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    Residents have two formal observations as well as one informal observation. "It's good to have a lesson not turn out how you originally wanted," resident says. Resident: "i feel the objective wasn't met because I chose an activity that really would have worked with fifth graders"

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    Residents have two formal observations as well as one informal observation. "It's good to have a lesson not turn out how you originally wanted," resident says. Resident: "i feel the objective wasn't met because I chose an activity that really would have worked with fifth graders"

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    Thisyearasresidents,wegettheextraordinaryexperienceofhavingdistrict

    observerscomeintoobserveusandgothroughtheprocessofEETbeforewe
    areofficiallycertified.Wehavetheopportunitytoplanlessons,participatein
    preconferencesandpostconferenceswithpeoplefromthedistrictwhogiveus
    valuablefeedbackthatwillbenefitusinourfirstyearofteaching.Wegettohave
    twoformalobservationsaswellasoneinformalobservation.Formyfirstformal
    observation,Ichosetotrysomethingcompletelynew.NotonlydidIdoascience
    lesson,butitwasmyfirstSTEMsciencelessonwherethekidswereoutsidefor
    thefirsttimeusingballoonrockets.IknowI'mcrazy.Igotalittleexcitedandtried
    tointroducetoomanynewthingsatonce,butIreflectedonthiswithmyobserver
    andweagreedthatit'sgoodtohavealessonnotturnouthowIoriginallywanted
    becausethenhowwouldshegivemefeedback.Thelessonstartedoutgreat.I
    toldthekidsweweregoingtoyellataballoonandmakeitmove,soweyelled.
    ThenIshouted,"Waitsomethingisn'tright!Wemusthavetouseourmagicmind
    powerstomakeitmove!"Sothat'swhatwedid,andtheballoonstilldidn'tmove.
    Ithenaskedthekidswhatweweredoingwrong,howintheworldwerewe
    supposedtomakethisballoonmove.Theywereabletotellmethatweneededto
    pushairintoitanduseaforce.Fromthere,everythingwentdownhill.WhenIwas
    modelinghowtoblowuptheballoon,itpoppedanditsentachildintoa
    meltdown.OneofthereasonsIfeeltheobjectivewasn'tmetisthatIchosean
    activitythatreallywouldhaveworkedbetterwithfifthgraders.Evenmyobserver
    hadaskedifIwaslookingatafifthgradestandard.Wetalkedaboutlooking
    deeperintothestandardsandhowforfirstgrade,forceandmotionisverybasic
    andisthebasisforunderstandingofthefollowinggrades.Iwasjustmakingit
    toocomplex!However,shecommendedmeonbeingbraveandsteppingoutof
    thebox.Shetoldmemystrengthsweremyprocedures,myrelationship/
    communitywiththekids,andthefactthateventhoughmylessonwasnothing
    likeIplanned,Ididnotshowthepanictomykids,Ijustkeptcalmandkepttelling
    themthatscientistshavetogowiththeflowandmakechanges!Myfavorite
    strengthofminethatshetoldmeaboutwasthefactthatIwassweet,butnottoo
    sweet.Whenmystudentwentintothemeltdownoverthepoppedballoon,I
    apologizedandtriedtomakehimlaugh,butIdidnotcompletelystopthelesson
    andwipehistears.

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