Thursday, May 8, 2014

Certification Ready - Reflecting after Long Practicum


During my practicum I discovered the importance of forming relationships with students. This was evident through many interactions I had with students and how they influenced the way that I taught day to day. Each day I would have a plan. Although I thought when I began this journey, that it is important to get through the lesson plan, it is more important to read the students and let them guide their learning. This turned my plan, which was never actually set in stone, into a guideline. The image on this card represents the students in my class. Each dove as each student, where some may need the same thing from a lesson, and others need differentiation, or even just some additional DPA. Although every child in my class was a student, they were individual and had differing needs. This led me to push my practice as a teacher and include more activity, hands-on experiences, discovery learning, peer support and small groups to increase engagement of students in order to maximize their learning.

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