Today was my first day of being a teacher cadet for Mrs. Whartenby's class! Mrs. Whartenby was absent today, but her assistant teacher, Mrs. Cann, is very nice! Mrs. Cann had me help a student with his social studies project in the back of the classroom. I enjoy working one on one with students, and I have had lots of one on one experience with students through the Buddy System and tutoring. However, I do not have much experience handling groups of children, and I hope to gain more experience as I continue helping Mrs. Whartenby's class. The student I was helping was very shy, and he barely talked. Next time I come, I would like to try and make an effort to talk to the students and get to know them a little better. After we finished the social studies project, I spent the rest of my time observing the class. Today was a great day, and I can't wait to go back on Thursday!
Remember----
1. Do not give me a regurgitation of what happened in class
2. DO GIVE me your feelings about the day
3. Discuss what went well and what didn't go well
4. Think of alternative ways to handle situations/lessons that did not go well
