Week 7 Reflection

Last week was another good week for me. I began implementing my action research strategy. Students were given guided notes during direct instruction. The students seemed to really like the guided notes. They were able to be more attentive during the lecture because they didn't have to write as much. Also, I've seen homework grades beginning to improve. The students now are able to take their guided notes home to help with the homework. So far it is working out perfectly!
I also encountered a small issue this week. On Friday as the end of the day was approaching, my seventh period began to huddle around the door. Normally, I do not have an issue with this, but on this particular day, I noticed that a student had exited the class and was standing outside of the door with two other students. When I walked out there to tell the student to come back into the class, I noticed that he was distributing tobacco products to the two other students. I immediately confinscated the tobacco and called for my mentor teacher. This was one of my really good students and I was very upset with him. He was suspended for a day, along with one of the other boys. Since then, my seventh period is not allowed to exit their seats until the bell rings. I learned my lesson.

Week 6 Reflection

The sixth week of my intern year has been my favorite week so far. This week was homecoming week and the rest of the interns and I were extremely excited to participate. On Monday, the 8 of us dressed as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Tuesday we were the "Men in Black." Lastly, Wednesday we were the pink ladies and t-birds from Grease. The students seemed very excited. On Friday during a faculty meeting, the principal applauded our efforts and spoke of his appreciation for us and our hard work throughout the past 6 weeks. He rewarded us with lunch the following week. It was nice to get some recognition from the administration. To end the week, we chaperoned the homecoming dance on Saturday. It was a lot of fun to the see the students dressed up. All and all, a fantastic week! I can't wait for the East/West week.