Journal 1 week 1 (Journal about my teacher lesson that I observed)

What is your general feeling about TP at the end of the day? I think I was little nervous because it’s the second day for me so I didn’t yet memorize the names of the children and I didn’t recognize grade two students from grade one students, also I didn’t adjust with the classroom that much but I think at the end of the day I did well.

Reflect on the duties / activities did you carry out during the preschool today. How do you feel about your efforts? Was there anything you could have done to improve the quality of the learning experience for the children? When I think about the activity that the teacher did it was really perfect to the students and she put a lot of efforts doing it like she draws a butterfly and inside it one dot at the first wing and another dot at the second wing the point of this activity is that so the student can see that we can double the same numbers.

What was the most interesting activity or strategy you saw your MENTOR use? Why did you think it was interesting and worth noting/remembering? Compare this with previous TP experience. There is one strategy that I really like is when the students are writing at their whiteboard and the teacher want them to stop writing so what she will do is shake the rattle and all of the student immediately put their hands at their heads. That is great because when I was in the KG my teacher used eyes on my, but this strategy does not need to talk.

What progress have you made in terms of your own personal targets for TP this semester? Which TP competencies do you feel you achieved and which do you think that you need to focus on next time? Discuss ways in which you could do this. Actually I didn't have a target but know when I am currently at TP I think I made some targets and that I have to improve my spelling because the students ask everything until now I didn't miss up with spelling but I think I should have more information about how could write lots of vocabularies.

What evidence of learning did you identify/document today? Relate this to the ADEC curriculum goals. Well I think my teacher achieved recall doubles and halves facts up to double, most of the students did know how could they double the numbers and that numbers should be the same because when she did ask them using her fingers can we double 3 and 2 they said no they should be the same number and then she showed them 4 and 4 and they said yes we could double and its 8.

What was the most important thing you learned about the role of the teacher in managing all aspects of the school day? Compare this with previous TP experience and where possible make links with college based learning. Well I think that I learned how could I manage the classroom and how could I control the bad behavior and I know that the teacher has a big role in the classroom and the students believe that the teacher know everything, so I think that I learned the role of the teacher from both of teachers that were my mentors last year and this year.