Week Two... Check!

Week two of EDUC 435... SO much has already happened and there is much more to come. This week I was able to go to my school for a full day on Friday. This was probably one of the best experiences I have had during my clinical experiences. I was able to each lunch with the students, read a book and do an assessment with them, do one on one work with them and monitor their first, and experience bus duty. All of these things made me realize that that is going to be an everyday thing next semester. It's so exciting to think that the time is so close.

During my time at my school this week, I was able to observe the day from start to end. During my observation time, I noticed a few of my CE's teaching styles.

• Getting the students attention by saying, "Macaroni and Cheese" then the class would repeat "Everybody Freeze". This was a fun and engaging way to get the students attention. She would also use "Hocus Pocus" and the students would say " Everybody Focus". I noticed that these sayings were a little rough at first because the students were not completely aware of the ways of the classroom.
• I also observed the way that she handled miss behavior. At first she would give them a warning of what they were doing wrong. If the student continued to do the action then she would remove one of the students stars (each student has 4 stars) for not following directions.

I think since it was the first week of school and the students are very familiar with the ways of the classroom, the whole week was very laid back and chill. My CE was very open minded and flexible with everything that was occurring during the school day. 

I think that all of this connects to Teacher Leadership. Teachers have to be flexible and open minded with each and every situation that is thrown at them. This makes me think about the time on Friday when lice was found in one of the students hair. The teacher handled it very well. She was calm and she took action very quickly. She didn't panic but informed the nurse and got her to come check every other student in the class. It's very important to be a teacher leader and be on your toes to react to whatever the situation may be.