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Class Reflection

Not only is this the final blog for this class but it is my final class before student teaching in the fall.  To be honest when I saw that I was taking a course called Language Arts, I thought, really, what more can I learn about language arts?  I have taken courses on how to teach reading, how to implement creative arts into the content areas, and corrective/diagnostic assessment of reading.  This class just goes to show you can never learn too much about teaching any subject.  The most valuable thing I am taking away from this course are the resources and experience everyone has shared the last 7 weeks.  Mrs. Steffes crammed in a lot of great subject areas in teaching language arts and some great strategies that I am excited about trying.  This class really put me over the hill of blogging.  I have never been a fan and didn't see the point in blogging but thanks to this class I see it as a great teaching resource for the classroom.  The format for the blog posts and discussion questions were different than any other class I had taken and I very much appreciated the lower demand of time to complete them.  The discussion questions were on of my favorite because they were all something new for me to investigate and provide my opinion on them.  As you all well know, I am not a big talker in class, so this was a great way for me to voice my opinion without the 'on-the-spot' pressure.  Our last topic in class was great, readers theater is something I had not thought about using in the classroom.  I love the idea of getting the students involved in the reenactment of the story and that it can be used across all the grade levels.

Thanks to everyone for making this class one of the best experiences I have had.  Good luck to all student teaching in the near and far future!  As I go into student teaching next fall, I will be working with third graders, what advice would you like to give me as I start the final leg of my journey?


 

Comments

  1. Susan PorterJune 16, 2017 at 9:34 AM

    I love your quote. I would like to use the reader's theater in my classroom as well. I love the blogging format. I think students would find it fun as well.

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  2. Claire JefferyJune 16, 2017 at 11:45 AM

    I felt the same way approaching this class - how can there be more language arts related classes! But... showed me. I learned so much from this class. The additional resources provided were great and I have most of them printed off and saved in a binder that I use when writing lesson plans. Congratulations on being done for the summer! Good luck student teaching!

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  3. Parker RoweJune 17, 2017 at 11:33 AM

    I have felt that way in many classes! What more could I possibly need to know about teaching reading? Or math? Or Assessment?!? Boy was I surprised in each class! I have learned a ton in this class and enjoyed it very much:)

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  4. KeizaJune 19, 2017 at 6:32 AM

    Yes, the reader theater was really cool watching and thinking about doing for our own students. I definitely see myself using that strategy, as you said, at any grade level. We could even do it for Columbia College in-seat education classes to play out classroom management or instruction scenarios. Just a thought.

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  5. Terri SteffesJune 23, 2017 at 6:42 AM

    I promise you will love third graders! Independent enough but still love their teacher! I still learn about language arts and the teaching of it EVERY DAY. You will learn from here on out and your students will be your best teachers!

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