My experience at Wedgewood was more impactful than I could have ever imagined. The teacher that I shadowed was none other than the astounding, Debbie Alt. Ms. Alt showed me what it truly means to care about students. She reminded me so much of the effective educators in the Robert L. Fried’s book, “Passionate Teacher”.
For my content instruction I focused on the high-leverage practice number ten :Engaging in strategic relationship-building conversations with students. I worked closely with six particular students who struggled with reading and were put into a certain group to improve their reading skills. Not only did I learn about the students struggles with their reading, but most importantly, I learned about their personalities. Each one …show more content…
My goal during the O&P process was unlike my fellow classmates in the Ed- Foundations block. I truly felt a responsibility to make real, personal connections with the students I encountered. Instead of just focusing on my teaching abilities, I wanted enhance my skills at making relationships with my students. Just as the high leverage practice states, it is important that teachers make meaningful connections with every student and, in return, those students will respect their teacher and appreciate lessons. All too often, teachers are more focused at the task at hand, regarding testing, homework, and grades rather than focusing the true uniqueness that each student has to offer. In the “Passionate Teacher”, Fried explains how positive it can be to get to know students by …show more content…
I incorporated art with my lesson because it truly kept the students engaged and then they were able to share their artistic abilities with their fellow classmates and how they view idioms. The students started off really strong with their attention level. Unfortunately, as the lesson went on their focus drifted. My teacher and I discussed after the lesson that the lack of focus was probably because they felt “too” comfortable with me. I had yet to put my foot down and demand respect from the beginning because I was unsure that it was my place, since I was a guest in Ms. Alt’s classroom. To try and reconnect the engagement, I thought it was important to point out the individuals who were doing the right thing to hopefully set an example for the other students who were choosing to be disrespectful. One thing I learned very quickly is that no lesson is more important than the teaching of respect. That is one aspect of Ms. Alt that I admired so much. She was not afraid to take a step back from the lesson and focus on how the interactions between the students was not respectful. Fried explains this importance of teaching respect by stating, “Maybe we should view discipline as an opportunity for us to teach values of respect, of democratic society, of good-naturedness, fairness, and decency toward one another, as well as a measure of
For my content instruction I focused on the high-leverage practice number ten :Engaging in strategic relationship-building conversations with students. I worked closely with six particular students who struggled with reading and were put into a certain group to improve their reading skills. Not only did I learn about the students struggles with their reading, but most importantly, I learned about their personalities. Each one …show more content…
My goal during the O&P process was unlike my fellow classmates in the Ed- Foundations block. I truly felt a responsibility to make real, personal connections with the students I encountered. Instead of just focusing on my teaching abilities, I wanted enhance my skills at making relationships with my students. Just as the high leverage practice states, it is important that teachers make meaningful connections with every student and, in return, those students will respect their teacher and appreciate lessons. All too often, teachers are more focused at the task at hand, regarding testing, homework, and grades rather than focusing the true uniqueness that each student has to offer. In the “Passionate Teacher”, Fried explains how positive it can be to get to know students by …show more content…
I incorporated art with my lesson because it truly kept the students engaged and then they were able to share their artistic abilities with their fellow classmates and how they view idioms. The students started off really strong with their attention level. Unfortunately, as the lesson went on their focus drifted. My teacher and I discussed after the lesson that the lack of focus was probably because they felt “too” comfortable with me. I had yet to put my foot down and demand respect from the beginning because I was unsure that it was my place, since I was a guest in Ms. Alt’s classroom. To try and reconnect the engagement, I thought it was important to point out the individuals who were doing the right thing to hopefully set an example for the other students who were choosing to be disrespectful. One thing I learned very quickly is that no lesson is more important than the teaching of respect. That is one aspect of Ms. Alt that I admired so much. She was not afraid to take a step back from the lesson and focus on how the interactions between the students was not respectful. Fried explains this importance of teaching respect by stating, “Maybe we should view discipline as an opportunity for us to teach values of respect, of democratic society, of good-naturedness, fairness, and decency toward one another, as well as a measure of