Semester Ending

With the semester ending I was slammed with work. Im so glad to have finally made it!! Next semester I will be student teaching in the Marlboro School District. I am so excited to finally get the chance to be a teacher. The semester flew by and all I can think about is how much I learned this semester. I learned more about direct, Cooperative, and inquiry lessons. I also learned how to engage students in Social Studies. I also learned about the Jigsaw lesson and how to implement it into my class. I cannot wait to provide my students with engage activities that consist of hands on, partner work! Maybe I might even get to plan a field trip for the students to learn more about Social Studies. I also cannot wait to implement the Jigsaw model into my teaching because I think it is a great way to encourage group participation. If you don't participate in creating the lesson you won't be able to teach it to your peers.  As I embark on my next journey of teaching I can't thank Dr. Smirnova enough for teaching me how to engage and bring Social Studies to life!

Job Interview

On the last day of class me and my classmates got to experience a simulation of a job interview.] One question that really made me think out of the box was the question that asked what animal would I be for behavioral management. This question really made me think about what kind of animal would be a best fit for children. At first I wanted to pick a dog but I knew that was too simple of an answer I wanted to pick an animal that would be different. A dog while yes it is trainable I think they are either to mean or too friendly of an animal. And what about the children who don't like dogs. After that thinking I picked an elephant because while an elephant is big and may look scary on the inside they are not. Elephants are caring and nurturing towards their young.

Although this was not an actual job interview I was nervous and at times it was hard for me to come up with an answer because I was nervous I was giving the wrong answer. I think that this was a good way to prepare us to prepare for a job interview. Even though most of us still have time until we will be interview for a teaching position it gave us an opportunity to see what a job interview will one day be like. I think that overall this was a good way to prepare us for what our future has in store for us.