November 19, 2012

Hey it seem like its been forever since we caught up.  Well teacher cadets is amazing, im learning so much about myself as well as the different people around me.  And now we learned about different disablities and we are currently learneding about the physical development which include the four main principles of growth (zygote, embryo, fetus, and neonate) and the four stages of cognitive development.

READ-ALOUDS:
    Chicken Soup for a Preteen Soul 2; Dont forget to remember me by Heather McPherson 12
This story was read by Lexie  It talked about how a girls dad got lung cancer and the heart broke she when through watching him get sick verying passing moment.  This was a very sad story and i couldnt imagine going through it myself.  But this would be a great story to read to students when learning about death and dying.

    Chicken Soup for the Preteen Soul 2; Forever In My Heart by Lauren Ashley Weilbacker, 13

This story was read by Margaret, it was base about death and dying one of the barries we learned about.  It talked about how Lauren went through the 5 different stages with her brothers death.  This would be great for a psychology class.  One activity for this story would be to have a toy drive and deliver to sick people in hospitals and children in foster homes. 

 

    Lukas Quilt by Georgia Guback
This was a very fun book read by Simi, its about Lukas grandmother making a quilt with different colors and patterns.  At first Luka was upset because this was only one color but so later realize her grandmother was adding on more colors.  This story did very well in talking about colors and patterns.  Iwould use this book for an art lesson. 

 

LEARNING EXPERINCES:

    My classmates and i are currently learing about the physical development of human which include the four main principles of growth (zygote, embryo, fetus, and neonate) and the four stages of cognitive development.  To learn about these different developments the class was assigned to groups and in each group they had to come up with a power-point and a lesson to teach the class about the four main principles of growth.  Through each power-point I have learned alot about the different principles of growth.

 

CURRENT EVENTS:

    This article talks about what we have been learning about, the article talks about how research shows barriers do impact the class rooms.  And the different ways it can impact different students about learning.  It also shows how poverty can become a worry on kid's minds instead of the test they have coming up and preparing for it.

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/11/07/11poverty_ep.h32.html?tkn=QLYF5qldyT3U0BI0xqtD5885mihZIxwbX4qZ&cmp=clp-edweek

 

QUOTE OF THE WEEK:

    "Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." -Nelson Mandela  This quote is really meaningful to me because it show how important it is to have a good education and to take advange what you have to learn.  So one day you can use it to make a difference.

 

OBSERVATIONS:

    One day while i was a the mall with my friends i observed while in line wait to cash out, a lady dropped some money on the floor near her feet.  And before you know it a young little boy picked it up and told her she had dropped this.  I thought that it was the sweetest thing ever especially come from a child so young.

 

REFLECTIONS:

    Looking back at this week i realized that though every age group the four main principles of growth real applies as you grow.  From the sound you hear to the things you see, you have lerned them all as you are growing.  And now a senior i have seen how the came in to play.

 

September 30, 12
Hey yall these past two weeks had been a hand-full.  But if was full of excitment!!!!  Well here it os hope yall enjoy reading it.

READ-ALOUDS:
    This week read-alouds were intesting because i had a read-aloud.  I read "The very Hungry Caterpillar" by: Eric Carle.  After reading this book i had many ideas i could use with this book.  I could use this book for a math lessons for a first or second grade class because i could use the days of the week as numbers and add them together to get a sum.  I could also use it in a science and deision different habbait animals live in.  Another book that was read this week was "Who Said Moo?" by Harriet Zlefert and Simms Taback. This book was mainly about different sounds animals make.  An activity with kids could be making flash cards with animals sounds and the kids would have to make the sound of them.  "Cosmo's Moon" by Devin Scillian.  Was another read aloud and it was about how the moon followed this little boy and the effect it cause in the enviroment.   With this book the childern in k-5, they can use it to learn about the effect of the sun.  In this week we also read "Muddy Paws" by Moira Butterfield.  This book would be great to use in a lesson introducing ontemaptopeia.  The last book we read this week was "A little Something Different" by Cathy Scott.  The unqiue thing about this book was that it was written by Ellory's mother.  And it was a great book about self-esteem.

LEARNING EXPERIENCES:
    Through Teacher Cadets, we as a class got the chance to visit Newberry College for a day. It was a great expierence for us to meet others who were passionate about becoming a teacher.  And it provided a great way to interact with fellow teacher cadets your our lunch and free time with the gmaes they planned for us. 

CURRENT EVENT:
    What is happening currently in New York is the evaluation of teachers based on their students' results from standardized testing. This is an unfair evaluation because teachers are losing their jobs based on how their students score on tests the state comes up with. Many of those students, unfortunately, scored poorer than those evaluating preferred. The system is highly inaccurate since only about 10-15% of the test scores were affected from the teacher while 85-90% of the test scores account for factors other than teachers like peer pressure, school size, and even disabilities and poverty. So then it was stated how some principals would make sure some of those certain students who make the below average test scores will not be put in the classrooms with the excellent teachers to ensure they keep their job. Of course this is not fair for the students since they will not get the best education just because they need a little bit more help in school than others do.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/post/new-teacher-evaluations-start-to-hurt-students/2012/09/29/f6d1b038-0aa6-11e2-afff-d6c7f20a83bf_blog.html

QUOTE OF THE WEEK:
    "If we do not plant knowledge when young, it will give us no shade when we are old." -Lord Chesterfield.  This quote is meaningful to me because it stresses the importance of appreciating your ability to learn at a young age.  because you will need it in the future. Your knowledge is what will help your get throught the struggles and overcome the obstacles life gives you.

OBSERVATIONS:
    In all my class i have oberved that the key to successed and make something out of yoorself it by not giving up and use what you have learned form the past to better your future.  And a big part to that is learning from you mistakes. 

RELECTIONS:
    Last Friday was the Newberry College field trip. I had a blast! It was really cool to tour around the college campas and go in some classrooms of your interest.  I had so much fun with my fellow cadets dancing, socializing, and just spending quality time with each other. I also enjoyed our food Friday this week. Megan's group did an ice cream food Friday. It was delicious! They brought multiple flavors like vanilla, chocolate, strawberry and brought so many toppings. After that my day coulnt been better.