sthridge Professional Semester III Final Report Faculty of Education Field Experiences Foll__ Spring _X_ Semester, 2018 (Please cheek appropriate semester) Protessional Semester Il iz a five-course aquvalon llojraled comoslor Incuding haltime Teaching and professional study in curriculum design, leadership, advanced methods, and refiective practice. Inlem Teachers ara -28sgned Kall lime la schools for the semester during which they assume resoonsibiily for approximately one-half of the teaching day. PS Ill professional siudy is designed to complement and enhance the iniernsnip. The professional siudy components. may occur on or offcampus and are coordinated by Iho Faculty Mantors in ‘collaboration with Intern Taachore and eehonl poreannl lace a checkmark (X) in front of the course in whieh you are registered X__ Education 4871- Elementary Education Education 4572— Secondary Internship Education 4573 Special Focus Interns: II Pp Education 4574— Fine Arts Internship - Art or Drama Education 4575= Fine Arts Intornship - Music Intern Teacher Cody Rudnik Grade Levells) 3/4 School Bluffion School _ Administrator ‘Terry Hoganson Teacher Mentor Wanda Moncks Faculty Mentor Marlo Steed Intern Teacher's Descriptive Reports Ihave had a great experience during my PSIIl intemship and have leamed so much about the teaching profession during my tima at Bluffton School. The staff was great in welcoming mé to the school, and treating me like | was 2 colleague working beside them rather than a student, This really tet me have a feel for the profession, and | am very thankful they {rusted mo with the position I was given. | was placed in a grade % split classroom, where my duties of teaching half time involved grade 3 math, % science, %4 social, and % phys ed. This group consisted of 15 grade ds and 10 grade 3s, along side my teacher mentor, Mrs. Wanda Monsks. Being such a small school | was able to get to know alll he slaff, and everyone was a great mentor. | owe great thanks to everyone at Biutfton, especially Wanda fer everything | have learned in my short time at Bluffton | felt pretty comfortable leaching the courses | had in math. science, social and phys ed. Having taught grade two math and science previously in PS| and majoring in physical education the only new experiance in a subject teaching sense was social. Math being only 10 students | took full advantage to try many new things as | realized a class this small may never happen again, Here | gamified my class, using a varioty of strategies like experience points a story line, leveling up, and quests to complete. My Professional Inquiry Project was then based off of my experience of what I have learned in this class. When it came to planning material for class | have found the long-range plan way more beneficial than any unit plans and lesson plans. The long-range plan shows everything in more of a time line and compares everything in one decument to see what is already done, is in process, and where we are going next. In the future I now know a more efficient and better Page tof 5PSII Final Repost fr Gacy Ruse . method to planning based on what I like. We completed the grade 3 curriculum in bath science and social. The two sciance units | covered was testing materials and designs as well as building with a variety of materials. | loved this class because almost everything | did was hands on learning, providing a great atmosphere and amazing ideas from students. based my social studies units on a lot of collaboration in an attempt fo get students sharing ideas and points of view for a better understanding of others lives. This was an excellent group of kids and it is going to be hard to leave when practicum comes to an end. | also participated, and found parent teacher interviews extremely informative when it came to my planning for differentiating instruction. Parents are a great resource lo get additional information, which the students are goad at hiding when they get to school. | noticed there are definitely benefits for bath students being present, and having one on one time with the parents during the interviews. Preparing the report cards took a lot of time even though | only had half the teaching load. Wanda was a great example of how to put together documents for the parents, very informative. Additionally, during my practicum | got involved in extracurricular events through the school and the broader community. Getting involved in afterschool programs was a big goal of mine, as it was very significant during my lime as a student. My Involvement in extracurricular activities included judging a 4H public speaking event which many students from Bluffton and surrounding communities were part of. Being an athlete for the majority of my yoars in school, | also gol lo coach a few sports teams. | was given the opportunity to assist in coaching our boys’ basketball team with Mr. Terry Hoganson, the principle, as well as assist Mrs. Lisa Shukin our junior high English and PE teacher coaching Badminton. During our basketball season we had a strong team but fell just short of the championship game in the final tournament. | had a great time and felt everyone on the team ‘showed great improvement during the season and enjoyed playing. | will continue to assist with badminton even after my practicum finishes, and have also been asked fo coach a spring basketball team in the community that runs through May and into June. This is the community 1 grew up in and it is heartwarming to be asked by othors to coach when | have retumed after my time in Lethbridge. Just before my practicum is to end, | have volunteered to take @ group of students to youth tech nation, where we will leam from other students in the district about various types of technology to bring back and share with the school, | am very excited to leam more about this area as | feel itis a great medium thraugh which students cam learn and develop their abilities, for later life skills. To conclude, teaching in Blulfion has been a great experience and the community and staff made me feel at home during these last four months, The experience of learning more about the inner workings of the teaching profession has Deen conveyed much clearer than | have previously known. This experience was very beneficial in preparing me for the future as a full ime leacher: | am ready to begin my career. a fh (Ay WA Fock \4, Qo\ inlern Teacher Signature Dale Page ofPS 1 Final Report tor Cady Rucele . ‘This pago is to be attached to the Intern Teacher's Report, School Administrator Comments: Mr. Rudnik proved to be a very posilive inlluence on the students and staff during his time at Bluffton School, Inhis role as a student teacher, Mr. Rudnik was responsible for planning, evaluating and delivering instruction in a gradc 3/4 classroom. Mr. Rudnik showed exceptional creativity and understanding of students various learning styles when planning lessons, Mr. Rudnik’s classes were always well planned and the students were very muei engaged in their learning. Mr. Rudnik was comfortable purposefully integrating technolouy inte his lessums, Ay Wolf Creck School Division has fully adopted GAPE (Google Apps for Edueation), Mr. Rudnik had ao issues working in that environment, Mr. Rudnik also experimented with other 21st century tools to encourage class engagement. A strong cmphasis on planning and pacing allowed his classes to run very well and as a result there were few if any classroom management issues, The lessons that | observed were oflen.a combination of numerous instructional strategies. Mr, Rudnik was cognizant of the various strengths and weakness or her students and their various learning styles and attempted to create very individualized tasks lor each student. Mi-Rudaik’s ability to establish meaningful relationships with the students both inside und outside of the classroom was enc of his grcatest strengths. He was able to accomplish this while ensuring students understood he was a professional and thal there were boundarics that were not tobe crossed. Mr. Rudnik took the time to coach our junior high boys baskctball team and badminton team during his time. He supervised a group of students to attend a student technology conference and really tried to be involved in all aspects of the school. Mr. Rudnik attended numerous professional development seysions that were not mandatory for him, and continually asked questions and ook opportunitics that were available to increase his knowledge of educational pedagogy. Mr. Rudnik had a very successful practicum and will bea fantastic teacher and valued addition to any school and staff. Puped al §PS ll Pet! Roport fer Ceay Rune This page is to be attached to the Intern Teacher's Report. Teacher Mentor Comments: Cody Rudnile - Professional Semester III Vinal Report April 13, 2018 It has been my pleasures well as the benefit of both students and myself to have had Me. Cody Rudnik in our classroom while he completed his professional semester Ill at Bluffton School. During the four month internship, Mr. Rudnik taught grade three mathematics and combined sprades three!four for social, science and physical education, In planning and preparation, Cody was clearly knowledgeable in the subject arews and willing to pul in extra time to research various topics to ensure his understanding went beyond knowledge to being able to plan and present appropriate information and appropriately sequence activities for young students. [Te considered daily, weekly and monthly timelines in his short und long term planning and created comprehensive unit plans. Cody’s elagsroom assessments were thorough und addressed the three important aspects of assessment - for leaming, during learning and of learning, (Cady demonstrated a strong understanding fbr classroom instruction as woll as a natural ability for communicating ta arid with his students, His communication was always professional, age appropriate, culturally sensitive and engaging. Lesson development consistently involved exciting introductions such asa team building challenge for the building unit, Gencral lesson progression followed appropriate sequencing, pacing and adjustments for gradc three & four students’ level of understanding such as introducing new math concepts beginning with manipulatives and then moving onto pictorial and finally symbolic understanding, Cody integrated a variety of student groupings during his lessons, which supported our classroom emphasis on cooperative leaming, He used whole class, small groups, partners and individual practice opportunities appropriately. When Cody asked questions to bridge previous learning or to encourage higher level thinking and review content, classroom discussions were lively and engaging, Students were cager to share their ideas. Cody also integrated a variety of assessment techniques such as presentations, hands-on projects, questioning and written assignments. Not only did Cody efficiently maintain student achievement records using our school’s online portfolio, but he was also very helpful in guiding other staff members as we were lexminy this new method of reporting. When il comes to classroom leadership, I observed Cody as confident, composed and professional at all times. Ile sels high expectations for student lcarning, reinforces classroom procedures and routines und above all, established positive relationships with every student, In return, students clearly admired Mr. Rudnik and looked forward to his classes, Cody exemplifies a high level of professionalism and ethical conduct in his relationships with students and staff members. He encourayes and avecpls feedback. implements suggestions and shares his views on education, teaching and his goals for the future. Cody's commitment and dedication to our classroom, the Bluffion School and to the profession was exceptional. In addition to his classroom tcaching responsibilities, he joined in on a regular rotation for recess supervision, coached baskethall and badminton, refereed basketball games, worked with students during recesses to help therm catch up due to absences, assisted in other Page dot 5PPS 11 Final Report for Cody Ruck classrooms during his designated prep time such as my language arts and music classes as well as, library classes and he filled in for other teachers if they needed to be out of their classrooms temporarily. Cody also voluntecred to accompany a group of our classroom stutlents to a Youth Tech Nation day at another school in our district | feel [can spexik on behalf of the Bluffton School and say that we all feel very fortunate to have: had Cody asa member of our staff-and | feel that he will be un asset (0 any svhuol at all levels of teaching, Best wishes Cody! Sincerely, Wanda Moncks Grade 3/4 Classroom 'Teacher Bluffton School Mentor Teacher Signature Dal. Pages ofS