Week 8
Week 8 in the books!
This week was actually kind of sad. My students know I am set to leave next Friday, and several of them have approached me individually and in groups to share with me their concerns over my departure. I have already received several "I'm going to miss you" art work from a few! It makes me sad to think that they are so anxious, but my heart is full because I was able to make a difference in their education for the short time I have with them. I have come to love ALL my students so much it makes my heart ache to leave them.I was informed that my current placement has given the green light for me to extend my student teaching at the school should a CPS strike occur, but I treated the end of this week as if I am for sure leaving next Friday. I did not want to give the students false hope if the strike does not occur, or if it is over by the time I am to begin my new placement. They are already sad and anxious, and I did not want to exacerbate that. I have to move on from this topic because I am already crying writing this!
This week we started Science. I like Science, but Social Studies is my strength- a subject I truly love. Therefore, I feel WAAAAY more comfortable teaching social studies than science. I found ways to connect the science content with social studies, especially with the "asking questions" step of the scientific method. I think that was helpful for my students AND for me! My cooperating teacher has already put together a rough draft of how this unit on the scientific method will be handled because I am only set to teach science for a few days. We began with an overview of the unit, and got through two lessons on the first step of the scientific method: asking questions. There is no school on Monday and we have a social studies field trip on Tuesday, so we will resume Science next Wednesday with the second step (hypothesis).
Additionally, I have to add that my nerves are shot. The edTPA is looming above my head and I'm scared of it. I know I'm good in the classroom with these students. I put everything I have into my lessons and teaching, but I'm worried about how that will translate into my writing. It's so difficult to paint a clear picture of what I can do in a classroom to an edTPA scorer that I truly feel does not get to see a whole picture of the lesson segment. The anxiety is eating me up and there are so many unknowns right now as I await to see what happens with my second placement that I'm having panic attacks. Often. I'm barely eating and sleeping. I feel anxious almost every minute of the day. Every time I work on edTPA I fail to feel the confidence I have and demonstrate when I'm inside a classroom. The least stressful part of ALL of this is actually teaching my students. There has to be a better way to assess what a teacher can do .
Signing off until next week!
Lisa P.
This week was actually kind of sad. My students know I am set to leave next Friday, and several of them have approached me individually and in groups to share with me their concerns over my departure. I have already received several "I'm going to miss you" art work from a few! It makes me sad to think that they are so anxious, but my heart is full because I was able to make a difference in their education for the short time I have with them. I have come to love ALL my students so much it makes my heart ache to leave them.I was informed that my current placement has given the green light for me to extend my student teaching at the school should a CPS strike occur, but I treated the end of this week as if I am for sure leaving next Friday. I did not want to give the students false hope if the strike does not occur, or if it is over by the time I am to begin my new placement. They are already sad and anxious, and I did not want to exacerbate that. I have to move on from this topic because I am already crying writing this!
This week we started Science. I like Science, but Social Studies is my strength- a subject I truly love. Therefore, I feel WAAAAY more comfortable teaching social studies than science. I found ways to connect the science content with social studies, especially with the "asking questions" step of the scientific method. I think that was helpful for my students AND for me! My cooperating teacher has already put together a rough draft of how this unit on the scientific method will be handled because I am only set to teach science for a few days. We began with an overview of the unit, and got through two lessons on the first step of the scientific method: asking questions. There is no school on Monday and we have a social studies field trip on Tuesday, so we will resume Science next Wednesday with the second step (hypothesis).
Additionally, I have to add that my nerves are shot. The edTPA is looming above my head and I'm scared of it. I know I'm good in the classroom with these students. I put everything I have into my lessons and teaching, but I'm worried about how that will translate into my writing. It's so difficult to paint a clear picture of what I can do in a classroom to an edTPA scorer that I truly feel does not get to see a whole picture of the lesson segment. The anxiety is eating me up and there are so many unknowns right now as I await to see what happens with my second placement that I'm having panic attacks. Often. I'm barely eating and sleeping. I feel anxious almost every minute of the day. Every time I work on edTPA I fail to feel the confidence I have and demonstrate when I'm inside a classroom. The least stressful part of ALL of this is actually teaching my students. There has to be a better way to assess what a teacher can do .
Signing off until next week!
Lisa P.
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