What a whirlwind of a semester it's been! September was a little intense, but things are starting to slow down a little bit. thank goodness. My sanity needs the break.
I love all my classes though! It's amazing how I just keep getting closer to being a real teacher! A short run-down on the classes.
PETE 212: PE for Elementary School Teachers
My first in-field experience! For 5 weeks, we get to teach a real class PE. Utah doesn't have PE specialists and so this is really the only PE the students get beyond what their teacher might occasionally do. Basically, it's just not a priority. Which is totally different than my experience in elementary school. So I have a class of first-graders and they are seriously the cutest. It's absolutely a joy to teach them each week! Probably the scariest part is that we have to videotape ourselves and we get graded. But that's ok! It's a great learning experience. They are absolute angels and love to have fun. So it's basically one of the highlights of my week.
TMA 352: Drama in the Elementary Classroom
For real though. Sometimes we do the most bizarre things in this class but I love it. There are only 9 of us, so we had to put those insecurities and fears in the closet and just go for it! We have come to know each other pretty darn well in the past month or so. We do everything from drama games to story reading to finding classroom connections to reading about creativity to exploring learning styles to talking about everything that goes into a performance. This week we have a puppet show. It's going to be the best!
CPSE 300: Exceptional Students: Principles of Collaboration
This class is actually really interesting. It's just an overview about students with special needs and more importantly how to accommodate and keep them in the general education classroom if at all possible. I am learning so much and the best part is that we get to volunteer for 10 hours and work with a student who needs extra help. I have the opportunity to work in my MTC teacher, Hermana Eyring's, second grade classroom which is amazing! It's an immersion classroom so all those little 8 year olds are learning Spanish! And they are so good! They definitely keep me on my toes. But I love it because I get to practice my Spanish that I didn't get to use very much. And let's be honest, little kids are way more fun to teach!
ENGL 313: Expository Writing for Elementary Ed
5-10 min, 5 days a week. That was our first writing assignment. You just gotta practice! And that's how you become a writer :) also by reading! (Which I highly recommend) The past two weeks we have been doing group presentations or lesson plans teaching different types of writing. It is so interactive and fun!
EL ED 323: Foundations of Literacy Development
It's a foundations class so it's not the most exciting thing in the world, but the content is very interesting. What does it mean to be literate? It is so much more than just reading and writing! It's about language development and looking and pictures and symbols and being able to use the internet and so many wonderful things! My professor is a hoot! So that always makes class entertaining.
RA class
We talk about some really serious issues in there. But it helps us to become more aware and more prepared to help our residents. We always enjoy being together :) And it's an easy "A"
Piano
I am taking my second semester of lessons and I really enjoy it. I've somehow managed to squeeze in some time to practice and it has made all the difference in the world. I'm pretty sure I've worked more on this piece than any other piece I've ever worked on. There's lots of little details that I'm working out, but I enjoy it. Improvement is always good! My teacher is pretty picky and gives me lots to think about but it's pushing me to become better. This is the song I've been working on.
I love all my classes though! It's amazing how I just keep getting closer to being a real teacher! A short run-down on the classes.
PETE 212: PE for Elementary School Teachers
My first in-field experience! For 5 weeks, we get to teach a real class PE. Utah doesn't have PE specialists and so this is really the only PE the students get beyond what their teacher might occasionally do. Basically, it's just not a priority. Which is totally different than my experience in elementary school. So I have a class of first-graders and they are seriously the cutest. It's absolutely a joy to teach them each week! Probably the scariest part is that we have to videotape ourselves and we get graded. But that's ok! It's a great learning experience. They are absolute angels and love to have fun. So it's basically one of the highlights of my week.
TMA 352: Drama in the Elementary Classroom
For real though. Sometimes we do the most bizarre things in this class but I love it. There are only 9 of us, so we had to put those insecurities and fears in the closet and just go for it! We have come to know each other pretty darn well in the past month or so. We do everything from drama games to story reading to finding classroom connections to reading about creativity to exploring learning styles to talking about everything that goes into a performance. This week we have a puppet show. It's going to be the best!
CPSE 300: Exceptional Students: Principles of Collaboration
This class is actually really interesting. It's just an overview about students with special needs and more importantly how to accommodate and keep them in the general education classroom if at all possible. I am learning so much and the best part is that we get to volunteer for 10 hours and work with a student who needs extra help. I have the opportunity to work in my MTC teacher, Hermana Eyring's, second grade classroom which is amazing! It's an immersion classroom so all those little 8 year olds are learning Spanish! And they are so good! They definitely keep me on my toes. But I love it because I get to practice my Spanish that I didn't get to use very much. And let's be honest, little kids are way more fun to teach!
ENGL 313: Expository Writing for Elementary Ed
5-10 min, 5 days a week. That was our first writing assignment. You just gotta practice! And that's how you become a writer :) also by reading! (Which I highly recommend) The past two weeks we have been doing group presentations or lesson plans teaching different types of writing. It is so interactive and fun!
EL ED 323: Foundations of Literacy Development
It's a foundations class so it's not the most exciting thing in the world, but the content is very interesting. What does it mean to be literate? It is so much more than just reading and writing! It's about language development and looking and pictures and symbols and being able to use the internet and so many wonderful things! My professor is a hoot! So that always makes class entertaining.
RA class
We talk about some really serious issues in there. But it helps us to become more aware and more prepared to help our residents. We always enjoy being together :) And it's an easy "A"
Piano
I am taking my second semester of lessons and I really enjoy it. I've somehow managed to squeeze in some time to practice and it has made all the difference in the world. I'm pretty sure I've worked more on this piece than any other piece I've ever worked on. There's lots of little details that I'm working out, but I enjoy it. Improvement is always good! My teacher is pretty picky and gives me lots to think about but it's pushing me to become better. This is the song I've been working on.
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