Lesson 1 Reflection

1. Positive Statement

What are you most proud of in your Lesson 1 Presentation and why?

After completing my Lesson 1 Presentation the thing I am most proud of is that after practicing multiple times I didn't seem to not "jumbo" over my words if that makes any sense. 

2. Questions to Consider

       a.     What assessment would you give yourself on your Lesson 1 Presentation (self-assessment)?
        
              P

       b.     Explain why you deserve that grade using evidence from the Lesson 1 component contract.

I strongly believe that I should get a P because of what the contract requires me to do I followed it; I said my examples, referenced my mentorship and other points I had to make, but I didn't go above and beyond.

3. What worked for you in your Lesson 1?
What worked for me is that I practiced before I had to present, but it wasn't because I didn't know what to say but because I had so many things I wanted to say that if I didn't practice my Lesson 1 presentation would have been a disaster.

4.  (What didn't work) If you had a time machine, what would you have done differently to improve your Lesson 1?
If I was able to fix something it would be not to second guess myself because I had a paper as a reference on what I have to say, but I knew what I had to say but as a nervous habit I kept looking at the paper when I knew I didn't need to.

A Day of Complications!

The highlight of this month is fixing this wall it took me literally six times to finally get it right because it was either crooked or not, everyone’s paper fit long story short, it’s not even the best wall I have fixed which is very disappointing. My highlight activity is actually the one I did yesterday with half of the class; my mentor took half and I took the other half. It was a time activity that was meant for Friday, but after having an extremely long, tiring math test she decided the students needed a break therefore, we did the time activity. The activity was about showing the students how fast time goes, for example, they had to say all of their teachers, they have had so far as I timed them. This activity had its own set of complications due too the fact that the students were all antsy and wanted to play, but I improvised and we even got to play a game of Pac-Man and a few relay races that was timed, the kids loved it so it went really well.

When I finished putting up the background.

When I was finally able to fix the individual papers.

The final product.

Blog 8 - Research and Working EQ

1.      What is your working EQ?

How does a teacher set a learning environment where the majority time is spent on teaching and learning rather than disciplining?

2.      What is a possible answer to your working EQ? Please write the answer in thesis format. 

Answer 1: Teachers should create a classroom structure where it benefits both the teacher and students.

Answer 2: As the new school year begins teachers should have their expectations for the classroom and each student planned out.

Answer 3: Teachers should be open and welcoming to parents in order to create a line of communication to involve them in their child’s education.

3.      What is the most important source you have used that has helped you come up with an answer to your working EQ?

The most important source that has helped me create my essential question is my mentor. I had no idea where to start, but after talking and brainstorming with my mentor she helped me come up with my essential question and different possible answers to it.

4.      Who is your mentor, or where are you doing mentorship, and how does what you are doing relate to your working EQ?

My mentor is Lourdes Garay I am doing my mentorship at San Jose School. By doing my mentorship there I was able to create my essential question and possible answers. Also by experiencing firsthand how my mentor organizes and structures her classroom has helped me gain knowledge of what I could do in my future classroom and allows me to fully answer my essential question. It has also helped me find a way to include my essential question to my first component by allowing me to create my own set of rules and structure for my future class.

 

Blog 7: Independent Component 1 Approval

1. For the next 30 hours of work, this is what I plan to do:
For my Independent Component I plan to work with other teachers were I am doing my mentorship hours because my working essential question is How does a teacher set a learning environment where the majority time is spent on teaching and learning rather than on discipline? I want to know the difference between the teachers and grade levels on how they structure discipline.

2.  Discuss how or what you will do to meet the expectation of showing 30 hours of evidence.
 In order for me to meet my 30 hours I will be creating my own set of classroom rules, expectations and consequences for my future classroom.

3.  And explain how what you will be doing will help you explore your topic in more depth.
I strongly believe this will help me  explore my topic more in depth because discipline in a classroom is very important, but could get in the way of teaching and end up disciplining the class rather than teaching. As a student and  as a mentee I have seen first hand how this disrupts the class setting and if not handle right could lead to many more disruptions.

 

 

Working Together

On Friday I was able to work with a few students who needed extra help in reading. We worked on how to change run-on sentences and what kind of sentences are questions, statements, exclamation. To my surprise these students were very excited to particapte in reading the instructions and answering the questions.

This is me and a the students I was helping.

Blog 6 - Second Interview Preparation

1.Who is your mentor and where do they work?

My mentor is Lourdes Garay a third grade teacher that works at San Jose School in Pomona.

2. What five questions will you ask them about their background?

The questions I will be asking my mentor are:

Where did you attend college, and for how long?
What did you major in? Did you have a minor?
What are some courses you have taken that you have found helpful in your career?
How did you start your path into the field of education?
For how long have you been in the field of education?
What led you to choose this career?
Before becoming a teacher did you have another position in education?
What has been your biggest challenge working in education?
Did you ever picture yourself being where you are today or did you see yourself doing something different?

Blog 5 - Mentorship Reflection

1.      Mentorship question: Describe your experience in how you found your mentorship?  If you haven't found one yet, describe your experience so far in the search of a mentor.

I found my mentor freshman year it all started with community service hours I didn’t know where I was going to complete them. Then when I went to my previous school to pick up my sister I shared my predicament with the office secretary she told me “I should volunteer there” I was surprised, but I couldn’t think of a reason why I shouldn’t, therefore, I said yes. I want to become a teacher so I thought this would be a good learning experience which it has been. After three years of happily doing my community service hours, and learned more information about the senior project I could not think of a better person then the mentor I already have and decided to ask Mrs. Garay a third grade teacher that I am working with if she wanted to be a part of mentoring me which she said “yes”.

2.      Research question: What has been your most important article you have read so far and why?

The most important article that I have read so far is Building a Better Teacher by Elizabeth Green, I have benefited the most from this article because I learned many things that I never really understood, for example, how teachers choose students to answer a particular question, it is intended to stimulate the students mind and try to solve the problem. I still don’t like when I am called upon in class, however I understand why. Also it talks a lot about how to get a class involved or listen to you by giving one piece of instruction first and then another for example, take out your homework and wait till everyone takes out their homework then give them the last piece of the instruction for example, the last piece would be to switch with someone else.