Final day of teaching at Driver Middle School
04/10/07 09:44 PM Filed in: Teaching
experience
This marks the end of the unit that Brock and I
taught at Driver Middle School in Winchester. It
has been a great experience to get in the classroom
and have first-hand experience teaching students.
As I graded the quizzes I noticed patterns in the
questions that were missed and the incorrect
answers that the students put. This indicates to me
that we didn't cover that material thoroughly
enough because the students obviously hadn't
learned it.
The students gave Brock and I very good evaluations. Most of them enjoyed us as teachers and rated us fairly high on the scale that we presented them with. They also enjoyed the unit. Their favorite part was actually flying the Delta Darts. I enjoyed watching them fly the Delta Darts.
As a project I think this is an excellent experience for all pre-service educators to go through. Developing a short unit (more than one day) and teaching in a school is more beneficial than teaching one lesson in a short amount of time. It also helped having a partner available who could help carry the teaching load. I realize that I won't have this luxury in my classroom. However, it is beneficial to have the experience in the classroom and focus initially on teaching the students while having someone else to cover the things that I may have missed.
I am more excited about student teaching and practicum than I was originally. I learned a lot by teaching this unit. I plan on taking this information and using it to made the necessary adjustments for me to become a better teacher.
The students gave Brock and I very good evaluations. Most of them enjoyed us as teachers and rated us fairly high on the scale that we presented them with. They also enjoyed the unit. Their favorite part was actually flying the Delta Darts. I enjoyed watching them fly the Delta Darts.
As a project I think this is an excellent experience for all pre-service educators to go through. Developing a short unit (more than one day) and teaching in a school is more beneficial than teaching one lesson in a short amount of time. It also helped having a partner available who could help carry the teaching load. I realize that I won't have this luxury in my classroom. However, it is beneficial to have the experience in the classroom and focus initially on teaching the students while having someone else to cover the things that I may have missed.
I am more excited about student teaching and practicum than I was originally. I learned a lot by teaching this unit. I plan on taking this information and using it to made the necessary adjustments for me to become a better teacher.
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