Today was my third day working at the Duel Immersion Academy in Salt Lake City. Unlike the first two days, I found today to be very enjoyable. To start, I was placed with a new group of students with a different teacher. This teacher was much more welcoming and eager to put me to work. All of the students followed directions and there was no disruptions of any kind. Overall there was just a different relationship between the students and teacher that positively contributed to their learning environment.
Also, today was the first day I worked with students on something other than math. We were split into two groups and I was in charge of helping the students with a reading assignment. After getting through the book each student was supposed to write a small paragraph about what they had just read. This assignment took no time at all and none of my students had any issues. After this was finished most of the students went back to class. However, one girl needed help with math and I was told to assist her. She had some trouble but I gave her a few tips and she worked everything out.
I learned a lot from my experience today. I found that I really enjoyed working with students in language arts. I also realized just how important it is to develop a working relationship with students. My first two days I noticed the relationship between the students and SPED teacher was very poor. The students were disruptive and did not respect the teacher's authority, they walked all over her and she had little control over them. Today, the teacher I worked with actually had a working relationship. The children did not speak over her, they listened and seemed to actually enjoy talking with her. I realized if the student teacher relationship is positive, all classroom activities will go smoothly.
I noticed that the relationship between the gen. ed. teacher and sped. teacher at the school I worked at was very poor as well. It's made me realize that when I am a teacher I want to be more open and have a good relationship with the sped. teachers.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad this day was better. I haven't really notice the relationship between the students and the SPED teacher because most Fridays I'm there she is either late or not there, so it is interesting for me to hear about this.
ReplyDeleteYou are making wonderful connections about the importance of establishing a positive working relationship with the general education teacher. Our students with mild to moderate disabilities are in the general education classroom 80% of the school day, so it is so important for us to cultivate those relationships, collaborate, and work together to help our students make progress in the core curriculum.
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