Critical Reflection #1 What is the most significant challenge I’m facing so far in my teaching role and how am I or might I handle that challenge? I choose this question for my critical reflection because I know it is a question I can revisit quite often. Currently, I feel I am faced with several challenges, all of which I believe I can overcome. The most significant challenge I am facing so far in my teaching role is being able to teach and feel that the words I am saying sound natural and more conversational. I taught my first lesson on September 1st. I taught a pre-planned lesson by my Mentor teacher, Michelle Hill, on the Compass Rose. At first I was a little nervous but took quite a bit of time thinking about what I would say to the
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There is a group of students in my class that are so independent that I feel I do not know them as well as the other students. Also, I have felt a pushback from them because I am not sure they want to get to know me. So the question I have is “What can I do to get to know the more independent students on a deeper level?” I feel like I have already made so many meaningful connections in my classroom with the students that I work one on one with almost daily. However, I really want to get to know these independent students better and make them feel like if they have any questions they can always come to me. First, I will pose this question to Michelle to see what she does in her classrooms to get to know every student. Second, I will try intentionally stopping and talking to these students. However, I do not want to “bother” them so I need to be purposeful about when I stop by and talk to them. I thought of my Friday seminar when Julie Hart said, “Some students need you and what other students need is for you to leave them alone.” She also mentioned that if you disturb these students who need to be left alone, you could be interrupting a really great train of thought or their own learning. So, during transition times or recess might be a really great time to talk to these
There is a group of students in my class that are so independent that I feel I do not know them as well as the other students. Also, I have felt a pushback from them because I am not sure they want to get to know me. So the question I have is “What can I do to get to know the more independent students on a deeper level?” I feel like I have already made so many meaningful connections in my classroom with the students that I work one on one with almost daily. However, I really want to get to know these independent students better and make them feel like if they have any questions they can always come to me. First, I will pose this question to Michelle to see what she does in her classrooms to get to know every student. Second, I will try intentionally stopping and talking to these students. However, I do not want to “bother” them so I need to be purposeful about when I stop by and talk to them. I thought of my Friday seminar when Julie Hart said, “Some students need you and what other students need is for you to leave them alone.” She also mentioned that if you disturb these students who need to be left alone, you could be interrupting a really great train of thought or their own learning. So, during transition times or recess might be a really great time to talk to these