Keep pushing through!

This week has been, well.....interesting. We all got through presenting our Lesson Plans and finally the hard part is over! I'm so relieved that the presentations are over but, we still have so much due. We have our LEARN lesson plan, our interview write up, and our final BPH, all due in a week! Hopefully the good Lord will get me through this! At least we finally get a break from going to class, this will give us time to catch up on everything that is due. One thing that I really noticed today while watching the different presentations being given is Teacher Leadership (which is shown in Standard 1a). We as teachers have to be leaders and models within our classrooms, making sure that we are leaving a good example for our students to follow. If we are slack, we shouldn't expect anything less from our students because they are just modeling after us. But, if we are on top of things and excited about the material that we are about to teach, then majority of the class will feed off of your passion and more than likely listen and take in the material. This week may be tough, but keep pushing through!

Lesson Plans on top of Lesson Plans

This week we have so much to prepare for, from presenting our lesson plans, to completing the LEARN lesson plan form. There is still so much to do and so little time to do it. If we think about it, we only have 4 weeks left of classes after Easter Break! Wow.....that's not a lot of time. One thing that I have learned from watching the lesson plans and practicing my own is located in standard 2c1, treating students as individuals. Not every student is on the same level, some may be lower, and some may be high, whatever is the case you as a teacher are supposed to adapt to the situation. I thought that was a characteristic that is really important to have as a teacher. Now, on the other hand, who else is ready for Easter Break?!

Stressed

It is only the second day of this week and I am already stressed out. It is like all of the teachers waited until this week to just through everything one you, every assignment is due. I already need another break! This week with lesson plans due, the second draft of the BPH is due, I am just overwhelmed, but I just keep thinking that after this it will be okay again. By doing this lesson plan, I began to understand the importance of literacy instruction within all grade levels (standard 3a2), but now I am starting to realize it. I am already so ready for this week to be over, where is the next break???

Is it Spring Break yet?

Well, coming back into class today for the first time in a week was refreshing. I was able to collaborate with my group so I was able to grasp a better understanding of the videos the we were supposed to watch in Teachscape. My group had "Cooperative Learning" and we were able to find out information that was somewhat new to me, also with the activity that we completed in class that tied into the "Cooperative Learning," it supported the standard 3b2, where we encourage the class as a whole to collaborate with each other, to share their knowledge and ask questions if they did not understand a certain concept. On the other hand, I have not received my grading on my Six Point Lesson Plan, and I am kinda nervous just listening to other classmates talking about their grades on them, but I guess we will find out. I feel like all my teachers are waiting until this week to push everything they can on me, and all I can say is....Is it Spring Break yet??