Justine+Carroll

=**This wikispace logs Justine Carroll's 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.




 * Justine's Fall 2009 Paraprofessional Placement**
 * School: || St. Agnes- Vermillion, SD ||
 * Field-based supervisor: || Kerry Koppang ||
 * Content area or grade level: || 2nd Grade ||
 * FBS e-mail address: || Kerry.koppang@k12.sd.us ||
 * FBS phone: ||  ||
 * USD instructor || Mary Collins, Phone: 605-677-5155, e-mail: mary.collins@usd.edu ||

> the children then have to take quizzes on the computer over the book they have read October 26 || 2:15 || * Today I taught my first lesson with Mrs. Koppang. I went into the front of the classroom and talked about what we would be doing and then helped them through a worksheet about it. Then we went to the gym to actually do the lab with the cars. Kids split up into two groups 6 with Mrs. Koppang and 5 with me.
 * 30 hours of field-based classroom participation **
 * **Date ** || **Hours **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> || **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Description of my activities/participation in the classroom.... **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> ||
 * October 5 || 2:15 || * children have quiet reading time where they can go anywhere in the room and read a book of their choice- bean bags are available.
 * worked with Kobe on his science homework in the gym and then had him read his current events pamphlet to me ||
 * October 7 || 2:15 || * went into the gym with Kobe to work on his spelling words and read a few storiees
 * for the Math lesson today the children measured their height and wing span using links. They then put the class data together to make graphs.
 * went outside for recess today it was pretty fun. The kids played football, 4-square, and played on the playground equipment
 * today I also had to grade some Math homework while the kids were at library ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> October 14 || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> 2:15 || * I had to lead the science part today. The kids took turns reading each section about how animals grew, then I had them partner up and work on a worksheet packet together while I walked around to answer questions.
 * went to the back table with two kids who were gone the week before so that tehy could do their math button activity
 * while at recess I had to dip styrofoam balls into black paint for a later project the kids would be doing
 * I like how when the kids weren't quite understanding Mrs. Koppangs question about a scenerio when 8 seems like a lot, she threw out an example of what she was looking for and then the children understood ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> October 19 || 2:15 || * Today started off with me going to the gym with Kobe to get him caught up on assignments and do some reading
 * I noticed that the teachers are big into always making the children be quiet in line before they are allowd to walk or leave anywhere ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> October 21 || 2:15 || * Today during quiet reading the students were able to read in groups. They really like when they can do this
 * I worked with Victoria to get her caught up on her work
 * graded and put stickers on papers for Mrs. Koppang ||
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 * after the math lesson I had to work with Zadya and Brenna to finish up the math worksheet they didn't have done
 * the students are now learning about animal habitats. Mrs.Koppang read them a story about animal habitats before they read about them in their science book. ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> Ocober 28 || 2:15 || * Today I had to go out in the hall and have the students read me a paragraph and a small story. I had to comment on which words they didn't know, sounded out, skipped or if they sef corrected themselves
 * Also helped Mrs.Koppang set up all her November calendars and ran off copies of a packet for her ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">November 2 || 2:15 || * Lexi hugged me today when she saw I was coming in. It was very cute
 * Students finished up their posters in their groups- rural, urban, and suburbs ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> November 4 || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> 2:15 || * worked with Zadya on her homework while others read so that she could get caught up ||
 * November 9 || 2:15 || * read with Kobe again today
 * Went to the play/opera put on by some USD students called "Princess and the Pea." One little boy started crying in the middle of it and got frightened during the fight scenes.
 * another kid asked at the end why it took so long- very funny ||
 * November 11 || 2:15 || * read/worked on spelling words with Kobe
 * graded papers and glued together a poster for Mrs. Koppang ||
 * November 16 || 2:15 || * students did a math assignment with marshmellows. They had 3 different containers and filled each one up with as many marshmellos they could fit to fine volume
 * students first guessed how many would fit and then they did the experiment
 * for social studies students told laws/rules for our town and in the school
 * helped Kobe finish a worksheet he had not completed
 * did worksheets on continets after reading and discussing them
 * me and Mrs. Koppang talked about Kobe and are going to try something new= Today he seemed to read better with the font of the book larger. Mrs. Koppang said she wanted to make font in his reading bigger to see if that would do the trick ||
 * November 18 || 2:15 || * worked with Kobe on spelling words, science test, and reading
 * helped students find book level and take tests over books they read
 * graded papers- took down display ||
 * November 23 || 2:15 || * today was my last day! :(
 * graded papers
 * did my final lesson independently
 * during religion talked about the holy trinity and how you know your parents love you and how you show you love your parents
 * Toria said she has never heard God talk back to her
 * John was the prepare the way of the Lord- John the Baptist was Jesus' cousin
 * God teaches forgiveness, be kind, help people, share, pray ||