16 days down...9 to go

So I am in my 4th week of student teaching so I am teaching at least 3 lessons everyday.  Today I was observed by my ULV supervisor for the 4th time.  All of my observations have went well and this one did too. He came during 1st period so I didn't have a chance to practice at all, but the material is very step by step so it was easy to do.  

I am really loving my student teaching experience and I cannot wait to have my own classroom one day.  I may even come back to the same school and master teacher next year for my 10-week student teaching if I don't get a job somewhere else first.  Well, it is time for me to get some homework done for other classes and then I have to grade papers! 

My first observed lesson

Today was the first time that I was observed by the ULV supervisor.  I taught a lesson about Acids and Bases with a pH lab.  I taught periods 1, 2, 6, and 7.  The students were great and I loved teaching and just having the class to myself.  A day like today is what makes me confident and excited about teaching.  According to my supervisor I did well and i got almost all 4's (scale of 1-4 with four being the highest) across the board.  He will be coming next week Monday to observe again so I hope that I do as well again.  Tomorrow I will be going more in depth about acids and bases with the different types and theories regarding them.  Monday will be a continuation of the same so I guess I should go get some work done! 

Day Two of Student Teaching

I just finished my second day of student teaching and I gave a mini lecture during 6th period.  It went well alright...nothing too exciting.  Tomorrow I will be helping Mr. Kopecky run a dry lab which I made the worksheet for.  It is on solutions and calculating concentrations.  Today I also graded some papers and entered grades into the gradebook.  I also learned how to use the copy machine and where a lot of things are located.  All in all it was a good day and I am starting to get use to it.  The hardest part is waking up at 5:45 because school starts at 7:30.  I really need to start going to bed earlier!

On Monday, I met one of the Assistant Principles, Mr. Delgado, and he was very nice and helpful.  I also have keys to the school and a key to the faculty bathroom...it is so cool being a teacher! That's all for now...be back later.

Chino Hills High School!!

Yay!!!! I finally got placed on Friday and I start my student teaching tomorrow morning. I am very nervous about this whole process especially because my teacher teaches Honors Chemistry and Honors Physics.  I am not a huge physics person so I hope I only have to teach Chemistry.  The students should be more well behaved than regular Chemistry but I am still scared of the unexpected. 

 School starts at 7:30 so I am going to get to school at 7:00 so I can meet the teacher and get all situated.  This first weeks is just observation so it shouldn't be too bad.  Also, I met the ULV Supervisor who will be coming to watch me once a week every week.  His name is Art and he was a teacher and a principle for many years and now he is retired and does this for ULV.  It is his third year as a supervisor so he should be pretty helpful.  

Well, it is time for me to go to bed now since I have to wake up so EARLY!!! Wish me luck!

Stressing.....

So I still have not gotten confirmation of my student teaching placement and I am starting to stress a little.  My roommates haven't heard either, but my friend Katie did. Hopefully, I will learn something on Wednesday during the classroom management seminar.  Friday is our student teaching orientation so I will have to know for sure by then.  So much has to happen over the next 5 weeks and I am not in control and I hate it! I wish we could meet with our teacher a week or two before so that we can start to prepare stuff, but we don't get to.  Well, enough of my whining...I will post again when I find out my placement and after orientation!