Today we met with Mr. Steffens, we wrote down a few things to not about the class but I'm not sure how useful they will be. Things about the overall class was useful but specifics about the students will not be. On March 7th they will start a new unit and students have the choice of selecting a new class/topic. Tomorrow morning is a faculty meeting, that I will be attending on behalf of my group, to plan for the new unit. Our teacher suggested that one of us attend as a way to make sure our project is kind of "planned into" the lesson. Hopefully, after tomorrows meeting we can create more concrete dates for meetings and have a better idea of what we will be doing, as well as the class.
*B.C.*
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Friday, February 11, 2011
Sitation Report 1, for (02/09/11)
Thursday February 10th, 2011 was the first time my partner got to meet and get to know our students. We were able to visit the students during their reading block and see them at work. They were working on a very intriguing activity about the trail of tears. Although I knew their assignment wasn’t relative to ours in any way I still went around to the students and asked them to explain what they were doing. The purpose of this was to get a feel for the different students, their work ethics, and anything specific I may want to know about individual students when working with them. There was on student that I spoke to that was extremely organized, had great handwriting, and the language skills of a mature student. Another student I spoke to seemed to have a rather attention span, I was able to note that it wasn’t the best idea to interrupt him while he was working because it becomes the hardest thing to get him back on task. I saw some students working on computers, I met a girl that was a good writer, and another student that was good at proof reading. In the hour and a half that we spent in the class I was able to think of a number of different jobs the students could have in order to help with our project.
Currently our project is still under construction because the 4th/5th grade team is finishing a unit and getting ready to plan a new one. Cassie Bell and I spoke to the teacher about the realistic time frame we would have to work with the students, but he stated that that was unclear because it was still dependent upon the way the next unit was designed. He mentioned that their meeting to plan the next unit was next week Friday. He said that we were welcome to sit on the meeting to find out exactly what we would be happening in the unit and find out where our project would fit best.
My preliminary findings were that, even though they are older you still have to work just as hard to keep their attention as you do for young children. Our next step would be to determine if one of us could make it to their unit meeting as well as collaborate with the other forth/fifth grade classes. The next unit that the teacher will be planning for is learning about the constitution. The social madia network that the students has chosen will be used to basically translate The Constiution in a more kid friendly manner and more relatable to a younger audience. The reason we felt that this was a good idea is because not people know what the constitution is about because it looks intimidating and looks as if it wouldn’t relate to many people. Hopefully, we can gain more insight from the forth/fifth grade team meeting and be able to make more concrete plans for our projects’ next step.
Currently our project is still under construction because the 4th/5th grade team is finishing a unit and getting ready to plan a new one. Cassie Bell and I spoke to the teacher about the realistic time frame we would have to work with the students, but he stated that that was unclear because it was still dependent upon the way the next unit was designed. He mentioned that their meeting to plan the next unit was next week Friday. He said that we were welcome to sit on the meeting to find out exactly what we would be happening in the unit and find out where our project would fit best.
My preliminary findings were that, even though they are older you still have to work just as hard to keep their attention as you do for young children. Our next step would be to determine if one of us could make it to their unit meeting as well as collaborate with the other forth/fifth grade classes. The next unit that the teacher will be planning for is learning about the constitution. The social madia network that the students has chosen will be used to basically translate The Constiution in a more kid friendly manner and more relatable to a younger audience. The reason we felt that this was a good idea is because not people know what the constitution is about because it looks intimidating and looks as if it wouldn’t relate to many people. Hopefully, we can gain more insight from the forth/fifth grade team meeting and be able to make more concrete plans for our projects’ next step.
EME Synthesis Journal
I feel that social media will continue to play a huge role in the 21st century, as scientist and technology specialists find more ways to use technology in order to enrich or simplify our lives. We are living a time change that some may not even notice. With what I have seen, I don’t believe that cellular devices are made without installed applications to Facebook and Twitter, even if you don’t have one. Social media like the two preciously mentioned are some of the fastest ways for information to travel across campuses as small as secondary schools, up to campuses as large as the 50,000 students at the University of Florida.
Every step of being a teacher is about actively and continuously teaching and learning. In order to teach you must be able grasp and keep your audience’s attention. In my middle school ESOL class I heard a few of my students asking each other if they had a Facebook. Since Facebook is not a requirement (outside of a social requirement) there must be something about the social network that attracts its users. This is where learning becomes a factor for teachers; teachers must become interested in what keeps the students’ interest and find a way to use that to their advantage in the classroom.
My goal for this project is to create a project that will involve the students not only physically, but also intellectually. I will feel that this is accomplished if there are students asking questions and genuinely engaging in the topics we discuss. I would also like to see students that are willing to do more than is asked of them simply because they want to contribute to the final product of the project.
What I plan on contributing to my group is being more of a liaison between my group and the students. If there is someone that needs to visit the school in order to give the students updates or to get updates from them then I can be counted on to do those. Also, if there is something that the students need to be taught in order for them to contribute to the project then I will be the person to teach the students and help ensure understanding.
*B.C.*
Every step of being a teacher is about actively and continuously teaching and learning. In order to teach you must be able grasp and keep your audience’s attention. In my middle school ESOL class I heard a few of my students asking each other if they had a Facebook. Since Facebook is not a requirement (outside of a social requirement) there must be something about the social network that attracts its users. This is where learning becomes a factor for teachers; teachers must become interested in what keeps the students’ interest and find a way to use that to their advantage in the classroom.
My goal for this project is to create a project that will involve the students not only physically, but also intellectually. I will feel that this is accomplished if there are students asking questions and genuinely engaging in the topics we discuss. I would also like to see students that are willing to do more than is asked of them simply because they want to contribute to the final product of the project.
What I plan on contributing to my group is being more of a liaison between my group and the students. If there is someone that needs to visit the school in order to give the students updates or to get updates from them then I can be counted on to do those. Also, if there is something that the students need to be taught in order for them to contribute to the project then I will be the person to teach the students and help ensure understanding.
*B.C.*
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