In this week's class my classmates have been teaching us lessons on the subject and grade they plan to teach when they graduate. The lessons have been very thoroughly taught and I have enjoyed all of them. I will have to present my lesson on Monday and I have been kind of nervous on how I should approach my lesson, but watching everybody teacher this past week has given me a little confidence seeing that it isn't that bad. Each student that has presented has done something real well such as working one on one with a student that didn't understand something to using games or real life examples to help guide their lesson along. Also to see how some of the students are acting in class according to the grade the teacher may be teaching is kind of nerve racking.
This week has got me really excited for when I go into the school and teach PE. Each student has taught a different subject and a different grade. This has broaden my perspective on what each grade will be like and how the students are going to react at each age. For example in the 3rd grade lesson students were acting like they didn't know anything and asked tons of questions compared to the high school math lesson when students were playing on their cell phones and throwing paper balls across the classroom. I didn't really take the perspective when I was those ages about those things happening but now that I will be on the teaching side of this I see all of this in a new way. It drives me crazy when my classmates were asking all these questions and playing on their cellphones, but that was me 3 years ago. My perspectives are changing everyday about education and how to approach being a great teacher.
I think it was really good that you realized about how students act according to their age level. This will be especially important in PE class. You will have some students who are super into it, then you will have the kids that are not athletic and do not want to be there and somehow you have to make them interested and want to get involved. Also don't be nervous it isn't as bad as you think, you got it girl!
ReplyDeleteAs a student who HATED having to go to PE (I'd rather have went to music, haha), it is good that you realize now that individual attention is very important, regardless of the content area or subject. Instead of letting the child slag behind, it'd be nice to keep everyone on the same page as far as the activities go.
ReplyDeleteKeeley, I completely agree that it is very strange thinking back to the behavior in the classroom and realizing I will be on the opposite end from now on is very strange. One of the biggest things I took away from teaching last week was considering student behavior in the class and how I will need to be equipped to manage that appropriately. It's a lot to think about while still trying to get the content across and make sure it is understood!
ReplyDeleteIsn't it amazing how quickly things change, especially when you move from the student to the teacher perspective? I am glad you are learning through your colleagues' presentations. How does this sync with the NCTCS?
ReplyDeleteGlad you enjoyed the lessons. Your perspectives will surely change on how teaching will be. It was weird seeing everyone act the way they did because like you said you really take notice of it when you were actually in that seat. It's strange but gets you excited to teach.
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