Sunday, April 17, 2011

April 4th (Lesson Day 2)

Teacher Made Example
Supplies Table

Criteria


The second day of my lesson was an interesting experience. The teacher had warned me that a substitute would be there today. She let me know that she wanted me to take charge and be their teacher while she was gone. I was up for the challenge! I was a bit nervous to see how the students would respond to me as their primary teacher for the period, but I was also very excited to have this opportunity. The substitute took attendance and then proceeded to let me take charge. I reminded the students of what they should be working on for the day and re-wrote the criteria for them on the board. All but three of the students finished their Chimera project. It went extremely well for having a substitute. There were some behavioral issues with students smearing charcoal on each others faces, but I addressed it and told them to keep their hands to themselves. When they cleaned up at the sink, it got out-of-hand, so I walked over and told them that they needed to take a seat when they were finished washing up. They responded to my directions well, for the most part. Looking back, I would have announced at the beginning of the class period that they should keep their hands to themselves and the charcoal on the paper. This would have likely prevented the only behavioral problem that the students had during the period. Overall, it was an awesome experience and I have learned that I absolutely love teaching at the middle school level.

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