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Type in the content of your p =**This wikispace logs Don Trimble'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.




 * Don Trimble's Fall 2009 Paraprofessional Placement**
 * School: || West Middle School ||
 * Field-based supervisor: || Lynn Corrie ||
 * Content area or grade level: || Middle School Art ||
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 * USD instructor || Mary Collins, Phone: 605-677-5155, e-mail: mary.collins@usd.edu ||

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 * 30 hours of field-based classroom participation **
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 * 10/2 || 3 || I was able to observe three different grade levels on Friday. Each class had different projects they were working on. I walked around helping the students with their individual projects just as my field based supervisor and the teacher aids did. The classes were very diverse with numerous different ethnicities, behavioral disorder students, and ESL students. ||
 * 10/12 || 5.5 || Since USD didn't have school, I was able to observe the whole day. It was a shortened day but I still got a lot of experience in. Most of the classes were learning about two point perspective. I walked around and assisted kids who were not understanding the concept. In one class, a hand full of students needed a catch up lesson on two point perspective so I pulled them aside and helped them with the concept. One eighth grade class was doing a still life drawing, practice sketch. I helped set up still life display and brought my own still life art work to put on display as examples. I conducted my interview with my FBS today. ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> 10/16 || 2<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> || I glazed masks and fish. I then finished still life drawings. I walked around the classroom and helped any students who needed help. At the beginning of each class I watched my FBS give lessons and instruct students on their daily tasks. ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> 10/30 || 6 || With our class being off i was able to put in another full day of observation. I was also able to stay during lunch and share a duty with her by helping out in the lunch room. Mrs. Corrie's classes were all full of new students because of the new 9 weeks, so all of the students were working on their portfolio folders with their names on the front. Again, I walked around and assisted students when they had questions. During Mrs. Corrie's plan period we discussed my lesson plan and i plan on emailing her my idea soon! ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> 11/13 || 5.5 || On Friday I was able to present my lesson plan to Mrs. Corrie's 6th grade students. My lesson was centered around Grant Wood and regional artists. First i went over key terms with the students giving them background information along with explaining key concepts and then i demonstrated the assignment on the board as they followed along on their sheets. I felt the lesson went very well and i was happy with the individual student's products. ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> 11/20 || 5 || I had the opportunity to teach with a substitute on the 20th. We watched a video on Van Gogh in two of the classes and in the rest the students corrected papers. The sub had a very different teaching style contrary to Mrs. Corrie as he was very strict. The students were very well behaved as a result and it was a very easy going day. ||
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