistakes because they did not analyze.  My CE plans to continue enforcing and practicing analysis of word problems.  Though I am not currently teaching math, I was able to help my CE plan a lesson for review.

Advice
Take lots of pictures!  These are the days you want to remember.  When your students ask you to wear converses so you'll match, do it and take a picture.  When the Tar Heels win the NCAA Championship, wear Carolina Blue and take a picture or when your students run in the Fun Run, go and cheer them on (and, you guessed it, take a picture).

NCTCS

This week I think I grew in the area of NCTCS 4c (using a variety of instructional materials).  This week, I only taught Science.  This was odd for me to only teach one subject, but I taught about animal adaptations.  On Monday we read an article about animal adaptations and on Tuesday, students performed a skit about animal adaptations.  We had a field trip on Wednesday, but today students will research an animal of their choosing to determine the animals adaptations, predators, behaviors, and how it uses these adaptations and behaviors to protect itself from predators.

Portfolio

Next week, I will finalize my classroom management piece and philosophy for the Portfolio.

University Supervisor

At this time my CE and I have no questions or concerns.