After my first day in my new placement, I wanted to write my students at Powel a note like I promised. Here is what I said:
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Welcome to Lea!Today was my first day at Lea. I was really excited because I have been preparing to teach at this school since July when I did my neighborhood study! The 6th grade math and science teacher is really cool. She let me know that I could observe her today but I could also feel free to step in when I wanted. I walked around during both of her math lessons and talked to students about what they were doing. Some students asked me for help. One student asked me if I could check his card for area. The first thing he wrote down was 5 1/2 + 5 1/2 = 11 and next to it he wrote 3 1/2 + 3 1/2 = 7. I asked the student to explain the difference between perimeter and area. We talked about what area means and what his answer meant. Then, I asked him to show me the area on his rectangle. The next answer he got was: 5 1/2 X 3 1/2 = 16. I asked him to explain his thinking. He said he knew 5 X 3 = 15 and then he added 1/2 + 1/2=1 then he added 15 + 1=16. We talked about if you can add the fractions like that when you multiply. I asked him if I could show him another way to figure out the area. We turned the rectangle into a grid. I wanted the student to see what "square units" look like and why they are the way they are. Here is what our work looked like: After we did this, the student wanted to do more. We unfortunately didn't get a chance to finish, but here is what we started. I wanted the student to start with two integers and then move to fractions like the one he did with me.
In our math methods class, we collected data about whether each student preferred peppermint patties (blue), Heath bars (red), or fruit bars (green). One student picked none of the above and one student was absent.
Happy Halloween from the Teacher Education Program!! We turned seminar into a Halloween party! We played Halloween community building games.
We unknowingly created a model of the solar system in science using balls of clay. It was a good way to "assess" our understanding of measurements.
Ms. Anita asked me to conference with Stephen because she noticed that he looked upset. She told him he could draw a picture of what was bothering him. This is what he drew.
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