As the second week comes to a close in my elementary placement, I am finding more and more things that are vastly different from the high school setting. I am finding that you must really spell out the every direction and every step for these students to be able to really grasp what they have to do (21.A.1a). Along with this, classroom management is something that I really have to be on top of. I have improved from last week on this, but there is still room for growth to be able to control the class. The other big thing that I have to keep an eye on is keeping the gym safe (19.C.1a). While I have tired to make sure that I minimize any risk that might be around, the students can still find almost anything that that can get hurt on or with.
One thing that I feel I am doing a good job with is keeping the students active and having very little down time. I work on trying to keep the students in the activities as much as possible, especially the younger grades, as instruction can become tedious to them and you can lose their attention very fast. Over the next 5 weeks that I am here, I know I am going to grow and improve as a teacher and definitely take away a better grasp of classroom management.
Mr. Kruger,
ReplyDeleteYes, elementary students are much different that HS that call for more expoticly directions and instructions. Keep n mind week two is still the beginning of this placements so you will continue to learn strategies that work and those that do not. Engagement is one of the main keys!
Dr. Austin