- Rate your overall experience of the week: 1-Very difficult | 5 – Great week - 5. Despite being sick one day this week and edTPA being due, I had a great week in my classroom.
- Seven questions to end your week:
- Observe: What pleasant surprises / accomplishments did I achieve this week? I have began to notice changes in what my students can do by themselves that they weren't able to do at the beginning of the year and this was a nice reminder of why I want to become a teacher.
- Reflect: What lessons did my work/experiences teach me that I will build upon next week? I need to be more consistent planning my lessons and preparing materials the day before the lesson. Next week, I plan to have every material for the week set aside in bins labeled m-f
- Focus: How are my short-term efforts and my long-term goals still aligned? My short term efforts are completing lesson plans, edtpa, and beginning portfolio work align to my long term goal of graduation.
- Be Productive: What could I have spent more or less time doing? I could have spent more time planning materials for the week.
- Have Courage: How did apprehension and indecision impact what I did and didn’t do? Our PBIS team came in last week and we discussed how the program has been working for us. We discussed some strategies to implement in the classroom like individual clip charts and brain breaks at least every 30 minutes. I was nervous about these changes because I was unsure how my students would be able to move and dance, then sit back down quietly ready to learn. Having brain breaks in my classroom has helped the behavior disruptions throughout the day.
- Begin Anew: What is the first logical step(s) for next week? What mental clutter can I clear? Next week, I will prepare all of my materials for the week on Monday.
Adapted from: Cernoff, M. (2013, August 7). 7 Questions to End Your Week With. . Retrieved July 21, 2014, from http://www.marcandangel.com/2013/08/08/7-questions-to-end-your-week-with/
- What were some data you analyzed this week and how did it help inform your instructional decisions? I looked over my reading conference sheets and writing conference sheets so I can see exactly what each student can do.
- What is one piece of advice you can share with other student teachers? Keep a separate list of materials for each lesson for everyday of the week. It can be used as a quick glance to locate materials.
- NC Teacher Candidate Standards (be sure to reference activities from your lesson plans to solidify your answer)
- Pick an element from standard one of the evaluation tool and explain some activities/strategies you implemented this week to increase your rating for the element. - 1B- This week, the students who were doing the right thing without being asked were given a golden ticket to show other students I mean business.
- Pick an element from standard two of the evaluation tool and explain some activities/strategies you implemented this week to increase your rating for the element. -2D- This week I have learned a lot about differentiation and how to differentiate for each of my students needs. I have the students who need greater support in lessons by giving them resources to use to support their learning such as tracing words and sentences.
- Pick an element from standard three of the evaluation tool and explain some activities/strategies you implemented this week to increase your rating for the element. - 3B- Since I have been working with other Kindergarten teachers, I am learning some things about kindergarten I didn't know before which helps me teach the content.
- Pick an element from standard four of the evaluation tool and explain some activities/strategies you implemented this week to increase your rating for the element. - 4C- In my lessons, I am using group work, partnerships, SMART board games, math manipulatives and other materials to help my students learn best.
- Pick an element from standard five of the evaluation tool and explain some activities/strategies you implemented this week to increase your rating for the element. - 5C- I have learned to adapt to a complex environment such as the kindergarten classroom. All of my students are on different levels of behavior as well as learning.
- Other:
- What components of your portfolio have you started to complete? Behavior Management plan for focus students, PDP, resume, and Global awareness.
- What support does your clinical educator need from your university supervisor? None
- What support do you need from your university supervisor? None
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