WEEK 4

Week 3 for me has been all about establishing a routine for myself and the students. They are still getting to know me, and I am getting to know them. I can put most faces to names in the classroom, and I’m working with the less vocal members of my classes to make sure that I am involving them more in class activity, and therefore I will get to know their names. I am making connections with students as well – what are their interests? What do they want to do when they leave school? . On Monday I will be able to talk to them about this and tell them what a good job they all did. I want my students to know that I am interested in them as people as well as students.

With regards to my teaching in the classroom, I am gaining in confidence. I know this is early days yet with regards to my internship, but I am happy in how it is developing and how my mentor teacher continues to give me tips, ideas, and more duties. I am not afraid to dive right in. I believe this total immersion approach from my mentor teacher works well for me in particular. This way, the students get more direct instruction time from me. My mentor teacher and I are following a team teacher approach right now. I think the students like this, as they have two teachers with different backgrounds teaching them and I think at this early stage that they are learning more as a consequence. The students have welcomed me into the classroom.