I'm subbing on Monday and Tuesday so today and tomorrow I am making up my subbing days. And, I'm so glad I was there today! In our course readings and classes we are taught to allow the students to take ownership for thing. Today I had the opportunity to see how teaches allow the students to take the most ownership in their classroom.
Come independet reading time she says okay here is our generated topic sheet, this folder is your writing folder/notebook, get writing.
She doesn't go over expectations or what to do or not do. She just lets them have at it.
While the kids are working, or probably not woring, she walks around with sticky notes and writes the good and bad things she sees.
They then regroup at the end of the alloted writing time and she creates an anchor chart of good things and needs improvements.
She reads each sticky note she has written and the kids decide if that is important to do or not.
For example, today we did one for writing....
She pulled up the anchor chart they worked on yesterday and says, "okay these were the things we did well, and here were the things that you all decided needed work."
So today I walked around and wrote down good things and wrote down bad things I saw happening. We then regrouped at the end of the writing time and we talked about each one. The good things were obvious but some things that I would have considered as things as needing improvement they didnt' mind. For example, I noticed friends not using both sides of a paper, but when I brought it to their attention they voted and only a couple of people cared about it.
I liked this style of teaching, because if the students come up with it and they decide it is important they are more likely to follow it.
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Assemblies
Until Yesterday I had completely forgot about school assemblies.
Before the students left to go to the gym she reviewed the expectations.
They were the 3 As
1. Applaud
2. Attention
3. Appreciation
Before the students left to go to the gym she reviewed the expectations.
They were the 3 As
1. Applaud
2. Attention
3. Appreciation
NEVER TASTE!
Today the class made their first observation on the butterflies they have in their classroom.
Before she let the students go she created an anchor chart of how scientists observe.
She focused on the fact they use senses to gether new information.
She told them they'll add more stuff to it later
Before she let the students go she created an anchor chart of how scientists observe.
She focused on the fact they use senses to gether new information.
She told them they'll add more stuff to it later
"You are a scientist"
Yesterday my host teacher introduced science notebooks and they students made their first entry.
Their first entry prompt was, "Draw a picture of a scientists and then write five words that describe what a scients does"
Students typically draw people in white lab coats with funny shaped bottles and colorful liquids.
She then had them share what they drew by sitting in a large circle on the carpet. Once they shared and did an eye walk (a gallery walk with their eyes) she told them what she thought a scientist was. She then pulled up a class picture of the students.
She proceded to tell them that they were all scientists and they went over the description words and related how they do that.
Their first entry prompt was, "Draw a picture of a scientists and then write five words that describe what a scients does"
Students typically draw people in white lab coats with funny shaped bottles and colorful liquids.
She then had them share what they drew by sitting in a large circle on the carpet. Once they shared and did an eye walk (a gallery walk with their eyes) she told them what she thought a scientist was. She then pulled up a class picture of the students.
She proceded to tell them that they were all scientists and they went over the description words and related how they do that.
I'm an enabler
In the past I have enjoyed 2nd grade, so much I thought I would enjoy teaching it! However, I don't know what it was about this 2nd grade class but..... this last two week rotation I just wasn't on my best game. I learned a bunch and I saw things I hadn't seen before... but as far as classroom managment and how I enteracted with the kids.... I was definately an enabler.
2nd grade is soooo much more independent than 1st grade. Which is nice, but the more indpendent they get it seems the less teacher direction is needed. Also, my host teacher looped with her kids so for the most part they were already aware of expectations and procedures, so I didn't need to do a lot of reminding (although even when I could have reminded... I didn't). I guess I felt that because they were so indepenednet if they needed me then it was for a legit reason... but now I see... nope, you give them the opportunity to talk they'll talk.
I would learn a whole lot if I student taught in her class. She is a great teacher who has given me a taste of what it means to "plan a lesson".
In this class I could focus on actually teaching and less so the behavior problems. She holds them to high expectations which I love!!!!, but I wish I could develop those high expectations for myself. Does that make sense? I would just be following her already set in standards. Although, I would be doing that anyways hopefully by Christmas they have routines and expectations down for the most part.
I don't know! We'll just have to see!!!
2nd grade is soooo much more independent than 1st grade. Which is nice, but the more indpendent they get it seems the less teacher direction is needed. Also, my host teacher looped with her kids so for the most part they were already aware of expectations and procedures, so I didn't need to do a lot of reminding (although even when I could have reminded... I didn't). I guess I felt that because they were so indepenednet if they needed me then it was for a legit reason... but now I see... nope, you give them the opportunity to talk they'll talk.
I would learn a whole lot if I student taught in her class. She is a great teacher who has given me a taste of what it means to "plan a lesson".
In this class I could focus on actually teaching and less so the behavior problems. She holds them to high expectations which I love!!!!, but I wish I could develop those high expectations for myself. Does that make sense? I would just be following her already set in standards. Although, I would be doing that anyways hopefully by Christmas they have routines and expectations down for the most part.
I don't know! We'll just have to see!!!
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