Week 14

It's coming down to the wire.  I feel like I am going nonstop. 

All that is left is Finals week.

I have enjoyed reading articles from Patch's class and Water's class.  Every Friday I would remember of the readings and so I would I would read most of my Saturday.  

I looked forward to presenting experiements in Shaw's class.

I am glad the final is in groups in Byrd's class.

Mecham's class always went by too fast.

Peterson gave a personal letter which was so thoughtful.  Her class was inspiring.

I'm going to miss it.

Week 13

This is the third time I am writing my Literacy Case Study. I am learning the material with a better understanding. I am glad that there are people in the cohort that feel overwhelmed; not that they are stressed, but that I am not alone. I am taking one day at a time, still.
I am kind of sad I that the semester is ending. There is so much to learn. And I have enjoyed all my classes.
Field was a lot of fun! I love being around the children. Mrs. Christensen was so easy to work with. Annalynn and I were able to get everything done that was required. I felt like I was contributing during our lessons and when the teacher gave me assignments.
I hope that I will remember everything that needs to be done before finals.
See ya.

Week 11

This week went by fast. Spelling Inventories and Running records are finally done. Mrs. Christensen was sick on Thursday so we helped run the class. Friday was our last day. The class made two big Thank you cards one for me and one for Annalynn. I had so much fun! There is a lot to do still for our classes.
Happy Thanksgiving!
I am getting ready for Monday. I need to read the articles. I finished the cross cultural analysis for Dr. Patch's class.
See ya Monday.

Week Ten

We ended up fixing rainsticks on Monday, but they went along great with the charted language experience. The students put different rythmns together with a little coaching. Then we applied the rythmns by speaking together to a poem about the rain.
Annalynn and I made reading folders for the students.
Today we taught the students how to use the smart cards. (the students come to a word they don't know and then apply a strategy to read it.)
Our teacher Mrs. Christensen uses word sorts almost every day. Today we worked on blind sorts and I timed how fast a student could put them in categories.
I found out that my uncle reads to students in second grade at the same school I am at.
We have one week left. I still need to do my case study.
I am really enjoying working with elementary school students and teachers.

Week Nine

This was my first week in Field. My partner is Annalynn Thomas. My teacher is Mrs. Christiansen. We taught some of the Math and some English when are teacher was gone and had a substitute. Today we taught our science lesson. We had three learning centers. They were about the weather. One group made rain sticks. Annalynn and I took turns doing the charted language experience. The third group made a weather wheel focusing on clouds. We found out that we didn't leave enough time to make the rain sticks. Mrs. Christiansen was very supportive and we worked out a plan so that the students didn't feel left out. During lunch Annalynn and I built the rainsticks half way. We got them started so the students could finish them right after lunch.
I found out that Mrs. Christiansen is from Mesa, AZ and that she knew my Dad's work partner.
She re-met him in Utah, but she realized that they knew of each other in AZ. Last year he pasted away and She and I both went to his funeral so it is kind of funny that we met during field experience.

Week Seven

I recall the discussion about homework and how some people don't agree with it. My stand was I do agree with keeping it. Take school work away from home than it wouldn't be home-WORK.
I mentioned how it has been a good thing because it taught me dicipline and taught me crucial skills like reading and spelling. It has been a big part of my education. Sometimes it is unexpected or sometimes boring, but someone in the dicussion said, "It prepares students for junior high and high school." So that is that.
I am very busy again this week, but I take it a day at a time. I got to get ready for the literacy test, do my biography of a different culture, and the research journal.
There is one week until field!
I am really enjoying my service for Dr. Peterson's class. (Sorry some of my other posts talk about these things, but they are weighing on my mind.) The service is so fun!
Anyway, see you on Monday.

Week Six

The most exciting assignment this week was for Dr. Shaws class. Our group was the gum and poprocks group. The idea was great. I think that some of the gum didn't mix with the other flavors. I think we got the point across; that of the rock cycle.
Field is coming up. I am glad my service for Dr. Peterson is in a classroom. I can kind of wring some of the nerviousness out.
I still don't know all that is required for field. Dr Byrd clarified it some, but I kind of want to see the big picture.
I got lots to read. We got the test in Chapterfour and assigned reading.
The break was great! I'll see you on Monday.

Week Five

I feel like I have been busy this week. Also, I need to get organized to the point where I can look ahead because this semester is going fast. I enjoy the classes that I'm in and the assignments. The main concern for me is "How can I be a great teacher?" I have always had great teachers. I feel I need a different mind set or an extra effort to really be a teacher.
The 'insurance' presentation in class went well and it made sense. It seems like they should remind us in a year when it will take effect.
I get to volenteer at an elementary school for my service hours for Dr. Peterson's class tomorrow. I am really excited. The teacher is Jory Schmidt. He graduated from the same Program at UVSC last year.

Week four

I felt like this week went by quickly. The readings for this week were short, but the discussion was fully long enough. I enjoy the conversations. I think I participated once or twice, which was hard to do. (That is because everyone needs to say something.) But I was glad that the peoples' names who didn't get a chance were called out because if it was me I would know how to cut right in.
I am spending a lot of time reading in all my classes. The most interesting read was for Dr. Patch's class. The reason I liked it was because it gave specific examples of teachers' view points, particularly from a cultural stand-point, that showed attributes for each of how to become a better teacher.
The main focus for me this week, besides reading, is for Dr. Byrd's literacy test. I hope to score better on the third chapter than I did on the first/second chapters.
I am excited to have a speaker come to class. I can't wait.

Week Three Reflection

I really enjoyed class because it kept moving. It was almost too fast, but that kept me listening.
The group whose turn it was had really good questions. I think that they only covered the German/ American article, but that was the one that made the most sense. I felt that this article encouraged American teachers to be better and gave insight to how another country views education. The college levels seemed to be the same in Germany and the U.S.
But most of the early education years through high school are tough to compare; they would test on completely different ways. The key is to have goals that the student can acheive.

Week Two Reflection

I really enjoyed the dicussion that we had about the readings. The joined tables created an atmosphere that involved everyone, even if one was just listening. I would like to mention that along these lines the facilitating went well. They had many well developed questions.
The Architypes written for boy role models were very interesting. I could see me taking the article and studying it in more depth. I think that this would be useful for the student and the teacher. Students can grow and develop by acheiving an individual architype. By helping a student work through an architype, the teacher grows with the student.
I felt like I was behind during the first week of class. After this week I felt good about it.
I was prepared for class. The material was interesting. I feel like I am just learning about what is required in this class.

Review of readings

Zambo writes about boys and how they need help with literacy. The article suggests ten archetypes which are a collection of attributes that a boy can relate to. One student, Robert was worked with a teacher who would aspire to be a king. Another, David was taught to aquire the attributes of a warrior. The criteria are specific to the archtype and is not what someone who hears the term would think of exactly.
Renold Tayor did a study that compared Black students and White students of the same age to a concept of Sounding. The Black student would play the game by stating something about the other person, which was untrue. When the White student would do this, it was look upon as if they were fighting. So, when when the principal would punish the Black student, it would not make too much sense.

My Digital Story

When doing my digital story, I found it easy to use Photostory3. At first it was little hard to find my idea but once I got going, I was able to find my way through the program. What work well for me, was setting up my pictures. What didn't work well was putting my voice recording into the movie but the techperson was able to help me figure it out.

WebQuest Reflection

Doing a WebQuest was interesting. It was fun to learn how power point could be used to make a WebQuest. Learning about the Boston Tea Party was fun too. The only thing was that we could only have one person work on it at a time, so it took a long time to finish. The end result, in my opinion, was success. It was also good to see everybody elses to show the different subjects to explore using WebQuests. To veiw my WebQuest in google docs, click here, otherwise you may veiw it here on my page above.

Technology Interview

Here is my Technology Interview Paper, hope you enjoy it.

Media Rich Lesson

Here is my Media Rich Lesson Plan, hope you enjoy it.

Week three

We did an assessment and that was the last of our lessons. Tauna Huntsman, my partner, gave the instructions and then we helped the students with the activity. We introduced SPAR to the students. The students were in groups of three. One student defended the North, one defended the South, and one kept time, also being the judge. Then they switched places. Basically it was a mini-debate.

Week two

We taught lessons four out of the five days.
Also, We had a freedom assembly with the whole school. This patriotism went well with our lessons. The students were, also learning patriotic songs for Hope of America, a program that goes on at the Marriot Center that includes schools from around the area. They even have actions to the music.

Week one

My first week in field was exciting. In the beginning we did a lot of 'one on one' tutoring which I had done before in previous experiences. The fourth day was our first lesson. The Unit we did was on Slavery and the Civil War. The students were very kind. The lesson went well.

Rules from the Field

Raise your hand.
May I have your attention Please?(Fold your arms and don't talk.)
Silent Movement. There should be no talking during transitions.

Test 1

This is a test run.