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For my first assigned unit in my practicum I decided to use a variety of centers to teach the students. My unit consisted of 6 different centers that integrated a variety of skills and learning experiences. My students loved these stations and were excited to work at them and looked forward moving on to see what the next station entailed.
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All week ESM collected toonies to support the Terry Fox Foundation. Today we gathered for an assembly where a family member of Terry Fox (who was also a family member of one of our students) gave us a presentation on life of Terry Fox and the meaning behind the run. After the assembly we all headed to Henderson Lake to participate in the "run" portion of the fundraising efforts. It was a great event to support and also it allowed some time outside of the classroom to connect with other staff members and students, as well as my own students. Fun was had by all for a fantastic cause! I had a great time with a few of my classmates helping out at the Jump, Skip, Walk, for Autism fundraiser. We planned some activity centres for the families that participated in the event.
My Social Studies lesson, I feel, was very successful today with all four grade 8 classes. Within 40 minutes I had my students read out of a text book, watch two videos, and had a writing activity. I also feel that my exit activity was really strong. The students were very engaged all throughout the lesson. I taught like a pro today! I have attached the components of my inquiry-based unit plan for my PSII placement.
Tina and I got to take our teaching out of the classroom today. We had the pleasure of teaching Cooking Club to the grade 4s in Burdett School. We taught our class at the community hall in Burdett which is only about a block from the school. I really had fun doing this lesson. It was also a good opportunity to get to know students in a non-traditional learning environment. Today, I taught my first lesson in PSI! I was really anxious and nervous going in but once I got started the feelings simmered down. I was introducing the grade 5's to their new unit in science - Chemistry. I started off the unit with the one and only Bill Nye the Science Guy video! I loved watching Bill Nye when I was in school and I am thrilled to see that this generation is just as enthusiastic about this scientist. My lesson went fairly well. There were a couple of blips but I worked through them. The first issue was that the lesson before ran late and really interfered with my lesson. I adapted, but there was not much time for the students to work on their unit title pages. In addition, I had some technical difficulties. Fortunately, the students and Mrs. Andreas were quick to help out. The first video didn't load but it wasn't a big deal, instead I went over the concept with the students without the technology. I was however sad I didn't get to use my smartboard activity that worked hard on. However, I was glad that I decided to introduce myself and go over my classroom expectations and I feel that it really helped to begin building a relationship with the students.
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