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    ENTRY #1

    Observation Instructional Lesson

    Classroom: Patriots STEM 3rd Grade Observer: Erin AlgeGrade: 3rd Date: March 14 !"1#C$rric$l$m Area: %ang$age Arts Time: 1":3"&11:3"

    'hat ( notice Tho$ghts )$estions Connectionsto Methods Classes

    •  This school and grade have a

    blended learning s*stem+ Theteacher teaches small mini&

    lessons or small gro$,s andother gro$,s o- st$dents are.or/ing on other assignments+

    •  The teacher started b* ,$lling

    boo/ gro$,s and otherst$dents .or/ed on theironline mod$les+&(n boo/ gro$,s the teacherrevie.ed .hat ,revio$sl*ha,,ened in the boo/ read

    and as/ed com,rehension0$estions to st$dents abo$tcertain as,ects o- the boo/+ The boo/ gro$,s s.itched t.otimes+

    Obective: CCSS+E%A&%iterac*+2(+3+1& Determine themain idea o- a tet reco$nt the/e* details and e,lain ho. the*s$,,ort the main idea+

    • A-ter boo/ gro$,s the class

    came bac/ together -or a mini&lesson+ The teacher had ahando$t on the Smartboard+ The class read the ,assageand ans.ered m$lti,le &choice0$estions as a class+

    •  The teacher did another,assage -or g$ided ,ractice

    &( reall* li/e this model beca$se itallo.s the teacher to be more directin lessons and cater to more

    st$dents5 needs+ St$dents also candrive their o.n learning+

    &Di6erent gro$,s had di6erentboo/s beca$se o- reading level+

    &St$dents ans.ered com,rehensionb$t had to 7nd evidence in the boo/-or the ans.er+ St$dents also had to

    ma/e connections bet.een eventsthat ha,,ened ,revio$sl* in theboo/+

    &Teacher gave strategies andeam,les abo$t ho. to 7nd main

    idea+ The teacher modeled ho. to$se the three strategies to 7ndmain idea -or the st$dents at 7rst+A-ter modeling the teacher then letthe st$dents ans.er the net0$estion+ St$dents t$rn and tal/edto a ,artner to disc$ss the strateg*the* $sed to 7nd the ans.er+ The

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    then st$dents had to com,letea ,assage and 0$estions ontheir o.n -or inde,endent,ractice+

    • St$dents com,leted an eit

    tic/et on the three main ideas-or clos$re o- the lesson+

    teacher disc$ssed .ith st$dentsbrie8* to chec/ -or $nderstanding+

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    Erin Alge

    Dr+ Miller

    E%ED 3!!#

    March !1 !"1#

    Entr* 91 2e8ection

    'hile observing a third grade lang$age arts class at Patriots

    elementar* ( observed a lesson on main idea+ This lesson .as

    str$ct$red di6erentl* than an* lang$age arts lesson ( have seen

    be-ore+ (n the beginning the teacher instr$cted st$dents to .or/ on

    their mod$les online -rom the da* be-ore i- the* had not 7nished them+

    (- the st$dents had 7nished the* .ere instr$cted to .or/

    inde,endentl* on their .ord sorts+ 'hile st$dents inde,endentl*

    .or/ed on their .ord sorts the teacher ,$lled boo/ gro$,s+ The

    teacher ,$lled a total o- t.o boo/ gro$,s d$ring this ,art o- the

    lang$age arts lesson+ As ( observed the teacher cond$ct the boo/

    gro$,s ( noticed the im,ortance o- certain actions and 0$estions that

    the teacher did+ or eam,le the teacher .o$ld start b* having

    st$dents revie. and s$mmari;e .hat has alread* ha,,ened so -ar in

    the tet+

    D$ring the boo/ gro$, the teacher ens$red that all st$dents in

    the gro$, ,artici,ated d$ring all ,arts o- the boo/ tal/+ ( observed the

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    Observing this lesson has allo.ed me dee, insight into

    ho. di6erent lang$age arts lessons can be+ (t is im,ortant to

    remember that not ever* lesson is str$ct$red the same and that

    modi-*ing content is im,ortant to 7t the needs o- *o$r st$dents+ (

    thoro$ghl* eno*ed .atching ho. the teacher eec$ted the lesson and

    the classroom management that she $sed+ She .as able to ,rovide

    .hole gro$, and small gro$, instr$ction in a short ,eriod o- time+

    ENTRY #2

    CLASSROOM DOCUMENTS

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    Erin Alge

    Dr+ Miller

    E%ED 3!!#

    March !! !"1#

    Entr* 9! 2e8ection

     The classroom la*o$t .as ver* o,en and designed .ith the

    st$dents needs in mind+ The room is ver* o,en and the .indo.s on the

    bac/ .all o- the classroom allo. nat$ral night to 8ood into the

    classroom+ The des/s .ere ,re&arranged in three large gro$,s in the

    center o- the classroom+ The teacher in-ormed me that the st$dents

    .ere allo.ed to ,ic/ their o.n des/s net to .homever the* .anted to

    sit net to+ (- the st$dent had to be addressed -or ina,,ro,riate

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    behavior more than three times then the st$dent had to ,$ll their des/

    a.a* -rom the gro$, and sit individ$all* -or t.o school .ee/s+ This .as

    one motivating -actor -or st$dents to -ollo. all the classroom r$les and

    do their .or/+ ( tho$ght this .as an ecellent classroom management

    tool that .as $sed in the classroom+ ( reall* li/ed the -act that st$dents

    .o$ld be able to collaborate .ith their -ello. classmates .hile having

    to ,ractice sel-&control to not be o6&tas/+ This is a s*stem that ma* not

    .or/ in ever* classroom b$t seemed to reall* stic/ .ith the

    environment o- this ,artic$lar classroom+

     The classroom .as e0$i,,ed .ith a Smart?oard and the school

    had ,rovided Google Chromeboo/s -or ever* st$dent in the class+

    Ever* st$dent5s des/ .as labeled .ith a nametag .hich incl$ded the

    st$dent5s 7rst name last name and classroom n$mber+ Classroom

    n$mbers .ere assigned to st$dents based on al,habetical order o- last

    name+ The Chromeboo/s .ere also labeled .ith n$mbers and each

    st$dent .as res,onsible -or the com,$ter .ith their n$mber on it+ (

    noticed that this .as not onl* $se-$l -or organi;ation ,$r,oses b$t also

    gave st$dents some sense o- res,onsibilit*+ One ver* im,ortant thing

    that ( noticed immediatel* .as ho. m$ch the st$dents $sed and relied

    on their Chromeboo/s+ The Chromeboo/s .ere $sed all da* ever*da*

    d$ring m* t.o&.ee/ (M? bloc/+ ( believe that the $se o- technolog* is

    etremel* im,ortant and smart+ (t allo.s st$dents to become -amiliar

    .ith ne. technolog* and access in-ormation at the clic/ o- a b$tton+ (

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    thin/ this allo.s the teacher more 8eibilit* and o,tions .hen ,lanning

    lessons as .ell+

    'hen the st$dents .ere not doing mod$les on their

    Chromeboo/s the Smart?oard .as $sed dail* -or teaching lessons and

    to dis,la* instr$ctions -or st$dents+ ( never observed an* st$dents

    coming to the board to ta/e ,art in instr$ction d$ring the lessons+ (

    thin/ it is im,ortant to sometimes incor,orate st$dents in lessons b*

    allo.ing them to move aro$nd and come $, to the board+ This not onl*

    ,romotes st$dent involvement b$t also allo.s -or a more engaging

    hands&on learning o,,ort$nit* -or st$dents+

    Another im,ortant as,ect o- this classroom .as the ,osters and

    enco$raging signs on the .all+ 'hile loo/ing thro$gho$t the room it is

    hard to miss the ,osters o- reading@ .riting ti,s math eam,les and

    ti,s classroom r$les enco$raging messages and other im,ortant

    content that co$ld bene7t st$dents+ The classroom is bright and

    a,,ealing .itho$t being too cra;* and cl$ttered .ith st$6+ One thing (

    noticed abo$t this classroom .as the organi;ation o- it+ There .as a

    designated s,ot -or ever*thing incl$ding st$dents5 boo/ bags

    home.or/ -olders classroom boo/s t$rn it in -olders and m$ch more+ (

    thin/ the organi;ation o- this classroom .as a critical tool that aids in

    her classroom management st*le as .ell as her st$dents s$ccess+

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     Thro$gho$t m* e,erience ( observed man* di6erent ideas and

    .a*s that ( can set $, m* -$t$re classroom in order to maintain

    organi;ation -$rther en-orce classroom management teach st$dents

    res,onsibilit* and enco$rage st$dent interaction .ith technolog*

    d$ring lessons+

    ENTRY #3

    Teacher Intervie

     Teacher: Ms+ Sarah

    (ntervie.: Erin Alge

    1+ !o "o o$ rite a t%ica& &esson %&an'

    All the teachers ta/e all s$bect to ,lan+ ( ,lan reading .ith Mrs+

    Pe,,er another teacher on 3rd grade&across the hallB+ 'e ,$t all o- the

    lesson ,lans into an online ,lanboo/ and ada,t them to 7t the needs o- 

    o$r st$dents+ Teachers ,$t in the standards a bl$rb abo$t the lesson

    and reso$rces+

    !+ (hat t%es o) *ateria&s "o o$ nee" avai&ab&e hen o$%&an &essons'

    'hen ( ,lan ( need to have m* la,to, -or Planboo/ (nternet

    Canvas Common Core State Standards and the ,acing g$ide+ Also+++

    m* ,$,,* and some m$sic in the bac/gro$nd to /ee, me going are

    hel,-$l also+

    3+ (n hat as "o o$ %&an to acco**o"ate in"ivi"$a&

    "i+erences in the c&assroo*'

    ( di6erentiate -or m* st$dents based on their assessments -ormal

    assessment and in-ormal observationsB+

    • Rea"in,: or m* st$dents that need intensive intervention (meet .ith them in small gro$,s more -re0$entl* 3@4 times a

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    .ee/B+ M* high 8iers and A(G st$dents ( meet .ith once a .ee/+On level st$dents ( meet .ith 3@4 times a .ee/ also+

    • Math: 'e s.itch grade level .ide and ( have the second tohighest math class+ M* instr$ction is ,rett* m$ch the same (

    give ever*one the challenging assignments and intervene .ithst$dents .ho are not 0$ite $nderstanding the conce,t d$ring.arm $, time+

    4+ (hat are so*e o) o$ instr$ctiona& cha&&en,es as ateacher'

     Time is A%'AS a challenge+ There is not eno$gh time to reach

    ever* st$dent as m$ch as ( .ant to nor can ( s,end as m$ch time as (

    .ant to revie. s/ills that the class overall doesnt $nderstand d$e tothe ,acing g$ide+ ( .ill sa* that having one&to&one technolog* has been

    hel,-$l+ Another challenge is instr$ctional reso$rces+ 'hile (

    %OE having chrome boo/s and access to technolog* ( ,ersonall* -eel

    that o$r instr$ctional reso$rces are lac/ing+ 'e dont have tetboo/s

    beca$se ever*thing is being trans-erred online+ 'hile it is -ab$lo$s (

    -eel that since o$r assessments are still ,a,er ,encil it .o$ld be

    hel,-$l to have tetboo/s .here st$dents can trans-er in-ormation -rom

    the tet to their notes@assessment+ Sometimes the* ta/e the

    technolog* -or granted+

    F+ (hat have been so*e o) o$r instr$ctiona& s$ccesses asa teacher'

     Technolog* has been a s$ccess+ T.o other third grade teachers and

    ( have ,resented -or ,ro-essional develo,ment Cabarr$s Co$nt*

    teachers+

    #+ (hat "o o$ consi"er essentia& characteristics )ors$ccess)$& teachin,'

    Organi;ation -orgiveness $nderstanding ,atience and com,assion+

     These things .ill hel, *o$ thro$gh an* sit$ation .ith st$dents and

    ,arents+

    + !o o)ten "o o$r st$"ents receive socia& st$"ies-scienceinstr$ction'

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    'e $s$all* alternate bet.een science and social st$dies $nits+ Most

    o- o$r c$rric$l$m -oc$ses on science b$t the* receive it ever* morning

    -rom H:3" to I:1F+

    H+ Are o$ satis.e" ith the a*o$nt o) ti*e that o$

    c$rrent& a&&ot )or socia& st$"ies-science instr$ction'E/%&ain0

    ( -eel it is a s$itable amo$nt o- time since this is a s$bect that is not

    tested b$t can be integrated in both reading and math+

    I+ (hat socia& st$"ies an" science to%ics-$nits i&& best$"ie" "$rin, the secon" ee o) * c&inica&e/%erience' (hat are %ossib&e ,oa&s-obectives I co$&"a""ress )or * &essons' Do o$ have an instr$ctiona&

    reso$rces that o$&" s$%%ort these ,oa&s-obectives'

    'e are st$d*ing Ecos*stems+ St$dents .ill be able to identi-* ,arts

    o- a ,lant and $nderstand the -$nctions o- each ,art+ The* have to

    s$mmari;e the stages o- a live ,lant+ St$dents .ill also com,lete a P?%

    that incor,orates their /no.ledge to ,ac/age a ,lant and send it in the

    mail+

    1"+ (hat "oes rea"in, instr$ction &oo &ie in o$rc&assroo* e0,0 rea"ers orsho%4 basa&s4 etc05' (hatrea"in, to%ics i&& be st$"ie" "$rin, the 2n" ee o) *c&inica& e/%erience' (hat are %ossib&e ,oa&s-obectives Ico$&" a""ress )or * rea"in, &esson' Do o$ have aninstr$ction reso$rces that o$&" s$%%ort these,oa&s-obectives'

    or reading instr$ction ( $se a readers .or/sho, model+ 'e have

    t.o .hole gro$, lessons se,arated b* small gro$, rotations+ The 7rst

    lesson is o$r $nit reading lesson and second is a com,rehension

    lesson+ 'e .ill contin$e to .or/ on o$r social iss$es $nit and transition

    into co$ntries aro$nd the .orld+ St$dents .ill be able to research their

    in-ormation abo$t the co$ntries+ The* .ill also be able to identi-* socialiss$es in stories and com,are them to other tets+

    11+ (hat *otivation tactics "o o$ $se to ens$re a"esire to &earn'

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    ( $se m* classroom econom* s*stem to motivate st$dents+ (t

    accom,anies o$r school .ide behavior ,lan+ St$dents li/e to .or/ -or

    letters above and mone* re.ards to ,$rchase co$,ons and other

    s,ecial ,rivileges+

    1!+ Te&& *e abo$t the c&assroo* co**$nit0 (hat arethe c&ass r$&es' !o is st$"ent behavior *onitore"' Inhat as is %ositive behavior rein)orce"' In hat asare ne,ative behaviors %revente"' Te&& *e abo$t theconse6$ences )or ne,ative behavior0

    ( have F basic r$les+ ollo. directions 0$ic/l* al.a*s raise *o$r

    hand ma/e smart choices res,ect *o$rsel- others and the

    school al.a*s and do *o$r best+ St$dent behavior is monitored .ith

    above the line and belo. the line character cards+ St$dents .ho

    receive 3 belo. the lines have to ma/e a ,hone call home+Conse0$ences -or negative behaviors are letters belo. and mone*

    7nes+

    13+ Te&& *e abo$t the %acin, o) &essons an" interactionin the c&assroo*7 $se o) ti*e7 an" other as%ects o)ti*e000ait ti*e an" ti*e $sin, teacher ta& an" st$"entta&0 (hat ors e&& ith o$r st$"ents'

    ( generall* ,ace m* lessons .ith .hole gro$, small gro$, and

    individ$al tas/s and assessments+ 'hen introd$cing a $nit .e do a loto- .hole gro$, activities and based on st$dent5s assessments

    st$dents .ill do a lot o- small gro$, instr$ction and ( .ill ,$ll individ$al

    st$dents to catch them $,+ St$dents do .ell .ith all t*,es o-

    instr$ction -or di6erent reasons+ (n .hole gro$, instr$ction st$dents

    can see and hear other st$dents thin/ing+ (n small gro$, the* can as

    .ell and ( can hel, -oster their thin/ing in the right direction+ (ndivid$al

    and one on one instr$ction and assessments are .here st$dents can

    as/ 0$estions and ( can see i- the* dont $nderstand certain conce,ts+ (

    $se a combination o- strategies t$rn and tal/ .ith a ,artner as ( listen

    in thin/ in *o$r head silentl* and ,$t *o$r 7nger on *o$r nose .hen

    *o$ are read* b* a sho. o- hands stand i- *o$ agree+++ it al.a*s

    de,ends on the s$bect+ ( -eel that ( have -ostered a learning

    environment .here st$dents can -eel com-ortable to as/ 0$estions and

    ma/e comments in -ront o- others+

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    ENTRY #3

    Teacher Intervie Re8ection

    ( .ant to start o6 b* sa*ing that this teacher is al.a*s on to, o- her

    game and is read* -or an* challenges that are thro.n her .a*+ (n the

    beginning o- the t.o&.ee/ (M? ,eriod ( intervie. m* teacher+ A-ter

    intervie.ing m* teacher and observing her -or the t.o&.ee/ (M?

    ,eriod ( tr$l* .as able to gain a dee,er $nderstanding and insight into

    all the ,lanning it reall* ta/es to be an elementar* school teacher+

    One thing that m* teacher tal/ed abo$t in the intervie. and also

    .hat ( observed in the classroom .as the classroom econom* that had

    been established+ St$dents .ere able to gain b*

    -ollo.ing classroom and school r$les com,leting assignments and

    ,artici,ating res,ect-$ll* in class+ A-ter the intervie. ( .as c$rio$s as

    to .hat the econom* and comm$nit* o- the classroom .ere li/e b$t

    the s*stem .as more e6ective than ( tho$ght it .o$ld be+ This is a tool

    that ( .o$ld $se -or classroom management as .ell as teaching

    st$dents abo$t res,onsibilit* and the econom*+ ( thin/ it is im,ortant

    -or st$dents to start to $nderstand the econom* at a *o$ng age and

    that *o$ m$st .or/ -or .hat *o$ .ant+

    One o- the instr$ctional challenges that m* teacher and ( had in

    common d$ring m* teaching .as the -actor o- time allotted -or each

    lesson+ ( -o$nd o$t 0$ic/l* that it is etremel* eas* to over ,lan and

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    eceed the time limit -or a certain s$bect+ (n the intervie. m* teacher

    states

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    inall* as ( re8ect on m* teacher ( reali;e ho. -ort$nate ( .as to be

    able to be ta/en in b* a .onder-$l teacher .ho lead b* eam,le

    ,rovided endless s$,,ort and reso$rces and .as an ins,iration in her

    o.n classroom+ M* teacher .as coo,erative and hel,-$l .ith the

    intervie. as .ell as d$ring the .hole t.o&.ee/ e,erience+ She made

    me -eel com-ortable and .as easil* a,,roachable .hen ( had 0$estions

    or needed hel,+ ( learned more -rom this teacher than she .ill ,robabl*

    ever /no. b$t one o- the biggest lessons she instilled in me o- .as to

    al.a*s /ee, the st$dents 7rst+

    ENTRY #9

    St$"ent Intervie

    St$dent: Carter Smith

    (ntervie.er: Erin Alge

    10 Te&& *e hat it:s &ie to be a rea"er- riter in thisc&assroo*'

    20 (hat:s it &ie to be a *athe*atician- scientist- socia&scientist'

    30 !o "o o$ best &earn as a st$"ent'

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    90 I) o$ ere the teacher in this c&assroo* hat o$&" o$"o the sa*e' (hat o$&" o$ "o "i+erent&'

    • Same:

    • Di6erent:

    ;0 (hat *aes a ,oo" teacher'

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    have good ideas>+ (t .as evident d$ring a science lesson .here

    st$dents had to collaborate to create a ,roect that the st$dents

    .or/ed .ell together and .ere all able to contrib$te ideas+ ( tho$ght

    this collaboration and creativit* ,rod$ction in the classroom .as

    im,ortant -or st$dents beca$se the* are tr$l* able to learn -rom each

    other their s$ccesses and mista/es o- the ,roect+

     This theme o- coo,eration is constant in the classroom+ (t is eas*

    to see as an observer in the classroom b$t it is clear that the st$dents

    are conditioned to coo,erating .ith others as .ell+ 'hen as/ed .hat

    *o$ .o$ld do di6erentl* as a teacher Carter stated that he .o$ld li/e

    more time in math and coo,erating .ith ,eo,le in gro$,s+ Ke also

    made it clear that he li/es + (t .as clear that Carter had a res,ect -or his teacher on the

    .a* her classroom .as r$n even i- that incl$ded him having some

    conse0$ences -or his actions+ Ke also tal/ed abo$t .hat he tho$ght

    made a good teacher and com,ared it to Ms+ Sarah+

    Overall -rom this intervie. ( learned a vast amo$nt abo$t

    classroom d*namics and ho. this third grader vie.ed learning+ ( /no.

    -rom e,erience that not ever* classroom had the same environment

    as this one+ The teacher res,ected the st$dents and demanded it bac/

    -rom them or else there .ere certain conse0$ences+ This is di6erent

    -rom a /indergarten or 7rst grade class beca$se the* have more r$lesand ta/e them more serio$sl*+ ( learned that third graders are given

    more lenienc* and -reedom b$t also have to sho. more res,onsibilit*

    and $nderstanding+ This intervie. .as also hel,-$l -or me getting to

    /no. the classroom d*namics management and getting to learn -rom

    a third graders ,ers,ective+

    ENTRY #;

    Overa&& C&inica& E/%erience Re8ection

    M* overall (M? clinical e,erience .as ,rett* ama;ing and

    signi7cant to m* gro.th not onl* as an individ$al b$t as a ,re&

    ,ro-essional as .ell+ ( /ne. going into this e,erience that ( .o$ld be

    learning a lot b$t ( never co$ld have imagined the etent to .hat (

    .o$ld have learned+ ( learned the im,ortant o- balancing time

    management classroom management ,lanning and act$all* teaching

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    lessons+ (t is common to hear the ,hrase and ( have never agreed .ith this statement more+ ( am not

    even a -$ll time teacher *et b$t the ,ast t.o .ee/s ta$ght me that

    teachers -$l7ll n$mero$s roles thro$gh their dail* lives+ The* teach

    lessons ens$re a sa-e comm$nit* in their classrooms care -or

    st$dents im,lement interventions ,lan lessons and so m$ch more+

     The t.o&.ee/ (M? e,erience honestl* /ind o- scared me at 7rst+

    ( .as not s$re .hat to e,ect or that ( .o$ld be able to accom,lish all (

    needed to d$ring the t.o .ee/s+ %oo/ing bac/ ( can /ind o- la$gh at

    m*sel- beca$se o- ho. sill* ( .as -or being so nervo$s+ ( .ent in .ith a

    ,ositive attit$de and the .hole e,erience .as a ,o.er-$l one+

    Overall ( had a ,ositive e,erience b$t that doesn5t mean that ( didn5t

    have moments that need im,rovements+ To be honest ( did not thin/

    one o- m* lessons .ent ver* .ell at all+ This alone ta$ght me so man*

    things that ( need to im,rove on+ (t is a hard thing to balance time

    management and classroom management at 7rst b$t .ith ,ractice (

    /no. it .ill become more nat$ral+ ( even noticed this teaching more

    lessons thro$gho$t the .ee/+ ( became more com-ortable .ith the

    st$dents and too/ m* teacher5s advice ver* serio$sl* .hen ,lanning

    and eec$ting m* lessons+

    M* teacher did a -antastic ob o- balancing ever*thing+ She

    al.a*s ,lanned ahead .as consistent .ith classroom management

    and handled $n,lanned sit$ations calml*+ ( a,,reciated the -act that (.as able to learn her teaching st*le b* observing her teach lessons as

    .ell as having her e,lain her o.n st*le to me+ M* teacher o6ered me

    co$ntless ti,s o- advice and reso$rces to $se in m* -$t$re classroom

    one da*+ This .as ver* val$able to me beca$se as a st$dent in college (

    sometimes .orr* abo$t ho. ( am going to ac0$ire all the necessar*

    materials ( need -or me -$t$re classroom+ M* teacher sho.ed me that

    there are so man* reso$rces o$t there that *o$ can $se and that *o$

    act$all* have to $tili;e them to bene7t+ Another thing that st$c/ .ith

    me -rom m* teacher .as her motto

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    there .as not eno$gh time in the da* to teach .riting to st$dents and

    that she tries her best to incor,orate .riting into other lessons+ The

    tone she $sed .as not a ver* ,ositive one .hen she .as e,laining

    this to me+ She told me that she .ishes that she had the o,,ort$nit* to

    hold a .riter5s .or/sho, in her class a co$,le da*s a .ee/ b$t that it

    $n-ort$natel* .as not loo/ing li/e that .o$ld be an o,tion d$e to EOG

    ,re,+ ?eca$se o- this ( decided to incor,orate .riting into m* reading

    lesson+ D$ring this lesson ( ta$ght st$dents abo$t ho. to .rite to

    e,ress their o,inion and reasoning+ A-ter learning abo$t careers and

    reading a boo/ abo$t them st$dents had to .rite abo$t a career the*

    .anted to be and three reasons .h* the* tho$ght that career .as

    im,ortant+ M* st$dents loved that ( .as able to incor,orate creative

    .riting into a lesson+ ( -o$nd that m* belie-s abo$t .riting instr$ction

    hel,ed in8$ence m* decision to incor,orate .riting into an* lesson

    that ( co$ld+

    Altho$gh ( have attem,ted to s$mmari;e all that ( have learned (

    /no. that it .o$ld be almost im,ossible to dis,la* all ( have learned

    thro$gh this ,a,er+ %oo/ing bac/ on this e,erience ( .as involved and

    engaged as m$ch as ( co$ld be and ( thin/ that ,$shed me to thin/

    o$tside .hat ( normall* do+ (t challenged me to become a better

    teacher st$dent and ,erson+ ( .as .orried abo$t several things going

    into this e,erience and ( am ha,,* to sa* ( am a bit more com-ortable

    in the classroom no.+ D$ring this clinical e,erience alone ( .as able

    to come a.a* .ith so man* e,eriences that .ill hel, me gro. as ateacher+ ( am ecited to see .hat m* st$dent teaching and -$t$re *ears

    o- teaching has in store -or meL