So far my observations are going really well. I love my cooperating teacher, she is very patient and she is allowing me to pretty much design my own lessons. I feel very fortunate to be teaching Jane Eyre in the spring since that is the novel I did my wiki on last semester! I am a little nervous about teaching this novel to 9th graders. I feel that it will be challenging for them and for me. I will also be teaching Romeo and Juliet in the spring, so I am excited to do that as well.
I have met a lot of the teachers at the high school, and all of them have been great! I sat in on one teacher's class (which was not my cooperating teacher's class) and watched. My cooperating teacher thought it would be a good idea to see some of the behavior disorder students. After sitting in her classroom for one period (50 minutes) I found I was very stressed out and frustrated. I immediately realized that I would probably have handled the situation differently, but then after thinking about it, I am no sure it would have mattered how I handled it, they would not listen to me anyhow.
I have listened to some of the other teacher's ideas and lesson plans, and I think that this high school is lucky to have so many good teachers. They all care and want to help the students.
I found this site interesting and helpful for small tips while student teaching. I think that it may change every so often, so the writing you see may differ a little from what I read tonight:
http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/Tips/Student_Teaching/
Jackie-
ReplyDeleteI'm happy to hear that your observations are going well. It is awesome that you are teaching the same book that you had for the class wiki last semester. You must have good luck!
Why do you feel that the students would not have listened to you?
I feel that if a teacher shows her students respect and is firm, most students will abide by their rules.