“It takes a big heart to help shape little minds”

“It takes a big heart to help shape little minds”

A Special Teacher

WEEK NO. 17

“IT TAKES A BIG HEART TO HELP SHAPE LITTLE MINDS”

A Special Teacher

December 08-12, 2014

My Accomplishment  

            I consider preparing my rated demonstration as my accomplishment for this week. I was also given the chance to become the main facilitator of the classroom. Also I had my rated demonstrations with my critique teacher as my accomplishment for this week.

Moreover, I was observed by the Department head of SLU-STE in the laboratory high school. I was quite nervous when they entered the classroom and stayed there for an hour. I was also thinking what would be her comments and suggestions. Unfortunately, the flow of my lesson and discussion did not went well because most of my students did not cooperate. It was a challenged for me to handle 2^nd years or Grade 8 when it comes to managing their noise inside my class and I need to adjust because of their behaviors.

Unfortunately, I was quite shocked about the behaviors of students in the private school. Moreover, I noticed that most of my students are active when I used different strategies to motivate them participate during my discussion one of that material is preparing a coconut tree as my instructional material I observed that they had fun because it is within their level of interest and genre.

My Significant Experience 

            My significant experience for this week was to be able to be observed by my critique teacher and the Department head of SLU-LHS. At some point, this week gave me a lot of realizations since this week were full of requirements that need to be done including my rated demonstration with my supervising instructor or with the Department head.

 My Insights

            This week gave me a lot of realizations. Since I was able to become the main Facilitator of the classroom, I was quite reflecting what would be my life for the next months when I am already in the field of Teaching. I realized that as a teacher I must be creative, innovative, alert, and enthusiastic and possess more qualities for me to be able to touch the lives of my students. As a teacher we should be dreaming, visualizing, planning, believing, and then acting for achieving targeted learning goals.  Finally, to sum it up, these should be the qualities of teachers “The heart of a teacher”.

 My Problem 

The problem that I encountered this week is classroom management. I was quite difficult for me to manage their but fortunately I did it because of thinking othe best strategy which will be very effective to them.

 My Solution

            I asked for some strategies that my critique teacher used all the time and I will try to imitate and integrate it in my class in a unique way. I also look for the best strategies that I can use in their class particularly during my final rated demonstration.

Goals for next week   

I will immediately approach my critique teacher and ask for a lesson to teach for my make-up class. Since, I know that I do not have enough time given to be able to finish 2 lesson plans with execution so I need to teach during their examination week.

TILL WE MEET AGAIN SLU-LHS!!!!! TO GOD BE THE GLORY.