Saturday I took the GACE for what is hopefully the ONLY time. It was a crazy day in the making, starting at 8AM. Our sorority yard sale had begun a few hours early and luckily I was able to sleep in for a few hours considering I had to take the GACE at 1PM. It was busy with customers and from what I heard brought in a good deal of money for our philanthropy.
From there, I rushed home to grab some lunch and get ready for what would be after the GACE. Packed up some clothes, grabbed some jewelry and headed towards Clarke Central High School. I arrived with plenty of time before the exam started. I was extremeley surprised to see how many people were at the test location taking the exam. It was quite overwhelming.
The tests itself was not that bad. Literacy was a littel difficult for me, but the other subjects I feel that I did pretty well. I will anxiously await for my scores to post in a few weeks!
Since the exam started about 45 minutes behind what I had expected, I was late getting to my other event for the evening. Back to sorority duties, I rushed to pick up a few girls and head towards Atlanta for the Georgia Ovarian Cancer Awareness Gala. It was so exciting to be volunteering at such a chic and formal occasion in downtown Atlanta. Though my nerves were a bit shaken from the exam, I was still able to have a fabulous night dining and celebrating our cause.
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Monday, March 21, 2011
Field Placement Reflection
Spending a whole week in the classroom from 7:15-3:00 was exhausting, yet so much fun. I wish that I were student teaching already to avoid coming to class. Overall, my experience spending a week with my class and mentor teacher was great.
I actually woke up on time and made it to school by 7:15 every day, yes, everyday. I can't believe that for 5 days in a row I was on time. Of course, there were a few days with Chick Fil A as an incentive to wake up! I was excited to get to school on time, prepared and ready for the day. I feel like I'll always struggle with waking up and lookinf forward to a full day of teaching, but this past week was very helpful in showing that I can do it!
It wasn't all fun and games at school though. Every day presenting my unit was a struggle fighting for the students' attention. There were many successful activities that students loved where I found them extremely engaged. There were other slip ups with technology that caused distractions and sometimes even my lack of preparedness with materials. This week definitely proved that the more prepared you are as a teacher the more students seem to be engaged. Lessons that I reviewed the night before and became most familiar with were the ones that students seemed to enjoy the most. Their behavior also was better when there weren't hold ups and gaps within the lesson.
Another cool thing about my week long experience was the hang out time with my mentor teacher and the 4th grade teachers. They have been extremely welcoming and inclusive since I have started at Fowler this semester. It is a great environment for me and they have all been supportive and helpful throughout.
I actually woke up on time and made it to school by 7:15 every day, yes, everyday. I can't believe that for 5 days in a row I was on time. Of course, there were a few days with Chick Fil A as an incentive to wake up! I was excited to get to school on time, prepared and ready for the day. I feel like I'll always struggle with waking up and lookinf forward to a full day of teaching, but this past week was very helpful in showing that I can do it!
It wasn't all fun and games at school though. Every day presenting my unit was a struggle fighting for the students' attention. There were many successful activities that students loved where I found them extremely engaged. There were other slip ups with technology that caused distractions and sometimes even my lack of preparedness with materials. This week definitely proved that the more prepared you are as a teacher the more students seem to be engaged. Lessons that I reviewed the night before and became most familiar with were the ones that students seemed to enjoy the most. Their behavior also was better when there weren't hold ups and gaps within the lesson.
Another cool thing about my week long experience was the hang out time with my mentor teacher and the 4th grade teachers. They have been extremely welcoming and inclusive since I have started at Fowler this semester. It is a great environment for me and they have all been supportive and helpful throughout.
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