More Related Content
What's hot (20)
EDUC 110- Teaching Portfolio
- 2. Tab 1- Section One- Professional Autobiography Professional Resume Standard Application NAEYC Statement of Commitment Program Standards Clearances Tab 2- Section Two- Philosophy Philosophy of Education Mission Statement Tab 3- Section Three- Field Experience Field Observation Log Introduction Letter to placement teacher Teacher Interview/ Placement teacher interview form Observation Sheet For Discipline Observation Form Observation Journal Page Classroom Observation Look Fors Sheet 10 Typed Observation Summaries Final Journal Reflection Tab 4- Section Four- INTASC Standards INTASC Standards Sheets 10 Principles with Artifacts Tab 5- Section 5- Miscellaneous Items Certificate of Commendation Unofficial Transcript Psychology Major Project (Written in APA) Teaching Posters/Statements
- 4. I would like to work on my communication skills and to be patient with myself and with others. My main issue is that I get nervous sometimes when I speak in front of people. I just need to stay calm. I also need to work on patience. I have to understand that nobody is perfect and I need to accept that I will make mistakes along the way.
- 5. My name is Joshua Evans. I grew up in rural Fredericksburg Pennsylvania. I lived with my mother, father, and my half-sister who was my mothers first child. My parents divorced when I was just a young child. They were able to maintain a healthy friendship after the divorce. This was a great thing because it helped to make my childhood a great time in my life even though my parents were divorced. I lived with my father during this time because my mother worked at night at the Hershey Chocolate Factory. I was able to see her just about every day since my dad worked during the day at Ft. Indiantown Gap as a civilian employee. My half-sister and I had a great relationship during our childhood and that has continued through to today. She now has a child of her own whom I love very much. I went to the Northern Lebanon School District my entire school career. It is a great school district with which I still have close ties to today. I knew I wanted to become a teacher at a very young age. I was always fascinated with my teachers. I thought they had the coolest jobs in the world. I considered them my friends and I also thought of them as my family too. As I grew up, I realized how much time and effort they put into their work. I really respected that. The older I got the more I realized that I wanted to become a teacher. I wanted to have the same impact on my students that my teachers had on me. My teachers influenced me the most on making this decision. Once I got to the Northern Lebanon High School, my teachers really helped me to realize that I wanted to pursue a teaching career. They helped me foster my creativity and pushed me academically. For that, I can never thank them enough! I know one day I will become a great teacher. I hope to be as great a teacher as my teachers were. They really were fantastic. I believe that I have a great leadership quality and I am also very personable as well. I really understand what students are going through. I think I can use that to my advantage. I am also very energetic and creative. I like to use some humor in my every day activities and I like to keep things lively. This will be very helpful when it comes to teaching. Its always good to keep things interesting and fun. The students will learn more this way. My hobbies include bowling, reading history books, playing the drums for local musicals and drum and bugle corps, and travelling the country and taking pictures. Another hobby of mine is coaching bowling at Northern Lebanon High School. I bowled on this team for four years
- 6. during my high school years. I still hold the record for high game (300) and high series (795). I have been the assistant coach there for three years now. I really enjoy it. Bowling has always been one of my favorite hobbies and it is no wonder that I have become a coach now. Now I am able to pass on my knowledge of the sport on to my players which is just an awesome feeling. Currently, I am a student at Harrisburg Area Community College. I am majoring in English Education and History Education. I plan on transferring to Lebanon Valley College in the fall of 2012 and pursuing my Bachelors degrees in both subject areas.
- 7. Joshua Evans 152 Lake Side Drive Fredericksburg, PA 17026 717-865-4900 jre5422@hacc.edu Goal/Objective: Certified Teacher in Secondary Social Studies Education and Secondary Humanities, Languages, and Arts Education Dedicated, hardworking individual seeking to teach Social Studies and English in a secondary school, in order to give each child a quality education that will prepare them for college or the work force. Core Competencies Classroom Management Creative Lesson Planning Curriculum Development Integration Technology Standardized Testing/Scoring Learner Assessment Experiential Learning Special Needs Students/IEPs Technical Integration and Proficiencies Microsoft Word/PowerPoint/Internet/E-mail/Microsoft Excel/Google Applications Education & Credentials Northern Lebanon High School High School Diploma, 2009 Graduated Cum Laude Awards/Achievements Student of the Month in Elementary, Middle, and High School Selected to be a Peer Mediator in Middle School President of the Concert and Marching Bands Team Captain of the Northern Lebanon Bowling Team John Phillip Sousa Band Award Winner Semper Fedelis Award Winner Graduated Cum Laude in High School Athletic Awards: Most pins as a Junior (bowling), Most pins as a Senior (bowling), Career High Game (School Record)-300 (bowling), Career High Series (School Record)- 795, Number Seven on the list of Top Ten bowlers in school history Assistant Bowling Coach at High School level-3 years Professional Organizations and Community Initiatives Band Member for local musicals- 2 years Assistant Bowling Coach at High School level- 3 years Mission Statement: To give every student a quality education and to prepare them for the tasks they will face in the future. This will be achieved through listening, discussing, discovering, and learning. In this type of learning environment, students will be able to become outstanding citizens in the community/world.
- 13. My idea of a great teacher is someone who instills a great amount of knowledge to their students and someone who fosters creativity in the classroom. These two qualities are a key element in the world of teaching. Through this knowledge and creativity, we teach students the information that we believe is going to make them successful once they graduate from school and move on with their lives. It is the responsibility of the teacher to teach the students everything we know that is relevant to them. It is also the responsibility of the teacher to help the students out with whatever problems they may face. A teacher has many different roles in the classroom such as a professional, an educator, a mentor, and a confidant. Overall, the teacher/school is responsible for making sure the student gets a quality education and gets the student prepared for what they will face in the future. My ideal classroom is a place where creativity and educational discussions flow all around the room. Students should feel welcomed when they enter a classroom. The classroom should be a place of diversity. We want to teach students about as many different cultures and ideas as we can. The classroom should also be a place of tranquility. It can be a place where they can come and get away from all the stressful situations that may be happening around them.
- 14. The role of a student in the classroom should be to listen, discuss, and learn. The best way to learn about subjects is to discuss them with your peers. By discussing topics, we learn other peoples ideas and it makes our mind to think and expand from other ideas. Engaging a student in the classroom is also a good motivational skill. If we engage them in learning and get them interested, they will be motivated to learn more. My goal as a teacher is to teach my students everything that I have learned over the years. I want to instill the same knowledge in my students that my teachers did with me. I want to let their creativity grow. I want them to enjoy coming to school each day. I want to make my classroom a place of diversity and teach them about different cultures as well as implement many different teaching styles like lectures, computer integration, guest speakers, etc. Overall, I want them to strive to achieve success. It is through this success that they will experience the greatest lessons in life.
- 15. To give every student a quality education and to prepare them for the tasks they will face in the future. This will be achieved through listening, discussing, discovering, and learning. In this type of learning environment, students will be able to become outstanding citizens in the community/world.
- 18. Dear Placement Teacher, Hello! My name is Joshua Evans. I am currently a student at Harrisburg Area Community College (HACC) who is majoring in English Education and History Education. I am very pleased that you are allowing me to come to your school and observe your teaching in the classroom. Thank you for giving me this opportunity! This is a great opportunity for me because it will help me to become an effective teacher. I plan to learn a lot from this experience and I am sure that it will give me some great insight and ideas that I will be able to use once I have a classroom of my very own. Now let me tell you a little about myself. I became interested in teaching at a very young age. I felt very close to all of my teachers. I considered them my friends. I was always fascinated with all the textbooks we had and I was also very interested in all the grading that the teachers had to do. Once I grew up I realized that teaching was so much more than just the textbooks and grading. Teaching was about making a connection with your students and teaching them everything you know, not just about the subject matter but about life itself. After these realizations, I realized more than ever that I truly wanted to make teaching a life career for myself. Currently, I am a single male who still lives in my hometown of Fredericksburg Pennsylvania. I work part-time at Blue Mountain Sports Arena located at Ft. Indiantown Gap which is just ten minutes from my house. There, I help out around the gym with various sporting events as well as help maintain and clean the gym for the National Guard troops that come there to workout. In my spare time, I bowl in three sanctioned leagues in the area. I bowl in two leagues at Cedar Lanes and one at the Fredericksburg Bowling Center. My average is about a 195 at the moment. I have had a perfect game of 300 and a high series of 795. Also, I am the assistant coach of the Northern Lebanon High School Bowling team. I bowled for the team all four years in high school and have been the assistant coach of the team for three years. My hobbies include, reading history books, playing the drums for local musicals and for drum and bugle corps, and travelling to different areas of the country and taking pictures. I hope this gave you a little insight into my life and let you know why I have decided to become a teacher. I look forward to working with you in the future! Sincerely, Joshua Evans
- 20. This interview was conducted on 4/16/2012 with Mr. Jesse Shay who teaches Social Studies at Northern Lebanon Middle School. 1. What factors contributed to your teaching this subject? Mr. Shay had a very good history teacher when he was in school. This teacher taught him that history was more than just names and dates. He wants to pass this on to his own students. He wants to pass his knowledge and love of history on to his students just like his history teacher did with him. 2. What do you enjoy most about teaching this curriculum? What do you enjoy least? He likes it when the students see the exciting parts of history. He likes to get the students involved in history. Something he doesnt like is when he has to schedule around the standardized testing. He says it costs him about 25 hours each year. That is 25 hours that he could be using for his own teaching. 3. How do you go about selecting what content and skills to teach? Mr. Shay gets to write his own curriculum. He needs to get approval for it though. First it gets approved by the principal, then the superintendent, and then finally the school board. There have been instances where the principal and superintendent have approved the curriculum but the school board did not. He also gets to choose what textbook to use in the classroom. 4. When do you do your planning? The year before, the night before, as the bell rings? Mr. Shay used to do his planning the week before class. That was when he first started teaching. Now, in his 10th year of teaching, Mr. Shay does a rough draft the day before. He pretty much knows by now what the schedule is like. 5. Do you integrate other subject areas into your program? Yes. He incorporates pretty much every subject into history except for health and physical education. For example, he teaches how the Greeks performed math and science is incorporated into history because of evolution. 6. How do the school districts official curriculum and the textbook shape your decisions. Like before, Mr. Shay has to go through an approval process for his curriculum. As far as the textbook, he decides what to use. He says that the curriculum needs to drive the textbook. 7. Can you make your own decisions as to what topics to teach, or are you confined to the official school curriculum? Mr. Shay is able to decide what to teach but it has to be
- 21. approved through the school district. For the most part, the topics that he wants to teach are approved by the school district. 8. Do professional associations influence your decision? Mr. Shay is head of the teachers union at the Northern Lebanon School District. Being in this position, he says that it helps to provide guidelines when in difficult situations. 9. Do parents or students participate in deciding what is taught? Mr. Shay says anyone is able to look at his curriculum. If there are any issues then they are to bring it up to the school board. The school board will then make the decision whether the curriculum is to be changed or not. 10. Are selections made by you alone or with others in your department or grade-level team? Mr. Shay meets up with the other history teachers in the middle school a couple times a year to make sure everything is being covered. He also meets up with the high school and elementary school social studies teachers to make sure to avoid gaps and overlaps in the content. 11. Do you try to offer different perspectives on these topics? Yes. He tries to look at as many primary documents as possible and presents these to the students. However, this is hard for ancient history since there are not many primary documents available and for ancient history there are not many different perspectives available. 12. Are there areas of this subject that are controversial? How do you handle these hot topics? Religion is an area that is controversial in history. It is also a big part in history. He teaches about many different religions. When teaching these different religions, he gives a little disclaimer saying that you do not have to believe these in these religions. It is up to them what religion, if any, they decide to follow. His job is to just give them the gist of each religion.
- 26. Date: 4/16/12 7Th Grade World History The lesson started out with Mr. Shay, the teacher, giving the agenda for the class period. He writes it on the white board before every class so the students know what to expect. On this day, the students are supposed to work on a packet that is supplementing their current topic of ancient times in the Middle East. In this class the students had a lot of questions about the work to be done in the packet. Instead of answering the questions for them, the teacher made the students answer their own questions. Mostly the questions they asked were not needed because all the directions they needed were in the packet. The teacher was very upbeat and happy the entire class period. Every couple of minutes, the teacher would get up from his desk and walk around the classroom. That was a good way to keep the students on task. At one point, the teacher made a phone call. While making the phone call, the teacher faced the classroom the entire time. He never turned his back away from the classroom. Once the students were finished, they were able to read a book or talk quietly with other students who were finished as well. Every 10 minutes or so, Mr. Shay would let the students know how much time was left in the class period. I thought this was a very good idea. It let the students know how much time they had left to work. The students in this class worked very well on the assignment. They all were on task the entire time. The teacher did not have to discipline anyone during the entire class time. Noise was never an issue in this class. At the end of the class period, the students put their packets at a specified area. Then the teacher grabbed all of the packets and dismissed the students. He graded the parts of the packets that were finished throughout the day. The entire packet didnt need to be completely finished. The students would be working on them throughout the week. I thought the classroom management style the teacher used was really good. The students knew exactly what they were supposed to do and knew that if they did not follow directions that there would be consequences. Again, I really liked the fact that the teacher kept track of the time and told the students exactly how much time was left in the class period. He managed the time well. This management style worked really well and because of his great technique and overall teaching, the students were able to accomplish a lot in terms of working on the ancient history packet.
- 27. Date: 4/16/12 7th Grade Art Class The lesson started out with the art teacher counting up to 3 to get everybodys attention. This was a good attention getter that I think I would like to use when I have my own classroom. The introduction for the class started out with having a review for a quiz coming up the next day. They talked about some of the different art styles they had been talking about. The teacher would ask a question and the students would answer by raising their hands. This turned out to be a good way to review the material and make sure the students knew the material. This can be done in any class. After the review the teacher talked to them about what they were going to be learning about today. They were going to be going over figure drawing, contour drawing, and line drawing. She told this to them verbally. The lesson started out with a little lecture. The students were asked to pay attention because they would be doing these drawings in a few short minutes. Some of the learning activities that the teacher used were group learning activities and individual learning activities. She brought all the students around her and they watched her do a drawing first. Then she asked the students to go back to their seats and do the drawings themselves. She went around the room and helped each student individually. The students were engaged with the drawings for the entire class period. This is a good way for students to show their creative side. Only once in the class period did she have to reprimand anyone. It was to one student for his noise level. She politely asked him to quiet down and the student did. At the end of the class period, the teacher went up to the front of the class and flipped the lights on and off to get everybodys attention. She told the students that the class period was just about over and that they should start to clean up the materials and when finished line up at the door. All the students followed the directions well. Overall, I thought the class behaved very well. I liked the classroom style the teacher used. She had control of the classroom the entire class period. The learning activities she used were great and it kept the students engaged the entire time. I also liked that the teacher counted to 3 to get everyones attention and also the light flipping was an effective technique as well. All in all, it was a very good class.
- 28. Date: 4/16/12 7th Grade Science Class The lesson started with the teacher reviewing the lesson that was given to the students on Friday. After they did a quick review of the material, the teacher handed out a reading guide (packet) and explained to the students what would be going on in todays class. Today the students would be using the laptops and going to a certain website and filling out the packet that was handed out. The students were able to work in pairs or independently. It was their choice. Every couple of minutes the teacher would walk around the classroom and make sure the students were working on the packet. He would also answer any questions that the students had. The teacher also explained to the students that they would not be able to finish the entire packet today. The learning activities the teacher included in the class period included a short lecture and then used technology to help out with the lesson. In this lesson, the teacher made a good choice in using technology to help engage the students in the lesson. The students were engaged the entire time. It was good because it helped to tie everything together. The packet was also a good idea. This was a good formal assessment to make sure that everyone understood the material. The class closed by having the teacher let the students know that they only had a couple minutes left in the class period. He gave the students another mini-lecture and told them how to properly shut-down the laptops. He told them that he would check all the laptops and make sure they were all shut-down properly. If they were not then there was going to be a consequence. All the students in this class period followed the rules and the teacher didnt have to discipline anyone. Overall, the class behaved really well. The classroom management the teacher used worked really well. There was little to no down-time for the entire class period. You could tell that this teacher has been teaching for quite some time. It was a great class to come and observe.
- 29. Date: 4/16/12 8th Grade History Class For this history class, the teacher started the lesson by having the students take out their textbooks and open to page 349. While they were doing that, the teacher handed out a worksheet that they had completed in class on Friday. Once they got their packets back the teacher did a quick review of what the students learned about on Friday. They then proceeded to go over the worksheet together as a class. The worksheet talked about the Mormons and their move across the United States. The teacher would call on the students and ask them to answer the questions on the packet. He would give them feedback as well. The students were engaged the entire time. A couple times during the class period there was a good discussion going on between the students and the teacher about the topic. The students were really fascinated about this topic. After they finished with the worksheet they then moved on to the next lesson which was about the Texas Revolution. They read the section together as a class. The teacher would pick students to read certain parts of the text. He tended to pick on the students that were not as active as the other kid which I thought was really good. Most of the class period focused on review and also a lecture on the new material. There was some informal assessment used at the beginning of the class with the use of the worksheet. He asked the students questions to make sure they understood the material. At the end of the class period, he summarized the days learning and gave a brief description of the lesson for tomorrows class. Overall, the class was well behaved. There was some lively discussion throughout the class period which I thought was really good. I liked the informal assessment he used to make sure the students knew the material. The classroom management was really good for this class. If the students wanted to go to the water fountain, the teacher would give them 30 seconds. This was a good technique. I also liked the fact that there was little downtime. The entire class period was used effectively and kept the students engaged the entire time.
- 30. Date: 4/16/12 8th Grade History Class In this history class, the teacher did the same lesson just like the class period before. I thought this was good because it keeps everything the same in every single class. For the introduction, the teacher told the students to open their books to page 349 while he passed out the worksheets they completed on Friday. Then they went over the worksheet together. The students were asked to raise their hands to answer the questions. This was a good way to keep the students engaged. Almost every student in this class raised their hands to answer the questions. They were very involved in the lesson. Again, this class had a couple of good discussions about the topic. It was very good and then after a little bit the teacher would continue on with the worksheet. After the worksheet was done then they moved on to the next lesson on the Texas Revolution. They read the chapter together as a class. The teacher would stop every once in a while to give some additional information. The students were engaged the entire class period. I think this was because the teacher would call on random students to make sure they were following along with the lesson. I liked the informal assessment the teacher did with the students in this lesson. It helped him to make sure that the students understood the material. I also like that the students read the chapter together as a class. This way the teacher knew that everyone was doing what they were told. This might not happen if they were able to read the chapter on their own. At the end of the class period, the teacher summarized the days learning and told them what they would be doing in tomorrows class period. Overall, the class was well behaved. I have found this to be the case with most of the classes I have observed at Northern Lebanon. I thought the discussions the teacher and students had in the class were good. They never got off subject. I also liked the classroom management. There was no downtime. The teacher had everything ready to go before the class started and kept them on task the entire class period. Overall, the class time was used effectively and the students were engaged for the majority of the class period.
- 31. Date: 4/26/12 7th Grade History Class This class I observed was a 7th grade Ancient History class. The teacher began this class by writing down the class agenda for the class period. The teacher told the class to take out the paper that they got the day before. The paper was a list of ten things they were supposed to write about as they watched a video on the Crusades. The students had to write down 10 things that they learned from the video. This was a good technique to make sure that they paid attention during the video. During the video, the teacher would add some additional information. The teacher gave me some tips about showing videos to children. He said that you always need to watch the video before-hand. He also said that you should write down some comments about the video that you will want to bring up to the students. He said it was to the point now that he doesnt even have to pay attention to the video but he knows where he is supposed to make his comments. During the video the teacher caught up on some paper work. He faced the classroom the entire time to make sure that everyone was awake and paying attention. He would also walk around the room every once in a while as well. This was a really good idea. It let the students know that he was making sure they were paying attention. If he didnt do this then maybe the students would not pay attention to the video. He ended the class period by summarizing the video and telling the students what they would be working on tomorrow. The classroom management for this class was really good. There was no down time in the class period. Also, the students were engaged with the lesson. They watched the video and paid attention. They did really well. I liked how the teacher used a video to change things up a bit. Maybe the students they dont do well with a lecture did well with the video. Overall, the students did very well and were very well-behaved. It was a good class to observe.
- 32. Date: 4/26/12 8th Grade History Class In this lesson, the history teacher had the students sit down and take out the questions that he had them answer the day before. He had them turn that in right away. Then he had them go over the questions and answer them verbally. He called on the students and had them answer the questions independently. This was a good informal assessment to use. He had the questions up on the smart board so the students could see them. After the students went over the questions the teacher told them about what they would be working on during the class period. The students would be taking out the schools laptops and playing a game called Gold Rush. They would be playing as different characters and trying to strike it rich during the gold rush. It went along great with what they were learning. It was a good way to incorporate technology into the lesson. The students were engaged the entire time. They had a great time with the lesson. The students were able to work along or with a partner. Most students actually worked alone with this lesson but talked to their friends throughout the class. The teacher walked around the class the entire time and gave the students tips for playing the game. He would also tell them how much time was left in class. Close to the end of the class period, he had the kids put away the laptops properly. Then he told the kids to sit down. They then did a little review on the chapter and talked about the test that would be coming up for them tomorrow. He did an informal assessment by asking the students questions. Most of the students knew the answers to the questions. The teacher explained what type of questions would be on the test. There would be some multiple-choice and fill in the blank. The review took them until the end of class. Overall the classroom management for the class was good. Student engagement was also very good. The students had a good time with this class. There was no down time in the class at all. The teacher had everything planned out well. Again, the students were well behaved the entire class period. I think this has everything to do with the teachers teaching style. He was a very good teacher.
- 33. Date: 4/26/12 8th Grade History Class In this lesson, the teacher started out by having all the kids sit down in their seats. He then told them that they have 5 minutes of silent reading to review for the test that they would be taking today. They each have a paper that was given to them by the teacher. It is a review of everything that they have learned over the past couple weeks. The paper is made up of facts that they will need to know for the test. After that, the teacher instructed the students to go and pick a laptop and log into the textbooks website. He then gave them specific instructions as to where to access the test. The test he gave them was through the textbooks website. He did not make the test themselves. It took a while for the laptops to boot up. Once they were logged on, the students were then to take the rest of the class period to take the test. For most of the students, it only took about 15 minutes to take the test. After they were finished, the teacher told them that they should begin reading the next chapter which was on the Civil War. One thing that I thought was really neat was that the students were able to see their test grades right away. They got immediate feedback from the website and the teacher. Throughout the day the teacher put up the test averages for each class period and showed the other classes what the averages were. I thought it was a good idea. Unfortunately, there was not a lot of teaching going on during this class period. However, I was able to see how technology was used to test students. I thought it was effective and it was able to give the students immediate feedback which I thought was also useful. It saved time for the teacher and it saved time for the students as well. They didnt have to wait to find out their test scores. They could find out almost immediately. At the end of the class period, he had the students put away the laptops and sit at their desks and wait for the bell to ring. Overall, the classroom management was good. The teacher made sure the students had plenty of things to work on. Most of the students followed the rules and looked over the next chapter. The students were well behaved, like all the other classes, and it was a great class to observe.
- 34. Date: 4/26/12 7th Grade History Class In this class, the students came in to their seats and sat down. They then passed up their daily questions that were from yesterday. This was a formal assessment used to make sure the students understood the material. Next the teacher told the students to take out their worksheets from the day before and take 10 minutes to finish them up. The teacher allowed the students to work in groups if they wanted to. The students worked ok in their groups. Some groups did better than others. Overall, I think all the groups were able to finish the work. Next, the teacher and the students went over the worksheet together. He had the students answer the questions and gave them feedback on their answers. This was the teachers informal assessment to make sure the students understood the material. I think for the most part, all the students in this particular class understood the material. For the last 8 minutes or so of class, the class reviewed for their test that would be coming up tomorrow. Again, the teacher asked questions and the students answered them. Sometimes, to get the students to answer the questions he would give them a hint. This was a good thing because it gave them a little push. The teacher ended the lesson by telling the students to study for the test. Overall, this class worked very well together. They were able to work together well in groups. The classroom management was good in this class. There was not down time that I could see. The teacher tried to keep the students engaged for the entire class period. Again, the students behaved quite well.
- 35. Date: 4/26/12 7th Grade History Class Before this class even started the teacher told me that this was his class that caused the most problems. I would soon see this for myself. The first thing I noticed was that he had one individual sitting by himself at the front of the classroom. I think it has been like this since the beginning of the school year. For the start of this class the teacher had them turn in their daily questions from yesterdays lesson. Next, he told them to take out their worksheets from yesterday and take 10 minutes to finish them. In the class before, the teacher allowed the students to work in groups. He did not let this class work in groups. He told them that the day before they were allowed to and they did not work well. He took away that privilege today. They worked well independently. Once the 10 minutes was up they all discussed it together as a class. The students discussed about what they wrote down on the worksheet. This was the informal assessment for the class period to make sure they understood the material. The students were engaged during this part of the lecture. To end the class period, the teacher reviewed with the students to get ready with the test coming up tomorrow. The students did ok with the review. In this class, he actually waited for students to answer, especially the ones that dont talk a lot. He did not do this in the other classes. Overall, this classroom management was really good especially since this was a tough group of kids to work with. The teacher did really well. I liked how he changed things up a little bit with this class to make sure they kept up with their studies. For the most part, the students worked well together. They just needed some guidance. Also, for the most part the kids were well-behave. Things did not get too out of control while I was there.
- 36. Journal Reflection I have finally completed my 10 observation hours that were required for Education 110- The Education Professional. I have learned so much in those 10 hours. I have seen a lot of things. Some of the things that I have learned is things like how important classroom management. This is a big thing that you have to think about. Having good classroom management could mean that you will have good class behavior as well. I have also learned that you need to be flexible. You dont want to get flustered because the students will pick up on that. Something that my placement teacher does is that he stays positive for every class. He is always upbeat and happy for very class that he has. This keeps the students focused and engaged. He also keeps calm even in tough situations. That is how he is able to deal with unexpected distractions. This is what I want to do when I have my own classroom. I also want to keep the students engaged as much as possible. The more they are engaged the more information they are likely to learn. My teacher(s) are also doing a good job of addressing higher order thinking skills. My original placement teacher makes sure to not answer the questions for them unless he really believes they cant. He wants them to think about things first and more than likely they are able to answer their own questions. As far as learning differences are concerned, the teachers try and use many different lessons and techniques as possible. They do games, projects, lectures, etc. They try and keep things fun and diverse. It is a good technique that this school uses in all of its classes. Overall, I am feeling pretty good about the teaching profession. I still want to become a teacher. I am learning how much work is involved with teaching. For the most part, everything went well in my observations with the exception to a couple a minor technological errors. Those happen from time to time. The students and the teachers made me smile during my observations. The teachers are pretty funny and keep things lively throughout the day. I think these observations are really going to help me to develop as a teacher. I have a better idea about what it really means to be a good teacher. I have these observations to thank for that.
- 39. History and History Related Courses Taken History 103- United States I History 104- United States II History 201- Western Civilization I Anthropology 101- Introduction to Anthropology Philosophy 101- Introduction to Philosophy Humanities 201- World Mythology Sociology 201- Introduction to Sociology Geography 201- World Geography Psychology 101- Introduction to Psychology English and English Related Courses Taken English 003- Strategy-Based Reading III English 101- English Composition I English 102- English Composition II English 206- World Literature II English 207- Introduction to Literature Speech 101- Effective Speaking Spanish 201- Intermediate Spanish I
- 40. Artifact: I have taken Psychology 101 at HACC that deals with human development and learning. In this course, we look at the development of humans staring from birth and going all the way up into a persons death. We learn about theories that let us know why humans behave the way that they do and also look into theories and concepts about how we learn. Another artifact that goes with this principle is the School Observation Diary that I have included on the following pages. When I was observing in the classroom, I observed the students interacting in the hallways of the middle school and observed their culture.
- 42. School Observation Diary Reflection While I was doing my observations, I decided to scope out the local school culture. I wrote down my observations which you will see on the following page. When walking in the school you could tell that there were different groups. It was mostly broken down into boys and girls but there were groups where the genders were mixed together. In this school there was not a lot of time to talk in the hallways. I could tell that the students behavior could be based on what they were wearing. The students that were wearing shirts with bands on them were a little loud whereas the students that were dressed nice were social and not as loud as the other students. For the most part, this student body was well-behaved. They were not really disruptive and noisy. For the most part, the students used their time in the hallway to get to class on time. The hallways were always crowded and it was hard to walk through the hallway without getting bumped into. In the cafeteria is where the students were really able to talk to each other. I wasnt able to witness this firsthand but at one point during the day I could hear the students in the cafeteria. They were a little on the loud side. I think this is normal for a middle school cafeteria. I think I have a better insight now into the school culture. They are really social and just like to be able to have time to talk. But they also need to understand that there is also a time where they need to get their work done. I will be making sure that the students have some time to talk with each other every day. It will be just enough time to get it out of their systems and maybe it will help them to focus a little better while working on their studies.
- 43. Artifact: In our Education 110 class, we were asked to give a presentation on a section of Chapter 5 in our textbook. In my group we decided to give a PowerPoint presentation and put the highlights of our section on the presentation along with some various pictures. We decided to go with a lecture type of presentation for those students that are used to that type of instruction. We also decided to go with the PowerPoint presentation to help teach the students who learn visually instead of auditory. I have included my part of the presentation below.
- 44. Artifact: The Diversity Iceberg was a collaborative assignment we did in class where we drew an iceberg on a big sheet of paper. Half of the iceberg was on top of the water while the other half we put below the waters surface. Once we did this, we put on different types of diversity that we see in the classroom on put them on the paper. If they were types of diversity that we believed to be out in the open and that everyone knew about, we put them on the iceberg above the water. An example of this type of diversity was race. Mostly everyone knows what race they are. This is a big diversity that we will encounter in the classroom for our entire teaching career. If there was a type of diversity that we thought was in between being out in the open and not out in the open, then we put that example on the waters edge. It was on the border line of being submerged and not being submerged. An example of this type of diversity was LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual, and Transgender). This is something that is becoming more recognized in the classrooms and school districts today but not all school districts really inform their students about this type of diversity. Finally, if there was a type of diversity that we believed was not easily recognized and was not known about in a lot of classrooms, we put in on the iceberg below the waters surface. An example of this type of diversity was people who have a multi-racial background. It was mentioned in our textbook Teachers, Schools, and Society: A Brief Introduction to Education by David Sadker and Karen Zittleman that schools do not always honor the background of multi-racial individuals. Instead, we either give them a simpler label that people will understand instead of truly talking about their diverse backgrounds. Teachers and schools need to bring this type of diversity out into the open so that everyone feels that their background is being honored in the proper way.
- 46. Artifact: For this Principle, I have included a print-out of my Wiki space page that I created for my online Technology in Education course that I am currently taking at HACC. This is an example of something that I could do for my own classroom one day to help to integrate technology into the classroom. On this page the students can log online and look at assignments, communicate with other students through a blog, and I can put a link to videos they can watch that will go along with the lessons. There are many options I can take with an online page such as this one.
- 48. Artifact: For this Principle, I have included an example of a lesson plan from the Red Lion School District. This lesson plan is called an EATS Lesson. EATS stands for different areas of the Lesson. Those areas include: Essential Questions, Activating Strategy, Teaching Strategies, and Summarizing Strategy. This is something that a lot of schools are doing today. This is something that I can use to help me plan a lesson for my class.
- 50. Artifact: For this Principle, I have included an assessment that I created myself that I could use in a future class of mine. It is an essay assignment on President John F. Kennedy. It asks the students to do a little research and answer some of the questions I have come up with. Some of the questions include what was his greatest achievement and why and also what might have happened if he wasnt assassinated in Dallas Texas. This is a good assignment to help me see whether the students understand the topic that they are learning about.
- 56. Psychology Major Project By Joshua Evans This paper will look into the events during my transition from high school into college life. In the paper we will look into stress and Eriksons theory to explain some of my emotions and behaviors during the time period. You will be able to see how much influence stress can have on a situation.