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=**This wikispace logs experiences in the classroom during the fall 2009 ELED 296 ****Paraprofessional Experience **=

 This is the first field experience of the teacher education program. Its purpose is to provide insight into the real world of teaching in the K-8 and 7-12 setting. It provides a “hands-on” experience in which students may ask questions and share concerns they may have regarding the teaching profession. The experience will provide an opportunity to observe, record, and assess student behavior, effective teaching practices, and characteristics of different learning environments appropriate for children. This course will provide structure and guidance for the students as they observe, gather information, and reflect on teaching as a career. John Dewey, one of the most famous American educators, wrote extensively about reflective teaching. He defined reflective teaching as avoiding the “routine” and “impulsive” behaviors in favor of taking the time to “give serious consideration” to our actions. According to Dewey, the intelligent person thinks before he or she acts, and action becomes deliberate and intentional. In order for students to secure knowledge and insight from the field experience, their observations and participation have to be made with careful, analytical, and deliberate planning. Paraprofessional students develop their leadership skills while contributing to, learning from and influencing the learning of others.




 * 's Fall 2009 Paraprofessional Placement**
 * School: || Vermillion Middle School ||
 * Field-based supervisor: || Julie Lewison ||
 * Content area or grade level: || 6th Grade Reading ||
 * FBS e-mail address: ||  ||
 * FBS phone: ||  ||
 * USD instructor || Mary Collins, Phone: 605-677-5155, e-mail: mary.collins@usd.edu ||

this semester. I will be working with individual students as well as helping the teacher with some novel and poetry work. || year. She has a very tough time communicating with students and teachers, she is still very shy. I will be working with her every day im there. || when I help a chinese girl with her reading and english speaking. || and how he acted outside from inside the school. It was very interesting! When we got into the c/r she put a book and audio and the kids listend to it for 3 or 4 chapters and then did a worksheet. I again helped out the chinese girl when she came in 3rd period, I can tell that she is gettng more comfortable. || over the three chapters. They also have vocab thats in the book that they work on. || there reading along with the speaker. They also have a wkst. that is due the next day. || overwhelmed. So they listened to a couple of chapters of their book and then did a few overview questions together as a class. Mrs. Lewison and I discussed the rest of the year and the poetry unit that I will be teaching! || book, Mrs. Lewison gave the kids a few days to study over the book. ||
 * 30 hours of field-based classroom participation **
 * **Date ** || **Hours **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> || **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Description of my activities/participation in the classroom.... **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> ||
 * 10/6 || 0.5 || My initial visit with the FBS. Went really and we discussed everything I would be doing
 * 10/8 || 2 || Today I worked with a chinese girl who just came to the US at the beginning of the school
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> 10/15 || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> 3 || Today I listened alot and helped look over the teachers students. I usually just listen until 3rd period
 * 10/20 || 3 || I got there early today to help Mrs. Lewison with bus duty and I also got to see my first problem child
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> 10/22 || 2 || Reading the westing game on audio. They ususally listen to 2-3 chapters on audio and then do a wkst.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> 10/27 || 2 || They continue to listen to, The Westing Game. I think it really helps them to follow along better when
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> 10/29 || 2 || Mrs. Lewison cut back on a little bit of the reading for the students because they were getting a little
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> 11/3 || 2.5 || Today the class was finishing up "The Westing Game" on audio. The test will be next tuesday over the
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> 11/5 || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> 2 || The book is finished today. The students worked on their crossword puzzles and spelling words. ||

the students out with their projects on The Westing Game book. It was very cool to have the students call me teacher and ask me for help, I realized that I am in the right major! || that they read. || guide me and tell me if I forgot anything. I involved the students alot in my the powerpoint asking them questions and such. In the end, Mrs. Lewison had worksheet for the students to do and it was just a little review of what we did that day. I really loved teaching it was probably the highlight of this whole experience. ||
 * 11/10 || 2.5 || The students took the Westing Game test, it only took about 20 min. for the students. Mrs. Lewison then read the direction for a group project they will be doing. Making their own Westing Game board game. On thursday I will be helping Mrs. Lewison in the computer lab and classroom for our joint teaching time. ||
 * 11/12 || 2 || Today I assisted the teacher. I also got to work with the students in their groups. I went back and forth from the computer lab to the classroom helping
 * 11/23 || 2.5 || The students today got to watch the movie, "The Westing Game" and during the movie they had to find the difference between the movie and the book
 * 11/30 || 2. || Today was the day I got to teach my independant lesson. I got to introduce the poetry unit to my group of sixth graders. I loved it, I had a powerpoint to
 * 12/01 || 2 || Today was my last day. It was bitter sweet because Im glad that it is over but I loved the classes I got to sit in on and the teacher was awesome. The students thanked me before I left and Mrs. Lewison said that whatever I needed help with I could just come to her whenever I needed advice. It was a wonderful experience and I learned that I really do want to become a teacher. This was a great experience and im so excited for whats in the future for me. ||