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StudentTeachingWeeklyLog

Directions:Answerthesequestionseachweekandemailthemtoyourstudentteaching
supervisorbySundayevening.

Name:EmilyPrier

Week1:September69(LaborDay)

1. Howdidyouspendyourtimethisweek?Whatresponsibilitiesdidyouhave?
ThisweekImostlyobservedandhelpedmonitortheclassesduringindependentreading
andworktime.BothEnglishIandEnglishIIhavehadalotofinclassreadingtimeso
therehasntbeenmuchinstructionformetohelpwith,butIhavehelpedensurethat
studentsareontask,andIhavehelpedanswerstudentquestions.Behindthescenes,I
havehelpedmymentorteacherplanlessonsandactivities,andIhavealsohelpedread
throughstudentwritingresponses.Alongwithreadingstudentresponses,Ihavebeen
abletodiscusswithmymentorteacherwhattypesofactivitieswillhelpstudentswriting
improve.
2. Whatwereyourmostsatisfyingexperiences?Whatwereyourmostchallenging
experiences?
Mymostsatisfyingexperiencewascreatinganactivity/lessonthatmymentorteacher
reallyliked.Thisactivitywasalsosharedwithtwootherteachersinthedepartment,and
theyinformedmethattheyplantousetheideawiththeirclasses,aswell.Mymost
challengingexperiencewasbeingunawareofwhattodowhentheclassroomphonerang,
whilemymentorteacherwasrunninganerrand.IwasntsureifIwassupposedto
answeritornotsoIdidnt.Whilethephonewasringing,thestudentswerebeingslightly
rudetomeaboutnotanswering.Iunderstandstudentscanoftenbethatway,butitwas
thefirsttimeIhadexperiencedthatsoitwasembarrassing.Followingthisincident,Ihad
adiscussionwithmymentorteacheraboutwhattodoandsaywhenthephoneringssoI
ampreparedforfuturesituations.
3. Whataretheplansfortheupcomingweek?
Intheupcomingweek,Iwillteachmyfirstlesson.OnTuesdayandWednesdayIwill
leadanactivitywithEnglishIIthatIdevelopedthisweek,inwhichthestudentswillbe
doingagroupreadingactivitytopracticeclosereading.Ihavecreatedthelessonplan
andtalkeditoverwithmymentorteacher,andshehasdiscussedthepossibilityoftag
teamingthelessonsinceitwillbemyfirsttimeteaching.Ithinknextweekwillreallybe
aturningpointforthebeginningofreallybeinginvolvedinclassroomactivitiesand
instruction.

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