Thursday, March 10, 2011
Day 34- Last Day
Today I learned how fast eight weeks can truly go, I want to thank the students, Mr. Payne, and Mrs. Snyder for making this a wonderfully rewarding experience!!!
Day 33- Grading
Today as I began grading my student's presentations I was awed at how creative they are when left to there own devices. I just gave them the minimums and they wowed me with their maximum effort!!!!
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Day 32- Creativity
Today I learned how creative my students can be as I started to grade their web quests.
Day 31- Another Snow Day
Today I learned once again the importance of being flexible, just when you think the snow days are over they creep back up to mess with your lesson plans.
Day 30- Technology
Today I learned that the students really enjoy the chance to use technology in the classroom.
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Day 29- Technology
Today I learned that introducing a new technology to the students can be challenging, make sure you enter with a great deal of patience.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Day 28- Moving along
Today I learned how fast time has really flown by when I sat down to write my lesson plans for the rest of this unit. It is true what they say "time flies when your having fun."
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Day 27- Surprising
Today I learned that even the students that seem to give you the hardest time can turn around and surprise you, remember everyday is a new day!! ;)
Monday, February 28, 2011
Day 26- Full day
Today I learned the joys of teaching a full day, and I also learned that teaching something outside your comfort zone can be rewarding.
Day 25- Sub
Today I learned that having the chance to work with a substitute teacher can be a great learning experience.
Day 24- Test
Today I learned that even though you think they are learning the material, the true evidence comes when you grade their test!
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Day 23- Not Well
Today I learned that the show must go on even when you feel under the weather so plan accordingly!
Day 22- Excel
Today I learned that many of my students had some prior knowledge of how to use Excel, however those that didn't really appreciated the time I took to make a step by step guide for them.
Friday, February 18, 2011
Day 21-Videos
Today I learned that showing a video is fine as long as you assign questions or writing assignment to hold students accountable.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Day 21- Concept Map
Today I learned the importance of student enablement, they were excited to get to come up to the overhead and write in the answers for our concept map.
Day 20- Finishing up our unit!
Today I learned the importance of constant review, I always try to open the lesson with a review of what we covered in the days before. This was especially important after a break from notes to do a lab.
Day 19- Finished lab
Today I learned that you must be flexible and change your plans to accommodate unexpected happenings like snow days, no computer availability, ect.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Day 18- Valentine's Day
Today I learned how exciting students can be when something they created during a lab, works in the appropriate manner.
Friday, February 11, 2011
Day 17-Lab Day
Today I learned that you need to make sure you give them plenty of time to clean up their lab materials.
Day 15- Bulletin Board
Today I learned that the students really do notice when you add color to their room.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Day 14- Two hour delay
Today I learned that giving a student a slip of paper with their current grade on it can spark many to "find" work they forgot to turn in. :)
Monday, February 7, 2011
Day 13- Over and over
Today I learned that it is important to make sure you not just hand back a test but going over it helps reinforce what they learned one last time.
Friday, February 4, 2011
Day 12- Quiz Day
Today I learned that things can work out if you try and remain flexible and it is possible to get the students back on track even after two snow days in a row.
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Day 11- Back on track
Today I learned that sometimes you just need to stop and take a deep breath and remember it will be okay!!!!
Day 9-10- Snow days!!
Today I learned that snow days are nice for me to spend some time with my boys, however they get you way behind in the teaching sense.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Day 8- Labs are fun!!
Today I learned that with good direction labs can be an enjoyable addtion to the classroom.
Friday, January 28, 2011
Day 7- TGIF...It has been a great week!!
Today I learned the importance of having extra work for those who finish an assignment early.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Day 6- Being humble is good!
After garding last night, I learned that sometimes you have to admit that you may not have been as clear with directions as you should have been. Learning is a two way street!!!!
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Day 4- In the Swing of Things
Today I learned that machinery is not perfect so, prepare for alternatives when the copier is down.
Monday, January 24, 2011
Day Three
Today I learned to expect the unexpected, we had an armed intruder alert called that turned out to be authentic!!
Friday, January 21, 2011
Day 2: 4-sight testing
Today I learned that even when there is a two hour delay and short periods you may not have planned enough to fill the allotted time.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Day 1- First Day in the Classroom
Today I learned that I will have the opportunity to work with Ms. Nicole Snyder, a Special Education teacher, in my placement as well as Mr. Frank Payne.
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