Jason
Ashely W.
Niki
Lindsay
Tuesday, 3 April 2012
Sunday, 1 April 2012
4th Week @ GAB
Well its over.....just when i was strating to finally fall into a steady groove its over....I would have loved to spend the rest of the year with those fantastic kids....they are absolutely amazing!!!!
Unlike the last practicum, where you are running at such a high level just to keep your head above water, it seemed that at this placement I settled into a sustainable groove that would more closely mimic what it would be like to teach all year round.
I cant say enough about GAB.....whhat a great school, fantastic sstudents and faculty! Cant wait to go back and visit.
All in all a great experience
Unlike the last practicum, where you are running at such a high level just to keep your head above water, it seemed that at this placement I settled into a sustainable groove that would more closely mimic what it would be like to teach all year round.
I cant say enough about GAB.....whhat a great school, fantastic sstudents and faculty! Cant wait to go back and visit.
All in all a great experience
Week 3 @ GAB
Well what a difference a holiday makes....I came back nice and rested and ready to hit the ground running.
Had a great week too!!! Any feelings that my AT and I didn't get along as well as I thought we could were quickly dispelled as we pulled together and prepared for our co-teaching session.
The session itself went very well. As expected my students did not dissapoint and in fact made all the other TC's there jealous with their attentiveness and stellar work. A real pleasure to take part in.
went on a field trip to TUSC and Fort York this week. Man, are fields trip tiring. Taking kids onthe subway is like herding cats....you are constantly counting and cajoling!!! Then once you reach your destination you spend three hours watching someone else teach only to have to reenergize to herd them all over again.. Made for a long day but the trip itself was great and the students got a lot out of it!
More next week,
Had a great week too!!! Any feelings that my AT and I didn't get along as well as I thought we could were quickly dispelled as we pulled together and prepared for our co-teaching session.
The session itself went very well. As expected my students did not dissapoint and in fact made all the other TC's there jealous with their attentiveness and stellar work. A real pleasure to take part in.
went on a field trip to TUSC and Fort York this week. Man, are fields trip tiring. Taking kids onthe subway is like herding cats....you are constantly counting and cajoling!!! Then once you reach your destination you spend three hours watching someone else teach only to have to reenergize to herd them all over again.. Made for a long day but the trip itself was great and the students got a lot out of it!
More next week,
Wednesday, 14 March 2012
Week 2 at GAB
So the second week is done....and you know what they say "You can't go home again"
Although I am all the wonderful thinggs we do in my new class (job boards, VIP programs, and bi-weekly community circles) and how it helps to crreate a welcoming community for eveyone I find I am misssing my Glenview liffe quite a bit. I wonder if it is the kids, the school, the fact that I'm doing a core class for the "gifties"- as they call themselves- but I am feeling quite a bit more isolated at GAB. At Glenview I got along with my AT sooo well.....this time?....great person, great teacher, just not as compatible....should this effect me? Or is it that this time round I'm teaching Math....a subject I am clearly unfamiliar with that has effected my positivism? Coulld it be that I can see the end of the program coming and am getting apathetic? oh so many questions......hopefully the March break will give me the break I need to catch my breath and get revved up for the back half at GAB
Still having a great time....looking forward to getting back at it
PS- see all you CLMT ers on Tuesday!!!
Although I am all the wonderful thinggs we do in my new class (job boards, VIP programs, and bi-weekly community circles) and how it helps to crreate a welcoming community for eveyone I find I am misssing my Glenview liffe quite a bit. I wonder if it is the kids, the school, the fact that I'm doing a core class for the "gifties"- as they call themselves- but I am feeling quite a bit more isolated at GAB. At Glenview I got along with my AT sooo well.....this time?....great person, great teacher, just not as compatible....should this effect me? Or is it that this time round I'm teaching Math....a subject I am clearly unfamiliar with that has effected my positivism? Coulld it be that I can see the end of the program coming and am getting apathetic? oh so many questions......hopefully the March break will give me the break I need to catch my breath and get revved up for the back half at GAB
Still having a great time....looking forward to getting back at it
PS- see all you CLMT ers on Tuesday!!!
Welcome to GAB!!
My first week at Gordon A. Brown is done. What a week!
I have some great kids in my grade six gifted class....its seems that they're all activists of some sort!!! These kids are all about the "so what?" when it comes to their thinnking....quite a departure from classic textbook based learninng. This is a wonderful experience tempered by my realizationn that at this point (especially with math) I still need to lean on the textbook!!!!
This practicum is very different than my last one and I suppose I am having some difficulty not comparing the two experiences. Both definitely have pros and cons. Having only two small class groups to deal and to be teaching math is totally new and quite a challenge. PLUS I HAVE A REAL DESK!!!!!
Had the opportunity to join in a new teachers workshops for GAB's family of schools. We had a ggreat seminar getting us deeper into the importance and strategies involved in descriptive feedback. We followed this up with a visit to the Arts Junction (Because I dont have a classroom to deccorate I spent my time at the old button bin....ZAP the Electrical Safety Bird?!!?) We finished up with anoother workshop in the afternoon.
All in all a good week....looking forward to the new challenges in front of me!
I have some great kids in my grade six gifted class....its seems that they're all activists of some sort!!! These kids are all about the "so what?" when it comes to their thinnking....quite a departure from classic textbook based learninng. This is a wonderful experience tempered by my realizationn that at this point (especially with math) I still need to lean on the textbook!!!!
This practicum is very different than my last one and I suppose I am having some difficulty not comparing the two experiences. Both definitely have pros and cons. Having only two small class groups to deal and to be teaching math is totally new and quite a challenge. PLUS I HAVE A REAL DESK!!!!!
Had the opportunity to join in a new teachers workshops for GAB's family of schools. We had a ggreat seminar getting us deeper into the importance and strategies involved in descriptive feedback. We followed this up with a visit to the Arts Junction (Because I dont have a classroom to deccorate I spent my time at the old button bin....ZAP the Electrical Safety Bird?!!?) We finished up with anoother workshop in the afternoon.
All in all a good week....looking forward to the new challenges in front of me!
Monday, 28 November 2011
Goodbye Glenview :(
Well, its over. No more going in to face new challenges and realize limitless possibilities every morning. I must admit I am quite sad to be leaving and am worried how I will react to be being back at OISE fulltime.
My last week was amazing. I really feel that I have built solid relationships with the faculty at Glenview and my fellow TC's. Early morning pickups will always be my favourite memory of my Practicum. Such an incredible opportunity to share, make suggestions, and just feel that there were others who were going through the wide range of emotions that I did.
Most imprtantly I feel that I made a significant contribution to the lives of my students. I was amazed and really touched by the reaction of all of my students to the news that I would be leaving Glenview. I got so many nice cards and a basketball signed by my team. Some of the students that I had spent extra time with were especially grateful. Really an unbelievable experience to know that you had such apositive effect!!!!!!
One of the most imprtant things I learned this week was the importance of an effective transition. As I had been teaching pretty much the full slate of classes my AT needed to be brought up to speed, specifically, about the progress of all our students and all my marking needed to be done. It was vital that I did this because there were several issues that I discovered while marking that are crucial for my AT to know. A couple of examples- several students had yet to submit assigned work, and I had devised special programs/expectationss for students that were experiencing difficulties that my AT needed specifics about. Also, I had a set of twins in one of my English classes that had essentially plagarised their work, by simoply splitting the work at home and copying each others work....verbatim!!! It was also really important that I leave my AT thinking that I was responsible and had finished and met of all his expectations.
All in all this was an unbelievable experience that has gone a long way to reassuring me that my decision to go to OISE and become a teacher was the right one. I have never felt such a sense of purpose before and look forward to the next challenge.
Simon
My last week was amazing. I really feel that I have built solid relationships with the faculty at Glenview and my fellow TC's. Early morning pickups will always be my favourite memory of my Practicum. Such an incredible opportunity to share, make suggestions, and just feel that there were others who were going through the wide range of emotions that I did.
Most imprtantly I feel that I made a significant contribution to the lives of my students. I was amazed and really touched by the reaction of all of my students to the news that I would be leaving Glenview. I got so many nice cards and a basketball signed by my team. Some of the students that I had spent extra time with were especially grateful. Really an unbelievable experience to know that you had such apositive effect!!!!!!
One of the most imprtant things I learned this week was the importance of an effective transition. As I had been teaching pretty much the full slate of classes my AT needed to be brought up to speed, specifically, about the progress of all our students and all my marking needed to be done. It was vital that I did this because there were several issues that I discovered while marking that are crucial for my AT to know. A couple of examples- several students had yet to submit assigned work, and I had devised special programs/expectationss for students that were experiencing difficulties that my AT needed specifics about. Also, I had a set of twins in one of my English classes that had essentially plagarised their work, by simoply splitting the work at home and copying each others work....verbatim!!! It was also really important that I leave my AT thinking that I was responsible and had finished and met of all his expectations.
All in all this was an unbelievable experience that has gone a long way to reassuring me that my decision to go to OISE and become a teacher was the right one. I have never felt such a sense of purpose before and look forward to the next challenge.
Simon
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