Baldacci Student Teaching Experience

For week 11, I do not have anything to cover from the school as we switched to e-learning. On Monday, we had a teacher institute day where I assisted my cooperating teacher in creating work both physical education and health classes that will occur during e-learning over the course of the closure. We also meet with the other physical education teachers to discuss the curriculum when we are going to cover once we return to school. Other than that, I have been concentrating on schoolwork.   Classroom Confidential  In chapter 8 Schmidt, covers the topic “great teachers are gossipmongers” Putting the Social Back in Social Studies. I found this particular chapter to be interesting as social studies were one of my favorite subjects as a kid. I always like learning about different points in history and my teachers made the class fun and interesting. My teachers would teach each chapter by using different techniques such as small projects, chapter questions, research papers, ...

Wow, this week has been a crazy week, starting at a new school and the coronavirus. This week has taught me a lot as a new teacher. First, I had a great first experience as a new teacher at Summit Hill Junior High. On my first day I had the opportunity to sit down with my cooperating teacher and discuss my plans for the seven weeks I am there. Our conversation was very productive and assisted me in identifying the goals I would like to accomplish. Obviously, these plans have changed over the course of the last few days, but I believe I have established a good foundation at Summit Hill starting off. For my first week, I was able to observe the classes that I will be teaching. I found observing to be very helpful because it allowed me to started to learn some of my students' names and understand the culture and procedures of the school. The next thing that I enjoyed was having my first experiencing teaching at school. On Friday, my cooperating teacher was out for the first half of t...

My final week at Sandburg was bittersweet. There are a few points, I want to reflect on as well as look forward to. I want to reflect on how I have grown as an educator these past 9 weeks. I also want to touch on what I am looking forward to my next placement at Summit Hill. During my time at Sandburg, I had the opportunity to grow as an educator. When I first started, I was nervous and anxious about student teaching, but as time went on I became a confident educator. I now feel comfortable standing in front of students and confidently can teach a lesson to mt students. I have learned that I can create an entire month’s worth of successful lessons that not build off each other but engage my students as well. I feel I have completed the goals that I wanted to accomplish while at Sandburg. I made sure I took the advantage of having other professionals to lean on for support, encouragement, and conversation to bounce ideas off of. When talking to other teachers I was able to learn abou...

Week 8 of teaching was GREAT!! Knowing that I am one week away from the end of my first placement is bittersweet. I am really loving my first placement and can see myself teaching in the high school setting, but I am excited to start at a new school to gain more knowledge in a new environment. There are a few points I want to touch on from this week that has help me gain confidence. The first point, I wanted to touch on was being able to chaperone a field trip to the sports medicine symposium. This was fun and exciting for me because I was able to see my class in a different setting other than in the classroom. During, the symposium I had the opportunity to protector practical exams on various sports medicine assessments (i.e. taping, anatomy identification, first aid skills, and orthopedic exam). I was able not only to interact with my students but was also able to interact with students from other programs/schools and educate them on the world of sports medicine. The conferenc...