From the outset of my student teaching, this week was going to be a big week. Week 2 is when I was going to start to take over classes from my cooperating teachers. I was very excited to take control of the courses and make them my own. My one cooperating teacher made a good point with taking the classes over early on. With Me assuming the classes early on, the students will see me as the teacher from the beginning and we will not have to transfer the roles. So far, the strategy has seemed to pay off. The students in my classes have responded well to me as the teacher and listen well. The classes that seem to be going the best are my freshman classes. I feel that the freshman are still new to the high school scene and are still trying to not cause trouble. My strength class that consists of juniors and seniors are the ones that I seem to have to push more. Being that they have been there for over 3 years, it seems that these students feel that they have a bit more of a run of the place and they do not have to do as much work.
One other things that happened this wee is I was able to sit down with the department chair to be able to pick her brain and get an idea on how she views P.E.'s direct today. I was also able to find out who she thinks is her strong teachers so I will be able to go to them and find out what their philosophies are and make sure that I can find as many views as possible. I was able to tell her my ideas about starting a cycling class in a school as well as evolving the strength program so that they student would be able to put their own workout programs together by the end of the semester.
Some of my goals moving forward in the next few weeks are going to be finding ways to work technology more into my lessons as well and find a way to differentiate my lessons from the normal lessons that are being taught by the teachers that are there now. In the education world, you have to find a way to stand out and make your own mark, and I want to find a way to do that sooner than later.
Mr. Kruger,
ReplyDeleteIt appears week two has brought you right into teaching and you have taken the challenge. You are very reflective in your blog about the practices and ideals that are unfolding. In you blog it is key that within your reflection you connect these to the Illinois Professional Teaching Standards. If you need additional information on this, refer to the Blog expectations on Moodle and/or send me an email with additional question you may have.
Have a great week 3!
Dr. Austin
Eric, A very reflective blog on your first week of actual teaching. So glad you had the opportunity to take over classes and assume the role of lead teacher. I thoroughly enjoyed my visit on Friday and was impressed with how you dealt with your students. Remember to eliminate down time for your students as much as possible as we discussed. Look at next weeks schedule and give me a few options for visit two. Sorry for the delay in this post but my week in Michigan has been incredibly busy.
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