10/27/2016 0 Comments What would you do?When working with students in this field site, flexibility and accommodation is key because there will be multiple time where I will have to think on my feet. I have only been student teaching at the elementary school for about 2 months now but I have had times where I have had to constantly think on my feet whether it be because students are not getting along or maybe it's because a student can't understand a concept we are learning.
With students who don't get along I have had to move kids around, separate friends from one another, place my self in the middle to release tension and fighting, or just solve the situation right there and then. With concept trouble, I have had to explain the topic very clearly to a child and possibly use objects to help count or show what I am meaning by "10s, 5s, 2s, etc.". Modification and accommodation is something I believe every job will need to master but teaching is one that I have come to know as immense flexibility and dedication!
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10/24/2016 0 Comments Career exploration and self assessment
Sometimes it can become hard to maintain a professional atmosphere when in the classroom as students become so excited and attached to you that every time they see you they want to hug you and talk to you and leave the lessons but being able to keep a professional attitude and tell the kids to "stay on task" or "it's not time for that right now" is a skill that you will need to acquire sometime in your teaching career. For me this concept is pretty easy. There is a time and place for everything and there will be a time for you to receive a hug from a student and to have chats with them but in the middle of a lesson or activity is certainly not the case. If the student approaches you to talk or hug in a lesson then simply saying "not is not the time. You need to watch mrs./ms./mr. _________!" is not making it a huge problem and letting the kids know in a kind way. Don't exaggerate if the child does this and don't get upset or angry if it does happen. Just simply tell them no and move on.
In my first grade class I have come to known the students very well and have become especially close to a certain student who might not essentially have a learning disability by is just slower or has to work harder to get place value and subtracting answer then the other children in the class. As I have come to know that this student has trouble naming numbers after 10 I have been using way to help her like objects such as cubes or dots to help her visually see how we need to not always count off of our fingers but instead count the dots or tally marks or even the number line on their desk. To help with place value we, my teacher and I, came up with a game that gets the kids to visually and actively participate in building the tens and ones of place value. We then had them write the number on their desk so they can practice writing and also have fun because they NEVER write on their desk so they had a good time doing that. Even the students who needed extra help were helped by their peers and other students such as myself and kids from the PALS program.
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