Shawn+Starr

=**This wiki space logs Shawn Starr's experiences in the classroom during the fall 2009 SEED 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.


 * Shawn Starr's Fall 2009 Paraprofessional Placement**
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 * Content area or grade level: || English ||
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1 Hr || Team taught Cause-Effect lesson, showed charts that I put together outside of class time. Supervised research and pre-writing techniques in library. || 3 Hrs. || Assisted students with pre-writing techniques. Supervised study hall. Formatted projects for FBS. || 3.25 hrs. || Assisted class by answering any questions about Cause/Effect. Assisted freshman with grading and passed assignments back. Graded papers during study hall. || 1.25 hrs. || Led students in a journal activity called listen and draw where I read a passage from the book and the students had to illustrate a part of the passage in a way they felt illustrated the idea of the piece of work. Answered questions and assisted the students with setting up their work cited pages || 3 hrs. ||  || 2.5 hrs. || Took over class for the day wile FBS was gone. || 3 hrs. ||  ||
 * 30 hours of field-based classroom participation **
 * **Date ** || **Hours ** || **Description of my activities/participation in the classroom.... ** ||
 * 9-23 || 4:30pm-5:30pm 1 Hr. || Planned schedule and discussed duties ||
 * 9-30 || 7:00am-10:15am 3.25 Hrs. || Assisted students with writing papers (Persuasive and Narratives). Discussed content for giving lesson. ||
 * 10-2 || 7:00am-10:00am 3 Hr. || Classroom/behavior management, keeping students on task, assisted students with homework, graded and critiqued presentations, Assisted teacher with lesson, provided examples of projects. Worked with individual students assisting them with writing a thesis/body/conclusion to their papers. ||
 * 10-5 || 7:00am-10:15am 3.25 Hr. || Worked with individual student on power point presentation offering suggestions and guidance as he worked on it. Supervised the entire group through the hallways and in the library maintaining volume levels and behavior. Also, edited handout for teacher so she could give it to students. Had a trying day, students had attitude towards Student Teacher. Difficult to keep students on task unless teacher constantly reminded them. ||
 * 10-7 || 7:00am-10:15am 3.25 Hr. || Assisted students with organizational skills, provided handouts for the lesson and prepared to team teach. Answered question for students who were unsure of their assignments. Read through journals to get an idea of how to grade. Graded papers. ||
 * 10-9 || 7:00am-10:00am 3 Hrs. || Reviewed mid-term test for FBS to ensure that test was takable, Rewrote unclear questions, took attendance, provided answers to questions if needed, students felt more comfortable asking questions of me, Students worked very diligently on homework during the in class time provided. ||
 * 10-13 || 7:00am-8:00 am
 * 10-14 || 7:00am-10:00am
 * 10-16 || 7:00am-10:00am 3Hrs. || Assisted students with setting up essays. Graded/proctored midterms. Observed study hall ||
 * 10-17 || 8:00am- 12:00pm 4 Hrs. || Assisted individual students with homework. Assisted FBS with making quizzes and work sheets. ||
 * 10-19 || 7:00am-10:15 am
 * 10-20 || 7:00am-8:15am
 * 10-22 || 7:00am- 10:00a
 * 10-26 || 7:00am-9:30am
 * 10-26 || 7:00am- 10:00a