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My student teaching experience has been the best, most informational and inspiring experience
in many years. Generally, I had a great time with my students, and I could not have asked for a better
report with my cooperating teacher. I felt supported from day one, and he gave me the confidence I
needed to keep progressing. Interacting with my students was fantastic, and I was very surprised at how
much my students taught me, from everything to relationships to school practices.
More specifically, there were three parts of my student teaching experience that stick out to me
as the most important strengths or “wins” for the semester: relationships, planning and time
management. Throughout the semester I was able to create a really great atmosphere in my classrooms.
I was a little worried about a few of my classes early on, but as I got to know the students better and
establish relationships with them, the problems mostly vanished. Once I established those connections
and relationships with students, it was easy to tell that they bought into what I was teaching them
considerably more. They started to ask more questions, be more interested in the topics and generally
have fun with learning history. However, my relationships with students were not the only relationships
that went well this semester. I would also say that my relationships with the staff here at Thompson
Valley High School went very well. I sustained a great working relationship with my cooperating teacher,
as well as other teachers in the social studies department. There was other staff in the building of which
I grew very fond of as well; specifically, the ladies in the library who have been very helpful.
Another aspect that went well for me this semester was planning and time management.
Throughout the semester, I was almost always a week ahead in my planning. My schedule was a great
help; due to the block schedule I was able to have three consecutive off periods. This allowed me to
plan, grade, and make copies, etc. in a timely manner. Also, I taught a study hall, which gave me more
time to plan and grade assignments. The actual process of planning my lessons went smoothly as well.
My cooperating teacher took the time to show me how he goes about planning a unit, and I gathered
very valuable advice from him. Therefore, I was able to plan my units, using Understanding by Design,
rather easily. While planning, I also had a large amount of documents, readings, maps, etc. at my
disposal, which made the process go more smoothly. My time management skills have definitely
improved over the course of the semester. While I never found myself seriously overwhelmed with
grading or planning, there were still a few days where I wished I had spent more time on a particular
task. However, towards the end of the semester, I was able to get everything that I needed to all done,
and work ahead of myself.
I learned many things through my student teaching experience, which will shape the way I teach
for years to come. The biggest and most important thing I learned during student teaching is to be
confident. In the beginning of the semester, I was a little timid with my students, even while presenting
them information that I know backwards and forwards. After a couple weeks, however, I was more
comfortable in front of the class. This experience has taught me that students are much more likely to
buy into your class and listen to you when you come in with a positive and confident demeanor. Once I
gained my confidence in the class, I had more fun with teaching, and my students had more fun as well.
My increased confidence levels definitely translated to the students doing better in class, and even
worked to stem some of the problems I had with classroom management. Respect for myself and my
students ties into this as well, and is closely related to the relationships you have with students. I
learned that respect and confidence will go a long way in terms of connecting and maintaining
relationships with your students, which does help the classroom atmosphere and performance.
Classroom management was another area which I learned a lot about during student teaching.
My biggest take away about classroom management is the relationship piece. When I started building
better relationships with my students, there was an obvious correlation to classroom management
improvements. The students listened and respected me more, so there were less distractions and
negative behaviors. Another effective strategy I learned to implement was walking around the room. At
the beginning of the semester, I was glued to the front of the room. Although part of this was because I
needed to be close to the computer to change the slide, I felt most comfortable at the front. Throughout
the semester, once I had relaxed and gained confidence, I was able to move smoothly around the room.
This greatly helped with my classroom management, because of proximity to the students. When I stood
right next to a student, they would immediately put their phones away or stop whatever negative
behavior. During classes in which I walked around constantly, the students were more attentive to the
lesson, and listened more actively as well.
Although my semester went very well, and I have many positive experiences to share, there were
a few things that I would do differently. First, I would like to start implementing some quick classroom
management tools for attending skills. For the most part, I was satisfactory at getting the students
attention. However, there were some days when I would spend several minutes trying to get their
attention. When I teach in the future, I would like to establish some quick technique to get their
attention such as “clap once if you can hear me [claps], clap twice if you can hear me [claps]”. That is an
example of one technique I have seen used in the classroom, and it seems to help. I would also like to
work on giving clear directions in the future. I created classroom management problems for myself
when I did not give clear directions. Students would be confused, chatting to their neighbors to try and
figure out what to do, or they would ask a million questions all at once so I could not hear them. I would
like to work on spending more time frontloading information so that I do not have those issues in the
future.
I would also have organized myself a little differently. The system that I used all semester worked
well for me, but only because I was teaching in someone else’s room. There were some aspects that
didn’t work as well because I didn’t have a ton of my own space. For example, it was hard for me to
separate homework that was graded and plugged into the grade book, work that was graded but not
plugged in, and ungraded work. However, I’m sure it will be easier to work out these details when I have
my own room.
Lastly, if I were to redo student teaching, I would participate in more activities outside of school. I
have a busy life outside of school, and it was hard for me to make any events. However, I wish I would
have made the room in my schedule to fit those events in. There are several reasons why I wish I would
have participated more. Going to student events is a really great way to make relationships and
connections with the students. They respect you when you show that you care about them. Also, it’s a
good classroom management strategy as well. If you go to a student’s event, you can comment on how
they did in class and they will most likely behave positively and react well to you. They appreciate that
participation.
Overall, my student teaching experience was very positive. The things I would change are small
and easy changes to make, and the things I have learned are invaluable. I could not have asked for a
better cooperating teacher or students, and I will miss Thompson Valley High School very much.
Teacher……
One of the most important lessons that I learned was the importance of feedback. During
your student teaching experience, you want to find ways to improve your teaching skills.
Don’t be afraid to ask your cooperating teacher for advice. When observing you in action, he
or she will notice things that you hadn’t noticed before. Maybe you use too many filler
words, look at the floor too often, or stand in one place the entire time. Your cooperating
teacher can point out these things to you, so you can make the necessary changes to
improve.
More than just asking for feedback, you need to have a good attitude about the information
that you receive. What will you do with this information? I found that when I was teachable
and willing to hear criticism, I saw greater improvements in my teaching and increases in
my confidence.
Student teaching was a great experience. It had its ups and downs, but I became a better
teacher by working to make the most of my experience and looking for opportunities to
learn.
INTRODUCTION
It is said that education plays the most important role in one’s life. It molds and
develops the individual to ensure his future. But education will not possible without thelearning
process and the learning process involves two individuals; the teacher and thelearner. The learner
will not learn anything without the teacher or the educator.It is also true that teaching is the
noblest profession of all. The teacher carries themost difficult tasks and responsibilities on his
back and his main concern is the holisticdevelopment of an individual. A teacher must know how
to handle the learner, He/shemust have a patience, courage, dedication, determination and most
of all, the love foryour
learner that’s why teaching is called a “sacred calling” wherein those who possess
the stated characteristics can be an effective educator.If I were going to ask why I choose to be a
teacher despite of the responsibilitiesthat a teacher must carry. I just humbly say that I am glad to
help people especiallychildren who are in needs. I could not help them financially but in some
way I can helpthem morally, emotionally and intellectually. Being with the children whom you
can give
help through educating them is one of the unforgettable moment that every teachercherish.
learner’s overt behavior, because of that, you will be able to guide your st
udents well anddevelop them holistically.Lastly, based from my experiences as a
student teacher, I was able to know that agood relationship of teacher and students
really relies on the hands of the teacher. And asa teacher, you have to treat your
pupils the right one fairly and you can only treat themright if you know your
students well