Standard 6

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Congratulations! We finished one of many puzzles presented through teaching. Each year
you are presented with a new puzzle, one where each piece represents each student who has their
own story to tell. No puzzle will ever be the same, have the same edges, or show the same
picture. Each puzzle adds to a beautiful and creative collection known as a classroom
community. As a teacher I want to keep learning with and for my students. There is always a new
puzzle to solve, just as there is always a new student to know, new learning to understand, and
different strategies to implement. I believe that all students are learners and are capable of
achieving any goal they set if they are given positive support and encouragement.
During student teaching I became familiar with the Fountas and Pinnell curriculum, which
helps me make connections and summarize through Interactive Read Alouds, guided groups,
shared reading, and partner work. The students and I collaboratively work through t-charts
together and they are given tasks each week that connect and summarize the curriculum. For
language arts, social studies, mathematics, and science I provide opportunities and extension
through rotation activities. Each week I researched or received resources from my Cooperating
Teacher that would connect the students' independent work to what we are learning as a class. It
provides them opportunities to explore and practice previously learned material. I summarize and
emphasize big ideas by creating a focus for each lesson. I use something I know will grab the
students attention and help them understand the main standard and objectives for the lesson. In
science we focused on apple trees and our main idea was selection. To help students truly
understand and extend on this information I had the students turn and talk to come up with their
own examples of selection. The students really connected to the lesson and the overall standards
and objectives.
Like a puzzle, education is always evolving. You can always find new and exciting ways
to teach, and no puzzle, like teaching, is the exact same. My goals for student teaching was to
build connections between myself and my students. I wanted to make connections with them and
their families first so I could understand who they are and what I could do as a teacher to support
them and their differences in the classroom. I feel like in professionalism you need to be
respectful and a model for your students. This semester one of my main goals was to model
behavior. I made sure to model kindness and respect. To say yes ma’am, no sir, thank you,
please, and providing compliment or praise to others. We practiced this all the time. Each week
students are selected as “cool cats” for their outstanding behavior for the week. I taught my
students the sign for celebration in sign language and it made my heart so happy to see the
students celebrating others, even if they did not get it themselves. We also have been working on
growth mindset. I have been working with students to support each other and let each other know
when they are doing a good job or when others need help. Lastly, a goal I set for myself was to
incorporate different strategies for all learning types in my classroom. I am still working on this
goal, but I am thankful for what I have learned so far. I have learned to focus on my students and
their needs. To pay attention and communicate with them while providing feedback that is
positive and supports students in risk taking and making mistakes. I provided a lot of oral
feedback to students and if they missed something I made sure to tell them they were almost
there and this is what they needed to do to get there. I also provided feedback on assignments
students completed, such as: independent work, and exit tickets. I feel like my feedback was very
effective on my students because they were able to understand, correct it, and explain it. I made
sure to praise the students with positive feedback through kind words, high fives, and specific
examples in their work that I liked and why.

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