Monday, September 1, 2008
Erin Gutzwiller
This first week of teaching has been a long week. It is my first year teaching and after the first week I already see how much paper work I will have! I really enjoy working at the middle school I am at and enjoy my students. Preparing lesson plans that keep my students engaged for 90 minutes is very hard. After about 45 minutes they are done so I constantly am thinking of fun learning activities for them to do half way through class to give them a break. I am ready for week 2 though!
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3 comments:
Casey Nice
Hey Erin,
I totally agree that 90 minutes is a long time to keep the students occupied...my para and I have been having the same issues as you it seems. I would imagine that your middle school students and my BSP students are similar in that they have trouble staying on task for that long, but with any free time they get into trouble! I'm trying to find some fun (but educational) worksheets or puzzles to use as "breaks" for my kids. Good luck this week!
Liz Uebelhoer
Hi Erin,
Since it's your first year had you taught before? Are you working with a mentor and if so, how is that going? I'm just curious for when I start teaching...things to know ahead of time. Any insights you can provide would be great! Thanks and good luck this week!
I can't imagine a 90 minute block. The kids in my class have difficulty paying attention for longer than 5 minutes, it seems like, unless they have 1:1 attention. My school has set up 15 minute blocks to give them frequent breaks. On the flip side, it is difficult coming up with meaningful lessons that last 15 minutes. It doesn't give the student much time to delve into the meat of the material. Continuing a subject is difficult because some of the kids have forgotten where we left off after the break.
Misha
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