Week 3- Journal Response

Please respond to at least 3 of the following questions. Then respond to two of your peers.

• What kind of activities do students/class enjoy most?   
• What are some things you are going to need to remember when you teach your first/second lesson?   
• What have you learned so far from the experience? 
• What can I do to make this a more enriching experience for you?

Week 3- Expectations

Please be sure to post your journal response, and respond to two others throughout the week.

Everyone's TWS-Design for Instruction is due for your first lesson on Friday. The sooner I get your second Design for Instruction, the better, to have more time to look over them

Week Two:

• Continue to get to know the students and their learning styles. Be thinking about what you would like to teach.  Let me know if you have a preference of subject/time of day.  We can work just about anything out.  The sooner the better with this!
• Journal Week Two due Friday.  Please answer the  questions. You also need to respond to two of your peers.
• Design for Instruction/Assessment Plan due Sunday. Let’s shoot for deciding on a lesson topic and drafting learning goals by the end of the week. Remember, the earlier I receive them the more time we have to discuss/revise them!

Week 2 Questions

Week Two-Questions

Please respond to at least 3 of the following questions. Then respond to two of your peers.

•  What type of differentiated instruction have you seen in the classroom?
• What topics are you thinking you might want to pursue for your lesson?   How might you think about including differentiation within your lesson?
• What have you noticed about the structure of a lesson within the classroom?
• What management techniques have you observed/not observed that you might use within your lesson?
• What types of learning goals have you observed in the classroom?

Week One-Questions

Please answer at least 3 of the following  questions:   

• What surprised you this week?   
• What routines have you noticed?  
• What has the instructor done to set routines?   
• What have you noticed about the classroom arrangement that is conducive to learning for children?
• What student characteristics have you noticed about individuals, groups, or the students as a whole?
• What are you going to do next week to get to know the students’ learning?
• Is there anything else you would like to journal about or questions you have?

Remember, your response should be at least one page double-spaced in a word document.

Week One- Expectations

• Your job in the classroom is to observe classroom routine and get involved.  Talk to the students, ask them questions and observe how first and second graders interact with each other and with their teachers.
• Journal Week One due by Friday. 
• Respond to the blog questions.
• Email me your response to the questions.
• Respond to two other people's posts on the blog.
• Contextual Factors due by Friday.  You may go to the Level 2 website at: http://www.pls.uni.edu/tws/Welcome.html to find more information about contextual factors.
• You might want to look at the Iowa Core Curriculum and start thinking about what first and  second graders know already and what they should be learning. http://www.corecurriculum.iowa.gov/

Week Four- Questions

Please answer the following questions:

• What surprised you the most during this experience?   
• Would you change anything?  If so, what? 
• What was the most challenging aspect of this experience?

Week Four-Expectations

·      Wow, it is the final week!  This is the week you teach your final lesson.  Reflect on our first lesson and make necessary adjustments! 

·       Schedule Exit Interview (usually scheduled one week after your second lesson)

·      Week Four Journal due Friday.

·      Send your ENTIRE Teacher Work Sample prior to our exit interview (be sure to bring your completed TWS to our exit conference)!

Week Three- Questions

Please respond to at least 3 of the following questions. Then respond to two of your peers.

• What kind of activities do students/class enjoy most?   
• What are some things you are going to need to remember when you teach your first/second lesson?   
• What have you learned so far from the experience? 
• What can I do to make this a more enriching experience for you?

Week Two-Questions

Please respond to at least 3 of the following questions. Then respond to two of your peers.

•  What type of differentiated instruction have you seen in the classroom?
• What topics are you thinking you might want to pursue for your lesson?   How might you think about including differentiation within your lesson?
• What have you noticed about the structure of a lesson within the classroom?
• What management techniques have you observed/not observed that you might use within your lesson?
• What types of learning goals have you observed in the classroom?

Week Two- Expectations

Week Two:

• Continue to get to know the students and their learning styles. Be thinking about what you would like to teach.  Let me know if you have a preference of subject/time of day.  We can work just about anything out.  The sooner the better with this!
• Journal Week Two due Friday.  Please answer the following questions:  Have you noticed any differentiated instruction in the classroom?  If so, what? What teaching/management strategies have you observed?   
• Design for Instruction/Assessment Plan due next Monday. Let’s shoot for deciding on a lesson topic and drafting learning goals by the end of the week. Remember, the earlier I receive them the more time we have to discuss/revise them!

Week One- Questions

Please answer at least 3 of the following  questions:   

• What surprised you this week?   
• What routines have you noticed?  
• What has the instructor done to set routines?   
• What have you noticed about the classroom arrangement that is conducive to learning for children?
• What student characteristics have you noticed about individuals, groups, or the students as a whole?
• What are you going to do next week to get to know the students’ learning?
• Is there anything else you would like to journal about or questions you have?

Remember, your response should be at least one page double-spaced in a word document.

Week One- Expectations

• Your job in the classroom is to observe classroom routine and get involved.  Talk to the students, ask them questions and observe how first and second graders interact with each other and with their teachers.
• Journal Week One due by Friday. 
• Respond to the blog questions.
• Email me your response to the questions.
• Respond to two other people's posts on the blog.
• Contextual Factors due by Friday.  You may go to the Level 2 website at: http://www.pls.uni.edu/tws/Welcome.html to find more information about contextual factors.
• You might want to look at the Iowa Core Curriculum and start thinking about what first and  second graders know already and what they should be learning. http://www.corecurriculum.iowa.gov/