Weekly Reflection - March 9-13th

Week of Reflection: March 9-13th

  

• I would give this week a 5! I felt like I was 100% present in my classroom, since EdTPA is now submitted. My students were well behaved, and I felt like I got a lot of work done.

• • This week, I was surprised how much work was completed! I was able to have a successful parent teacher conference night, get work completed at school and at home. It's been a great fresh start since EdTPA is now completed.
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• During my observation, I learned that completing reader's theater isn't the best way to practice and teach fluency skills. I have done this a few times, and have learned that teaching reading passages and allowing all students to follow along is going to be the best way to encourage participation with all students.
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• My short term goals and long term efforts are still aligned as I have completed my EdTPA, working on finishing lesson plans by the middle of the week. I am also working weekly to begin piecing together my portfolio.
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• This week, I could have spent more time videoing and taking pictures for my portfolio. I am putting all of my videos and pictures in a Google Document for safe keeping.
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• Each week, I have become more and more comfortable making decisions in my classroom. I have made instructional calls based off of things that my students need more or less review on.
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• The first logical steps for next week is to begin lesson planning and preparing a to-do list of things to complete. I also try to get ahead on the weekend. I will also continue to work on tagging standards in my lesson plans.
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• This week, I looked at the AR goals of each of my students. As I see students still have points they need to read, I will pull them aside to remind them to work hard and reach for their point goals.

• I would give advice to other student teachers to make a daily list of things to complete after school each day. Completing this list helped me stay on top of things and not be behind when Friday's roll around.

Standard 1: Teachers lead in their classrooms - This week, I led in my classroom by having a positive and nurturing classroom environment. When I was observed on Monday, I provided a lot of positive feedback that encouraged students to continue to work hard! I have built a strong relationship with all of my students, and this is great since they feel comfortable asking questions about the things we are learning about. 

Standard 2:Teachers work with families - This Thursday were parent teacher conferences. During this time, I was able to talk to 9 different parents about their child's progress in the classroom. This was a great time to share with parents data from iStation, Running Records, and behavior. 

Standard 3: Teachers know the content they teach - This week, we talked about the life cycle of different animals. I was able to integrate a lot of science concepts as we read passages in small groups, as well as whole group instruction. 

Standard 4: Teachers facilitate learning for their students - During the week, I integrated technology into my classroom using BrainPop videos and life cycle interactive activities on the new Smart Panels we have.  

Standard 5: Teachers reflect on their practice - This week, I was able to analyze student learning after teaching each of my lessons. I marked down what students were/were not understanding, then modified next day instruction to make sure skills were being mastered. 

• This week, I have created my Life Binder account in order to begin piecing together my portfolio.
• Neither my CE or I need specific support from my clinical supervisor at this time.