Monday was my first day being in the classroom and I absolutely loved it. It was the best day. I spent the entire day with the class from the start of the school day until the end. I was able to interact with the kids and engage in the classroom activities. I was able to help out with the worksheets that the students worked on after the lessons. During the play time, the kids wanted me to help them with puzzles and a couple of the girls colored pictures for me, which are now hanging on my wall. Then at the end of each day the teacher reads them an end of the day story. She asked me to read the story to them, and I was delighted to. I loved it! Everyone gathered on the carpet and listened. The story I read to them was called Dandelion and it was about a lion who changed his appearance to attend one of his friend's party but no one recognized him. Then when he went back to his original self they recognized him. The book was about being yourself. The kids really enjoyed it and didn't want me to leave. The following day I got an email from the teacher I'm working with saying how the kids were looking for me and were upset when they found out I wasn't going to be there that day. As I was walking out of the building, I thought about how the day went and realized there is nothing else I would rather do. Spending the day in the classroom was amazing. Not only did I get the chance to work with students, I was able to watch lessons and see how the teacher handled the classroom, what techniques she used, and how she went about teaching the lesson. I loved the experience and cannot wait to go back on Wednesday. I am looking forward to spending the day and learning new things about being in the classroom and working with the kids again!
For the CCEA, my board and I have set up a meeting for February 15th at 12 noon in Werner in the Education lab. Everyone is welcomed! We have great ideas to share for events and fundraisers and are looking for new ideas from the members!
The pictures from your class are so cute! I like how you are advertising for CCEA I promise I will be there but you have to come to the night meeting for Autism Awareness then too! So happy we are going to be teachers! Never been more sure of anything!
ReplyDeleteYou might want to choose one child in this class and follow that child each time you are in this class. You might wish to take notes on how the child reacts to what is going on and how the child is interacting with his/her peers. You do not have to mention the child's name nor the school in which you are observing. But as you follow the student's behavior both academically and socially you may be able to make some generalizations about this age group. Pull out some of the information that you have gained in your psych classes and at the same time teach all of your classmates a thing or two about this age group. I am so happy that you are enjoying your observations experience.
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