Practicum Experience Reflection

When I reflect on this semester and my practicum experience, the first thing that comes to my mind is motivation and drive. This is the first time I have actually felt comfortable enough to want to be in the classroom all day, everyday. This semester opened up my eyes in many different ways, and if anything, made me fall more in love with teaching and working with these students. After this practicum experience, I bring a new gift with me and that is confidence. I feel at easy in front of a group of students and truly feel that if my CT made me get up and help her teach, I could figure it out. Another gift I have is that I am able to be flexible for the needs of each student in the classroom. On multiple different occasions, I have had to work with a student one-on-one in the hall or help settle a behavior. I have learned that these types of experiences do not just stop because we are teaching. When I enter the classroom, I bring a special atmosphere with me that allows students to feel comfortable enough to want to talk with me and open up to me. I had one student tell …show more content…
My students should be able to get than instruction from being in my classroom. Life skills should be taught as well. I want my students to see myself being caring, respectful, making good choices, and always doing the right thing. The best way to teach these skills to your students is to model them yourself, as it is crucial to practice what you preach and remember you are a teacher, even when you are not in the classroom. I should not have to sit in front of my students and lecture about these ethics, they should be able to see them being done, with some guidance along the way. I love that my cooperating teacher does a class meeting once a week. During these meetings, they will talk about some of these ethics like, being respectful or bullying. This is a great way to get your students thinking and involved without telling them what to