Week of Reflection: Friday, March 22, 2019
This has been a good week overall, I would rate it as a 4.
A pleasant accomplishment this week was finishing up my 7th full week of teaching. I can’t believe that I have been teaching that long and that it’s almost over.
This week I learned the importance of being flexible. My students were VERY chatty this week. There were times that I didn’t think we would make it through a math lesson because all they wanted to do was talk, talk, and talk. This helped me to see that sometimes, I need to just let my students go run outside and then come back in to finish math. I can definitely see my students getting tired. The long stretch without a break from Christmas to Easter is getting to them. They are humans too and I need to remember that they need a break as well.
I have been working on my final weeks of lessons and what I will be doing and this aligns to my long term goal of having my full ten weeks complete.
I feel like I could have spent more time on my portfolio. I worked on it, but I feel that more time could have been given to it.
I didn’t really feel any apprehensions or indecisiveness this week.
The next step for next week is to get everything together for my lessons and to work on my portfolio.
This week, we looked at data from our WIN groups. The group of students that I have is improving greatly in their fluency. This showed that the types of activities that I’m doing are working and that gives me a chance to find different activities along the same line.
Some advice for this week is to just breathe and count to ten. This week, my students were very talkative. There were days where I just felt like they weren’t listening to anything I had to say. I found myself often just pausing and counting to ten without even saying anything to the student that has been asked to stop talking 5 times and continues. Often times, they are listening, but they just need a break. If we are tired, often times, they feel the same way.
NC Teacher Candidate Standards
I have been working on time this week with my students. A 3rd grade standard is telling and writing time to the nearest minute. We are writing time and looking at other places where the time is different and comparing the two. The students are really enjoying it.
I also analyzed data this week in my WIN group and saw that the activities that I am doing with my students in fluency is working. This relates to NCTCS Standard 1.
Talkative students...Many times students need a brain break to get them re-focused. There are many activities you can plan that allow them to "get the talking out" while at the same time review a learning target.
ReplyDeleteKeep up the good work and finish strong! Take care!
Amber,
ReplyDeleteI can definitely see my students getting tired. They are all ready for spring break! This long stretch can be difficult, but you can do this! I hope you are proud of yourself. Keep pushing through, we are almost there.
Hey Amber! I think you are doing a great job with your student teaching and your students are lucky to have you. I have also noticed my students being more talkative and antsy during lessons. The students are so ready for spring break. I have tried the freeze dance on youtube to help my students have a brain break. This either helps the students to get their energy out and re-focus on the lesson or it hypes them up more and they are not able to get re-focused. I have learned it depends on the day if the interventions work or don't work. I definitely relate to your comment concerning to just breath. When the students are very talkative and antsy, I just take a minute to breath and encourage them to re-focus. I hope you continue to have a great semester!
ReplyDeleteAmber, I cannot agree with you more about seeing how my kids are so ready for Spring Break-- just like I am! We haven't had a day off since MLK day during my first week of full time instruction, and I am in my 9th week. Let's just say that it shows that we haven't had a break! But we can make it! I am sure you have been doing so well teaching this semester!
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