Monday, November 4
Today was the last lesson for both group three and group four. They each taught their cooperative learning lesson, using a PowerPoint to reference.
Group 3 had the class create their own Declaration of Independence in which they needed to provide reasons to be independent from their parents.
+1 - I really enjoyed yor activity. The students were very eager to get to work on their sections as soon as you told them what the project would be.
+2 - I liked how you had one teacher work with each group. This helped to keep students on task and motivated on the project.
+3 - I liked that you put a timer on the smart board so students could track of how much time they had left to complete the activity. Sometimes having them just use the clock does not work effectively.
Wish: I really liked the idea of this activity. One thing that I would suggest would be to keep the definition of each section up on the board. Though there was a teacher with each small group, the students were still unsure of what they needed to accomplish.
Group 4 had the students participate in a debate. One side argued for the British while the other argued for the colonists.
+1 - I really liked your activity. I think that the students were happy and excited to participate in a debate.
+2 - I like that you realized that there would not be enough time to complete your whole lesson, so you shortened it to just opening statements. I think that this was an effective and good decision that was made.
+3 - I liked the folders that you used again for this lesson. I like that students can claim ownership of these and it keeps all necessary papers for the activity in one place.
Wish: I really wish that I was able to see all of your lesson! I think was a great activity for the students and everyone enjoyed it.
Great job to both groups! You worked hard and implemented your lessons very well!
Wednesday, November 6
Today was our last day of fieldwork at Bishop Dunn! I cannot believe that it is over. I had a great time and learned a lot about myself and about teaching in a classroom. I will definitely miss coming to Mrs. Benfer's class and seeing the students.
We started off today with each group asking two to three questions about their topic to the class as a review period. Students were very excited and willing to share what they had learned throughout our time with them. After completing this brief review, we then opened the floor for the students to take our post assessment quiz.
After the quiz, my fellow teachers and I began to share what we had learned from the students. Going around the room, everyone shared that they learned to be better teachers, be more prepared, and to use more formal language.
Each group then presented the students with a certificate of completion for participating in our lessons. We called each student up by name, presenting them with all 4 certificates at once. The students all came up with giant smiles on their faces as we thanked and congratulated them for their hard work.
After the quiz, my fellow teachers and I began to share what we had learned from the students. Going around the room, everyone shared that they learned to be better teachers, be more prepared, and to use more formal language.
Each group then presented the students with a certificate of completion for participating in our lessons. We called each student up by name, presenting them with all 4 certificates at once. The students all came up with giant smiles on their faces as we thanked and congratulated them for their hard work.
When all students had their certificates, we thanked Mrs. Benfer for all of her help and for letting us take over her class. She is a great teacher and has offered us many helpful hints to use in our future classrooms one day.
Friday, November 8
Today in class we began by going around the room and sharing what we had learned from fieldwork as a whole class. Similar to what we did on our last day, we all talked about learning more about ourselves, learning new strategies, and how important using formal language is.
I shared with the class about how important it is to over prepare and have a back up plan. From our first lesson where we had all of our technology not work, we learned to prepare for the worst. Another thing that I talked about was how noticeable it is when someone says the word "guys" now. I am training myself to limit the usage of that word and make my vocabulary as a whole more formal.
After completing our oral reflections, Dr. Smirnova began to teach us about LiveBinders . This website will be used to create our e-folios for Social Studies Methods. I have never created an e-folio before, so this will be an interesting experience. So far, live binders seems easy to use. It is similar to a real binder, with various tabs and sections, but this one you can hyperlink websites and insert lesson plans and websites directly into the pages.
I think that being exposed to new technologies will be very useful for my future. I really like that Dr. Smirnova has provided us with a variety of resources to use. I will definitely be using some, if not all, of the websites, tools, and strategies that Dr. Smirnova has provided.
Though the live binder will take some time to complete, I am confident that I will be able to finish it by the end of the semester.
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