Classroom Confidential
August 27
1. Some of the multiple intelligences I hope to use include: word smart, picture smart, as well as logic smart. I find that "word smart" or Verbal Intelligence will come in handy when teaching Language Arts. Students will be learning new words and working with language throughout the school year. Verbal/Linguistic Intelligence is important for more than the sake of learning vocabulary. I believe that working with this intelligence will help students adjust to the learning style of Language Arts. I would like to use "picture smart" or Visual and Spatial Intelligence as a way to teach vocabulary in a different way. I believe that if the student can see the word in action then they can better retain the meaning. I would like to use visuals as a way to incorporate words. Finally, I would like to use "logic smart" or Logical Intelligence in my Language Arts classroom this term. I do not necessarily want to incorporate math, but I would like the students to take a logical thinking approach to how to use words in a proper manner.
2. Some of the ways to incorporate Schmidt's "full brain learning" include some of the examples he has given in this chapter. Patterns are one of these examples; students should be able to connect what you are teaching to another lesson or something they have already learned. Another example of "full brain learning" would also include publishing. When a student's work is published students are able to "step-up" their level of work and look beyond Language Arts with their hands. Experiments, are also a method of using full brain learning. When students have the opportunity to apply their hands to what they have learned they are then able to learn in more than one method.
Courtney
Sunday, August 26, 2012
Weekly Reflection 1
Week of 8/21
Hello,
This week I met my student teacher and went to two days of teacher institute seminars. I will be in a Language Arts class for these first seven weeks. My cooperating teacher decided that she wanted to give the students a questionnaire to fill out on the first day of class. I quickly found out that her method of teaching is a bit laid back. She allows the students to complete hands on assignments. I am really looking forward to working with her and learning her style of teaching.
Unfortunately, I was not able to learn a lot of concepts and techniques this week because the students were mostly reading the handbook, and worked on their questionnaires. I did learn that some of the perspectives I have on teaching should not be changed. Such as letting students figure out where they went wrong and how to correct their own mistakes. It appears that my cooperating teacher works with the same approach. This week was definitely about the fourth Illinois Teaching Standard: Planning for Instruction. The teachers were all planning what they were expecting for the upcoming school year, how they should challenge their students, and how they could improve based on the previous school year. The standard states, "the competent teacher understands instructional planning and designs instruction based upon knowledge of the discipline, students, the community, and curriculum goals." This was what I was observing most of this week and what I will be working on in the coming week as I get ready to teach.
In the week ahead I being slowly taking over roles in the classroom. I start the D.O.L activities on Monday. I am nervous and excited about this. The following week I start teaching full time. I hope that this week I can plan effectively as well as learn more about my cooperating teacher's style.
Courtney
Hello,
This week I met my student teacher and went to two days of teacher institute seminars. I will be in a Language Arts class for these first seven weeks. My cooperating teacher decided that she wanted to give the students a questionnaire to fill out on the first day of class. I quickly found out that her method of teaching is a bit laid back. She allows the students to complete hands on assignments. I am really looking forward to working with her and learning her style of teaching.
Unfortunately, I was not able to learn a lot of concepts and techniques this week because the students were mostly reading the handbook, and worked on their questionnaires. I did learn that some of the perspectives I have on teaching should not be changed. Such as letting students figure out where they went wrong and how to correct their own mistakes. It appears that my cooperating teacher works with the same approach. This week was definitely about the fourth Illinois Teaching Standard: Planning for Instruction. The teachers were all planning what they were expecting for the upcoming school year, how they should challenge their students, and how they could improve based on the previous school year. The standard states, "the competent teacher understands instructional planning and designs instruction based upon knowledge of the discipline, students, the community, and curriculum goals." This was what I was observing most of this week and what I will be working on in the coming week as I get ready to teach.
In the week ahead I being slowly taking over roles in the classroom. I start the D.O.L activities on Monday. I am nervous and excited about this. The following week I start teaching full time. I hope that this week I can plan effectively as well as learn more about my cooperating teacher's style.
Courtney
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