- This session was very informative. I like how the acuity matrix lists the standards from the test. Teachers have the option to go into the test to view the question that students had to answer. This will help me as a teacher because it will show me the types of questions that my students need to get used to answer. I do not want to have my students get nervous and freeze up during the test. I want my students to feel like the question type is very familiar to them. I heard that acuity may be replaced by a new assessment. I hope that the new assessment, if there is one, is just as helpful when it comes to reviewing the results.
Drawing Arrays with Graph Paper
- I think that this activity was a great way to make this concept more concrete. I might do a similar activity next week when I teach students about comparing fractions. This activity helped some students understand fractions better.
Fun Day Presentations
- These presentations were a success! I made it through 2/3 of the class in one day. After the students who I scheduled for today presented, I opened the floor to anyone who would like to go today. Seeing how easy it was to complete the presentation and how supportive everyone was, was especially motivating to the rest of the students. A few of my Friday students and even some student who asked for a private presentation volunteered to go today. I was so proud because an extremely shy student volunteered to go today, this was a very special moment for me. Most of the students earned 6/6 points. During recess, two students had private presentations. Three more students will complete private presentations tomorrow.
- I set up one of the circuits that the students created. I chose the circuit that had the longest leads. I read the list of who would present today at the beginning of the session. I had each of the students get their fun day item and have it sitting quietly at their seats. I did a quick review of what I expected them to say and I left a rubric by the document camera. My teacher sat next to the document camera to squeeze the battery and lights if the circuit acted up. (Because the leads on the circuit were so small, I decided to fix it before the second presentation day.) It was very helpful to have my list next to me. It was very helpful to have my list next to me. I called off the next name while the students applauded the student would had just presented.
- I was extremely proud of one of my boys today. A girl had brought in playdough and commented that she thought it was an insulator. The boy raised his hand and said that he thought that it would be conductor because playdough has salt in it and salty water is a conductor. I love how deep he took this.
Planning
- I realize that I like to have Monday laid out by the Thursday of the previous week. I have the spelling words for the rest of the school year (even after I finish student teaching). I also have the word sort pages from the book copied so that I have an original for each week. This will make it will be easy to print the word sort for each week. Today, I had my teacher check the spelling list and I ran copies of the two pages for Monday. We didn't get to our reading workshop this week, so I get to use the same stations as I had prepared for last week. This early planning will help make spelling more imaginable for the rest of the school year. If I decide to use Words Their Way for my spelling words in the future, then I will repeat this style of pre-planning.
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