Service Learning.
For service learning I am placed at Boulevard Elementary School on Lee Rd. I have attended service 3 times now and have been having an awesome experience.
My job is to take four students out of their classroom individually and read over their fluency packet, which is a sheet with a very short story on it. I have to time them for one minute and see how far they get. If they skip, or stumble over the word I take note one which word it was and read the word out loud to them.
After their fluency packet is completed we move onto a book of their choice that coincides with their reading level.
Just in the past 3 weeks I can see a large improvement in the students reading skills. Not only do I see an improvement in their skills, but also feel that they are becoming more comfortable with me. They are excited to tell me about their week and weekend and love to just sit there and talk.
I am very glad that I have taken part in service learning this semester. I feel like I am helping to improve these students futures. I hope that I can continue working with these students even after this service is over, perhaps next semester.
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Blog 6
Safe Zones: Its OK to Be Different
Some schools are more diverse then others. It is important that in any case diversity does not play a role in teaching. Racism is a major issue in classrooms and undermines the learning culture.
The prop that I have chosen to use was a youtube video. In this video it is a little girl, probably around the age of 7, who keeps a diary. Every day she writes about what happened during her school day and how she was made fun of or treated by her peers.
Racism plays a large affect on students learning in the classroom when they are the ones been discriminated against. In the video she talks about not wanting to go to school the next day because she does not want to endure the comments from the other students.
I believe that racism is looked over or brushed aside to some extent. If a student came to an adult and said that the students she was playing with called her an alien they would probably respond with don't worry about it, go play.
What we as future teachers need to realize is that this is not okay, and we must take every step that we can to stop it in our classrooms.
Some schools are more diverse then others. It is important that in any case diversity does not play a role in teaching. Racism is a major issue in classrooms and undermines the learning culture.
The prop that I have chosen to use was a youtube video. In this video it is a little girl, probably around the age of 7, who keeps a diary. Every day she writes about what happened during her school day and how she was made fun of or treated by her peers.
Racism plays a large affect on students learning in the classroom when they are the ones been discriminated against. In the video she talks about not wanting to go to school the next day because she does not want to endure the comments from the other students.
I believe that racism is looked over or brushed aside to some extent. If a student came to an adult and said that the students she was playing with called her an alien they would probably respond with don't worry about it, go play.
What we as future teachers need to realize is that this is not okay, and we must take every step that we can to stop it in our classrooms.
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