Conclusion

I am so sad that my time in the classroom is over.  I am going to miss going there everyday, it was a great start to my day.  I can honestly say that I am more excited to be a teacher.  I wish I could get a job next year teaching!

Week 11 Overview

This was my last week of field experience.  It went by way to fast.  I am going to miss the classroom so much.

Weekly Hours: 10 hours 30 minutes
Total Hours: 119 hours

Day 41, April 20

Today was my last day of field experience! In class they were working on the link the systems activity.  I went around to talk to some of the groups and answer some questions.  I also helped check the article summaries. The classes gave me a round of applause at the end.

Day 40, April 19

Today in lab they were working on the same thing.  I walked around and helped some of the groups think of more activities that they did.  They were having a hard time thinking about what they were doing for all the 1440 minutes in one day.

Day 39, April 18

Today in class they were working on their article summaries.  I went around and answered a couple question and to to talk to some of them.

Day 38, April 17

Today in lab they were counting their caloric intake and the amount of exercise they did in one day.  I walked around and answered some question.  Whitney gave me a hug at the end because she was sad to see me go.

Week 10 Overview

This was a great week.  I really don't want the last week to come.  I am loving spending time with the students. I wish I had started to really talk to them more at the beginning.

Weekly Hours: 10 hours 30 minutes
Total Hours: 108 hours 30 minutes

Day 37, April 13

Today was the first link the systems day so Mr. Craig had to give a lot of instruction on how to do it.  Then when they were in their groups I helped him check their article summaries.  Then I wrote down all of their questions on the board on a sheet of paper for Mr. Craig to answer later for the Moodle.  During second I went around to talk to some of the groups and we talked about their plans for next year and I gave them some recommendations about teachers and classes.  A lot of my students are going to be on Link Crew with me next year.

Day 36, April 12

Today Mr. Craig was gone so Mr. Cox was the sub again.  He didn't have the plans for the student assistants in the sub plans so I had to call Mr. Craig to get that.  One student assistant was gone and the one that was there was on crutches so he couldn't do much.  I felt like he was my student assistant though because I then decided to have him just work on his homework and I used the key to get the elevator for him  There were more kids at interventions because it was the last day and we kept running out of sheets and having to print more.  I stayed by the buckets of ice again because some boys were having competitions about who could keep their arms in the longest.  During second, I had to go the the trainer's to fill the cooler with more ice.  It was way to heavy for me to carry.

Day 35, April 11

Today in class was the day they worked on their article summaries.  I also had one girl who came into work on her interventions.  While they were working I helped Mr. Craig check the research component.  I was surprised at how many kids had the wrong pieces, because they claimed they didn't hear, even though they had already been through the process for a week.

Day 34, April 10

Today was lab, and it was also and intervention day.  I stayed near the intervention kids to help them and check their sheets.  I also stayed near the buckets of ice because I wanted to make sure all of the ice stayed in the buckets.

Week 9 Overview

This was a great week for me.  Besides the struggles in the lab, this lesson felt like a great breakthrough for me.

Weekly Hours: 12 hours 40 minutes
Total Hours: 98 hours

Day 33, April 6

Today was my last official lesson on the reproductive system.  I made the whole presentation myself, and I did it for both blocks.  This is definitely my best by far.  I felt very right standing up there and I wasn't uncomfortable even with the subject matter.  Second hour Mrs. Pramenko came to watch which I was a bit nervous about, but she though I did a great job.

Day 32, April 5

Today in lab not as many fish died.  I helped get the fish into cups.  I mainly helped students with interventions.  I also helped Kendra who came in for help on her article summary.

Day 31, April 4

Today was a PLC day.  The whole department met together to go over standards and AP forms.  The standards were boring but the teachers were having a lot of fun with it.  We also had breakfast. Then in class they were working on article summaries.  I went around and answered question they had.  We also tested out some things on the smart board for my lesson.

Day 30, April 3

Today was the goldfish lab.  The majority of the fish died the night before from what we think is a disease.  We were only left with a few fish left, but enough to last until the pet store opened.  During lab I watched the fish die, answered questions, and worked on keys for interventions.  Mr. Craig left in second hour to get more fish.