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Weekly Log 11.9-11.13
Weekly Log 11.9-11.13
Directions:Answerthesequestionseachweekandemailthemtoyourstudentteaching
supervisorbySundayevening.
Name:KelseyKonecky
Week:
Nov913
1. Howdidyouspendyourtimethisweek?Whatresponsibilitiesdidyouhave?
ThisweekIattendedtheICLCconference.Mondaywasespeciallyinterestingbecause
wewenttothecoteachingpresessionandbroughttwoofourthreecoteacherswithus.
Itwasawesomegettingtodrivebackandreflectonwhatwehadlearnedaltogether.Later
intheweekweevenimplementedsomeofthecoteachingmodelswelearnedand
CrystalandIdecidedtofocusoncoteachingeveninthecontextoftheselfcontained
ESLclassesinherroom,whichhasworkedincrediblywellsofar.
2. Whatwereyourmostsatisfyingexperiences?Whatwereyourmostchallenging
experiences?
Oneofthebestexperienceswaswhen,afterreturningfromthepresession,wetriedouta
coupleofthecoteachingmodelsinourIntermediateWritingclass.Thestudentsinthat
classarenearingtheendofalongerLiteraryAnalysispiecesowesetupacouple
stationsfortroubleshootingproblemswithIntroductions,Conclusions,Citations/Body
Paragraphs,andanIndependentWorkstation.Eachofthethreeofusmannedoneofthe
stationsandweleftituptothestudentswheretheythoughttheyneededthemosthelp.It
wassuccessfulanditwasawesomeformetobeevenmoreinvolvedintheclass.
Mybiggestchallengesinvolvedfindingtimeforthosestudentswhohaveyettofinish
theirIowaAssessmentstodoso.SinceIdontwanttopullthemoutofotherclassesit
endsupbeingamatteroffindingtimewhentheyhaveanoffperiodortakingthemoutof
aclassthatIteach(andmakingupwhattheymissedlateron).
3. Whataretheplansfortheupcomingweek?
NextweekImgoingtobegingoingtotheIntrotoPhysicsclasseverydayinsteadofjust
onlabdays,andImgoingtobefulltimecoteachingclassesallweek.