Week 3

So we have week three finished of our student teaching. This week was interesting. I started my second class this week on Friday. My first class which is business law is going really well. I conect with the students great and we have had some great lessons. Well on Friday I started to teach my first accounting lesson with my second class. I felt that for some of the class that I did not really have control because some of the boys were talking to each other. On top of it being my first time teaching that class I was also observed which made me more nervous. I think I just have not reached my comfort level with that class yet. On Monday I am going to go in and tell them exactly what I expect of them and rewards and consequences for the expectations. I know that I need to think of more creative ways of presenting the accounting information also. Overall the week was not bad but I know that I can improve and that things will get better.

If I could start the week over I would make sure that the students knew what I expect of them before I started with the class. I would also make sure that I have extra activities planned in case I finish early there is still things for the students to do. I will make sure that I have extra problems set aside. I have thought of a creative activity for one of my lessons next week so hopefully that will go better.

Week Two

During my second week of student teaching I learned many different things. I started teaching with mu first class Business law. I found that I was very nervous to start teaching so I went through the material very fast for the first two days that I taught. On the third day I started to feel more comfortable and I believe that you could see that in my teaching. I gave the students handouts and we had as activity that dealt with slogans from commercials and they had to see how many they knew. That was an activity that I did with them on Friday. My cooperating teacher was very helpful with tips on my lesson plans and with my lessons. I also observed a life skills class that I thought was very interesting. The teacher of the class is very experienced and taught the students very well. I did my middle school business observation also.

If I could back back to the beginning of the week I think that I would try to prepare myself even more for my first class of teaching. I was prepared but I think that since I was so nervous that it looked like I did not really know what I was doing. I would try to incorporate more real world examples of consumer laws also. I know that I need to relate it to the students more and use more examples throughout my lessons.

Week 1

This week during my student teaching I found that my cooperating teacher was very helpful. She made sure that I received all the materials that I need to fully prepare myself for when I start teaching her classes. I also felt that learning most of the students names, there are some that I still get mixed up was the most valuable aspect of my first week. I believe that this showed the students that I have respect for them, therefore I will receive respect in return. I also helped my coop out with all of her classes because most of them are engaging in projects that will take about two weeks for them to complete. I also learning about the stock market game that our accounting 2 class will play in starting in February. I have never had any exposure to that game and I think it will be fun.

If I had the chance to start the week over I wish I would have been able to see my coop teach a lesson. I started when she was giving her classes midterms, finals, and projects that will take them until the end of next week to finish. Therefore I have not seen her teach a lesson to the class yet.