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Directions:Answerthesequestionseachweekandemailthemtoyourstudentteaching
supervisorbySundayevening.
Name:
HAYLEYNYBO
Week:3
1. Howdidyouspendyourtimethisweek?Whatresponsibilitiesdidyouhave?
ThisweekIgainedalotmoreresponsibility.ByThursday,Itaughtfourofoursix
classes.Ispentalotoftimethisweekplanningandbrainstormingideasforclassroom
managementaswellaslessons.ThemostresponsibilityIfeellikeIhadthisweekwas
takingoverperiod4.Thisisourcomplicatedclasswithanarrayorlearningneedsand
verydisrespectfulbehavior.PamlostitwiththemonWednesdayandtheretrulyalossof
respectbetweenherandtheclass.IofferedtotaketheclassThursdayandshedidnt
hesitatetoletmehavethem.
Ireallywasntnervouswiththem.Iwantedtotakethemonmyownandhavethechance
toseeifIcouldgetthroughalessonwiththem.IwantedtoseeifIcouldmakea
differenceandIcouldestablisharelationshipwiththeminawaythatPamhadnotandI
reallyfeltlikeIdid.IthinkthatIwillbeteachingthatclassfortheremainderofthetime
Iamstudentteachingbecauseofhowirritatedshefeelswiththemeveryday.Pamseems
tobeverynegativeaboutthisgroup.
2. Whatwereyourmostsatisfyingexperiences?Whatwereyourmostchallenging
experiences?
Byfarteachingperiod4isthemostsatisfyingbutalsoextremelychallenging.Ihaveto
beonmytoesthewholeperiodaswellasIhavetobemoreenergeticthanthemevery
minute,orIlosetheirattention.Itwascrazy;theynoticedmyenergyandexcitement
which(Ibelieve)causedthemtolistentomeandparticipate.Itisnota180degreeturn
around,butIjustfeellikeIhavecontroloftheclass.Yes,therestillwereseveraltimes
wheretheywouldnotbeontaskandtheyweretalkingovereachotherandme,butIjust
feellikeIcouldringthembackin,andtheyweretalkingaboutthelesson(whichI
actuallyfinished.Wehadnotreallyfinishedalessonuptothispoint,yet.)Ifeltsoproud
aftertheclasswasfinishedbecauseitseemedlikeIgotthroughtothemanditiskindof
likeafreshstartforthembyhavingmeteachinsteadofmymentorteacher.
AsIreflectedontheclass,Ikeptthinkingabouttheinterruptingandthemumblingthat
washappeningwhendiscussionwassupposedtobehappening.Thenitoccurredtome,
mostofthemarenotacquaintedwithparticipatinginclass.Thisisatrackedclasswithall
ofthestudentslearningatthesamelevelastheirpeers.Theyareallplacedinthisclass
becausetheirreadinglevelsarebelowthe50thpercentilebasedontheIowaAssessments.
Intheirintegratedclasses,theylikelydonotparticipate,butinthisclass,theyarewith
othersattheirleveloflearningandtheydontquiteknowhowtoparticipatesothey
blurt,andwreakhavocforaminuteuntilIpullthembacktogether(forthemostpart).
3. Whataretheplansfortheupcomingweek?

ThisMondaywehavestaffdevelopmentandourgroupisworkingonKinesthetic
learningwhichIamreallyexcitedabout.Thisisexactlywhatweneedintegrateintoour
4thhourbecausetheyareahighenergyclasswhohasahardtimesittingforalongtime.I
willbeplanningalotmorethisweekandwillbeobservedin4thhournextweek
Thursday!PamandIwillbetalkingabouttheplanfortheweektomorrowafterstaff
development.

StudentTeachingWeeklyLog
Directions:Answerthesequestionseachweekandemailthemtoyourstudentteaching
supervisorbySundayevening.
Name:
HAYLEYNYBO
Week:5
1. Howdidyouspendyourtimethisweek?Whatresponsibilitiesdidyouhave?
Thisweekwasprettyhectic;Homecomingweek.WearestillonherplanandIwillbegin
teachingbelltobelltheweekofthe18th.InourYAL1classesweneededthemtobeon
thecomputerssigningupforREAD180andtakingtheirlexileteststogettheirgrade
levelreadingscoresaswellasdoingbooktalks.Whoeverdecidedtohavebooktalksasa
partofthecurriculumwasinsane.Idontknowhowateachercouldgiveindividual
attentiontoastudenttohaveabooktalkaswellashavecontrolovertheclassroomby
themselves.Itwasamesswiththetwoofusintheretryingtocontroleveryone.
Iwasresponsiblewithfacilitatingthebooktalksandgettingkidssignedupforlexilesin
YAL.IncreativewritingIwasinchargeofrevampingthepoetryfinalproject
assignmentsheetandplanninganonlinewritingworkshopformatforThursdayand
Friday.Thebooktalkswereveryinformalandhadsomelooserequirementssoitwas
inconsistentfromstudenttostudentatfirst,butIgotthehangofitandkindchangedthe
assignmentsheettosomethingthatwouldworkbetterforthesekids.Thewriting
workshopseemedtogowell,buttheresultsofthatwillcomeMondaywhenweread
theirroughandfinaldraftstoseeifanyonereceivedvaluablefeedback.
2. Whatwereyourmostsatisfyingexperiences?Whatwereyourmostchallenging
experiences?
Iusuallystartwiththemostsatisfyingexperiencesbutthisweekseemedtobeflooded
withchallenges.Thursday,inperiodfourmyteacherreallylostitwiththeclass.Shewas
yellingatkidstogetoutofclassandcalledanadministratortocomeinandhelpheras
wellastheteacherfromacrossthehall.Therewasnocontrolovertheroomandthe
worstpartwasthatherminiblowupwasoversomeveryinsignificantcommentsand
actionsthatthestudentsdid.Ifeltsoawkwardlisteningtothekidssayhowmuchthey
hateherandhowsheissomean.IknowthatPamcaresforthesestudents,buthertone
andherangerprojectedonthemmakesitnearlyimpossibleforthestudentstoseethat
fromher.IfeltliketherewasnothingIcoulddosoIjustkepttryingtokeepthestudents
fromblowingup,yelling,andcomplainingwhenshelefttheroom.Ididntfeel
comfortablesayinganythingtoPambecauseshewassoworkedupandalmostintears.It

wasprobablyforthebetterthatwedidnotdiscussitbecauseIwouldnothavebeenable
totellhermytruefeelingsonheractions.
Itwasalsochallengingtohavetotalkabouttheincidenttootherteachersand
administratorswhoaskedmeaboutitbecausewhileIwantedtoadvocateformyteacher
andtohaveherback,Ididnotnecessarilyagreewiththewaytheentireday,aswellas
howmostotherdaysarehandledbasedonclassroombehavior.Shehasbasicallygiven
upontheclassbutIseriouslyamnotreadytodothatandamdeterminedtoatleasthave
somememorableteachingmomentscomefromthis4thperiodclass.Whenmeetingwith
theotherteachersinformallyaskinghowthingsaregoing(thedepartmentchairis
requestingtotalkwithme)Itrytoacknowledgethattheyareachallenge,butthatthey
arenotalostcause.Iwanttoshowcasemyideashowtomaketheclassfunctionbetter,
andIwanttheotherfacultywhoareinvolvedtoknowthatIamnotafraidofthese
studentsandthatwhenthetimecomesformetohavethisclassasmyownsometime
nextweek,Iamnotgoinginwithanegativeattitudeaboutthestudents.Iknowthatthe
likelihoodofmechangingthemcompletelywouldbenaiveIjustwanttomakesmall
differencesandeventhoughitistough,Icanthelpbuttokeeptryingalternative
methodstoboosttheirinterestandchangetheirbehaviorsinaclassroom.
Coincidentally,thismostchallengingexperiencehasalsotranslatedintoasatisfying
experience.Thereisastudentwhoisaprobleminthisfourthperiodclasswhohasa
learninglab(Amonitoredandaidedstudyhall)followingourfourthhour.Hehasbeen
talkingaboutme,asateacher,tohisinstructorintheroom.Shecameuptomeandsaid
thatBlakethinks,Ms.Nybodoingareallygoodjobwiththeclassandtheclass
respondsbettertoher.Ican'twaitformyrealteachertogoaway.Ihatetohearthatlast
sentencebecauseIknowthatsheisagoodwomanandhasalottoofferasateacher,but
IwasreallyenlightenedtohearthathethinksIactuallywillbeabletoteachthem
somethingwhenItakeover.Iwishmorethananythingtheycouldseethegoodinmy
teacher,butItrulydonotthinkshewillhaveahandleontheclass.Shehasadmittedthey
havegottenunderherskinandtheyknowit.Hearinghersaythataboutthem,wasagreat
lessonandfirsthandexperienceintheimportanceofnotlettingastudent,oranentire
class,getunderyourskin.
3. Whataretheplansfortheupcomingweek?
IamgoingtobefinishingupBookTalksinYALandstartingthepoetryunitonblockdays.
Increativewriting,wearealsofinishinguppoetryandwillbestartingourshortstoriesunit
onblockdaysaswell.IamlookingforwardtothisweekbecauseIwillbeplanningmostof
theseunitsandwillbeinfullswingbynextweek.IalsoamteachingWednesdayforSueand
itwillbeourintroductionintoPoetry.FeelfreetosuggestanyideasbeforeWednesday!I
haveacouplefunandengagingpoemsthatIthinktheywillliketohooktheirinterest,Iwill
beperformingabitthisweekIthinkandIcantwait.

StudentTeachingWeeklyLog
Directions:Answerthesequestionseachweekandemailthemtoyourstudentteaching
supervisorbySundayevening.
Name:
HAYLEYNYBO
Week:8

1. Howdidyouspendyourtimethisweek?Whatresponsibilitiesdidyouhave?
Iwasagainteachingbelltobellthisweek.InshortstorieswereadLastRungonthe
Ladderandtalkedaboutdialogueandcharacterization.Wereadthestorylikeascriptand
hadthestudentsactingalittlebit.Afterreading,wedidaBiopyramidcomparingthetwo
maincharacters.
InYoungAdultLitweworkedonpoetryandreadacouplepoemsaboutpoetryandhad
themwritetheirownusingatemplate.Irealizedtherewasalotoftroublewritingpoetry
lastweeksoIdecidedtocreateaguidedpoetrytemplatesotheyhadamorestructural
lineupforapoemratherthanhavingthemwriteparagraphsanditworkednicely.
ForYoungAdultLitII,wewerereading,IllPlantyouaLilacTreeandthestudentshad
alotofquestionsaboutGhettosbecauseHannalore,ourmaincharacter,hadtogotoa
JewishGhettobeforeshewenttoaconcentrationcamp.TheywantedtoknowmoreandI
hadsomeleftovertimebeforeclassstarted,soIcreatedaPowerPointandalessonthat
hadtodowithnutritionintheGhettos.Theyreallylikedthesecondarysource
informationandwetookitastepfartherandtrackedourfoodforacoupledaysand
compareddailycaloricintaketothoseplacedintheGhettos.
2. Whatwereyourmostsatisfyingexperiences?Whatwereyourmostchallenging
experiences?
ThisweekIhadalotoffuncreatingthelessonsonstarvationintheGhettos.Notonly
wasitgoodtogivethestudentstheextrainformationaboutthesettingofthebook,itwas
interestingformetoresearchtoo!Ifeltliketherewasalotoflearningthatwenton.They
gottodiscussthemselvesandtheirideasaboutfoodandfreedom.Ialsospurofthe
momentdecidedthattheywouldlookupheadlinesfromallfacetsofthewarandcollect
someheadlinestocreateafoundpoemusingtheirownlinesinconjunctionwiththe
headlineswhichallturnedoutverywell.
ThisweekIfeltlikeplanningingeneralwasachallenge.Itwasweektwoofmyunits
anditsuddenlybecametougher.Ihadhadastrongfirstweekwhereeverythingfeltnew
andready,butthisweekseemedabitmorestrained.Ifeltlikemytimingwasoffmore
thanithasbeeninthepastandthatwasstartingtobotherme.Alsoespeciallysincewe
talkedaboutitinourmidterm,Iwasfeelingabitguiltyforgettingexemplaryonthe
planningsectionjustbecauseIhadbeenfeelingalittleoffthosefewdays.IknowIhad
goodplans,butIwasntsuremyexecutionofthemwasjustnotrightandIfeltit
throughoutbothYALIandcreativewriting.YALIIisalotmorerelaxedandfeelsmore
structuredeverydaybecausethereareonly5studentsandgoingwiththeflowjustfeels
easier.
3. Whataretheplansfortheupcomingweek?
ThisweekendIhavebeenplanningalotmorethanIdidlastweekend.Ididntlikethe
feelingofhavingdowntimeandespeciallysincethatwassomethingwetalkedabout
gettingbetteratinthemeeting,Ifocusedalotonmyplans.SometimesforclassesIjust

haveanoutlineofwhatishappeningratherthanalessonplanspelledoutandIwantto
trytohavemoredetailedlessonsthisweekandseeifthatmakesadifferenceinplanning.
EverytimeSuecomestowatch,IhaveamoredetailedplanandIwanttohavethatona
dailybasis.IlikehavingthestructurethereevenifIdontfollowittoatee,soIam
tryingalotharderthisweektofeelstructuredwithdetails.
AlsoIamgoingtotrytoassignsomehomework.LastweekIneverdidandpartofme
likesnotgradingitandhavingthemdoitinclassbecauseitissometimesbetterwork
(becausetheyarenotrushingorforgettingtodoit)butalsobecauseIcansayIhonestly
forgotaboutassessingtheminthatmannerincreativewritingbecauseinYALwe
typicallydontassignworkknowingthequalityandvolumeoflate/missingassignments.
(Yeah,thislogdoesntnecessarilyhighlightmybestweek)
Ireallyamgoingtobemoreontopofthings.Ithinkstartingofftheweektomorrowwith
anobservationwillbehelpfulandhasalreadysetthetoneforwhatIwanttohave
plannedfortheweek.Ispentmostofthisweekendplanningandorganizingtheweekso
thatIwouldbebetterprepared.Iknowthattherewillalwaysbeupsanddowns,butI
trulytrytotakewhatcanbeconsideredadown,learnfromit,andattempttonotrepeatit.
Andthisweekwillbehavingfullerlessonplans.
4.Also,sinceItaughtperiod1IthoughtIwouldreflectonittoosinceIhaveaminute.Iwas
veryimpressedwithmyselfhandlingthelittleprintingglitchandthoughtthatmyplanwasvery
fullanddetailed.Iamlookingforwardtoperiod4andusingmylessonplanIcreatedforthemas
well.Itypicallyhaveamuchskinnierlessonthathasshorternotelikeinstructionspairedwith
mytimeslots,Ithinkthatfromnowon,IwillhavemyfulllessonplanscreatedsoIfeellikeI
amfullypreparedaswellasontopofthedetailsthatIcansometimesforgetifIhadntwritten
themdown.ItsnotlikeIusemylessonplanwhenIamteaching,butjustwritingitdown
beforehandputsitintomymemoryandallowsmetoruntheclockinmyheadbettereven
withoutholdingontomyplanandcheckingmytimeslots.

StudentTeachingWeeklyLog
Directions:Answerthesequestionseachweekandemailthemtoyourstudentteaching
supervisorbySundayevening.
Name:
HAYLEYNYBO
Week:9
1. Howdidyouspendyourtimethisweek?Whatresponsibilitiesdidyouhave?
WowthiswasaHECTICweek.Iwasteachingthisweekandtryingtoplanbetter,butthere
wasanincidentWednesdaythatmadeThursdayandFridayverystrange.Pamgotintoitwith
astudentandwasinsometrouble(Ithink).ThursdayandFridayshewasnotatschoolandI
hadtwodifferentsubstitutes.Thisleftmeprettynervousaboutthefinalpartofthesemester
becauseaftertalkingtomysupervisortherewasmentionofpossiblynotbeingabletobein
herclassroom.
Ihavedoneareallygreatjobonmanagingstressontheoutsidebasedoninteractionsand
generallynotliterallyfeelingthestress.IdidntevennoticeIwasstresseduntilIwasgetting

kindofsickandmyneckwassuperheavyandsorefromtension.Icantreallysaythatnext
weekwillbemuchbetterstresswiseIalmostthinkitwillbeworsetryingtofigureoutifI
willstayinthisroomwiththesestudentsornot.
OntheactualschoolsideofwhatIdidthisweek
IjustwrappedupsomeimportantstoryelementsinCreativewritingwhereIhadvery
focusedlessonsonforeshadowing,irony,anddialogue.Iwantedtoincorporatethese
elementsbecausetheyaremoreadvancedthanjustlearningabouthowtowriteabeginning
middleandend.Iwantedthemtohaveagooddefinitionofthemorecomplicatedtypesof
writingstylesbecausetheywillhavetoincorporatethemintotheirfinalshortstories.
InYoungAdultLitIstartedworkingonastudysheetforfigurativelanguage.Ibeganwitha
lessoninsimileandmetaphorinmysecondperiod.ActuallyMrs.Thomasongavethelesson
toperiod2becauseIwasinameetingwithmysupervisor.Ithoughtthestudentshadlearned
thisinmiddleschool,buttheywerereallyslowinproducingandfindingsimilesand
metaphors.Thestudentsdrewtworandomnounsoutofabasketandhadtocomeupwitha
listofsimilaritiesbetweenthetwo.Oncetheyhadalistof510thingstheyhadincommon,
theyweretowriteasimileandametaphorandturnitinsoIcouldawardthebestlistandthe
bestsimileandmetaphorfornextclass.Imnotsurewhathappened,butonlyonegroup
cameupwithactuallywritingtheircomparisons.SoIhadtogooveritagainthenextclass.
Thiswasagoodlearningmomentforme.Ihadexpectedtospendabout30minuteson
instructionandexplorationofsimilesandmetaphorsanditturnedintotwoclassperiods;but
onlyforthatclasswhichdoeshaveabout50%ELLstudents.OurotherYALclassesknew
themandtookabout30minutestodotheactivity,lecture,andexploration(finditinapoetry
book).
InYALIIIcameupwithanassignmentwheretheywriteafoundpoemfromnewspaper
headlinesfromtheHolocaust.Ilovedtheassignmentandthestudentsproducedreallyfine
work!ItwasalsoatimeIcouldshowthemhowtocitetheirsourceswhichIdecidedtodoat
thelastminutebutprovedtobeanimportantandusefulskilltheywerehappytohave
acquired.
2. Whatwereyourmostsatisfyingexperiences?Whatwereyourmostchallenging
experiences?
Mybestexperienceactuallywasduringaplanningperiod.Actuallyitwasironicallythe
sametimethatPamgotherselfintotrouble,butmysatisfyingexperienceisnotabouther.
Iwasactuallyplanning(usuallyIvegototherstufftodo)whenastudentfrommy
secondperiodcameintotheroom.HisnameisEdandheisanillegalimmigrantfrom
MexicowithaEnglishandmotivationinourclass.Ikindoftookhimundermywinga
fewweeksagobyjustbutteringhimupalittleusingSpanishinaplayfulway.Speaking
alittlebitofEspaolandsittingwithhimandforcinghimtodohisclassworkinthe
nicestwaypossible.LotsofPorFavorsandsmilesandhewasobeyingeveryorderof
mine.IhavehimhookedandhewillprettymuchdoeverythingIsay!
Histeacher(thisisduringmyplanningperiod)senthimand10otherstudentstothelab
acrossthehallfrommyroom.Edwasinthereandneededhelpwithhisworkbecause
therewasnoteacherintheroomtohelphim.HecameuptomeandaskedifIcouldhelp

himwithhismathhomework!IamnotgoodatmathbutIwassohappyhecameupto
meandasked,becauseIthenknewthathetrustedmeandfeltasifIwassomeonehecan
goto.IdroppedeverythingIwasdoingtotrytohelphim;itmademefeelsogood
knowingthatIcouldassisthimoutsideofmyclassaswellasinclass.
Challengefortheweek:WehadasubstituteonThursdayandFriday.Idislikehaving
subs.Theyfeeltheneedtointerjectandruntheroombecausetheydonthaveother
thingstodoandbecausetheyareunfamiliarwithhowtheyshouldtrustastudentteacher.
ThefirstsubonThursdaywasallaboutherself.Howsherememberedallthesekidswhen
theywereinmiddleschool.Shewasnice,butverystrangeandselfcentered.Thesubon
FridaywasTERRIBLE.Asyouknow,our4thhourisnastyandshemadetheserious
mistakeofbeingnastyrightbackatthem.Shestartedtheproblemsbyforcingtheir
phonesoutandintothebasketsbeforethebellevenrang.Ibarelyhadachanceto
welcomethestudentsasshewastellingthemtoputawaytheirphones.Shelostevery
ounceofrespectshecouldhavehopedtohavebyactingthewayshedid.Thosekids
needtofeelliketheteacherisrespectingthemortheywillalljustgangupandcreatehell
fortheteacher.Ijustsatthereatthefrontoftheroomlisteningtothestudentsandthesub
yellateachother.Ihatedit.
Onepositivethatcameoutofitwasthefactthattheyallwerereallyhappywhenshe
steppedoutoftheroomandtheyremindedmethatIamtheirfavoriteteacher.Iquestion
whythisis,butIthinkitisbecausetheyknowIcareaboutthemaspeoplenotjustas
students,andthatImnotateacherwhoisagainstthemthatIwantthemtosucceedand
amwillingtoworkwiththemevenwhentheyaredifficult.
3. Whataretheplansfortheupcomingweek?
Thisisatoughonetoanswerthisweek.IamhopingtofinishmyunitsonPoetryandShort
stories,butwewillseewhathappens.Notreallysurewhatelsetoaddhere.Iamgoingtotryto
haveatalkwiththesubsbeforeschoolstartsinthemorningsotheydontjustjumpinwhenI
needtobeworkingonhandlingthestudentsmyself.Ialsoamgoingtoworkoutthisweeka
coupletimes.IhavegottenoffthatroutineandIthinkithelpslowerstresslevelsandIhavea
feelingthesenextfewdayswillbestressful.Idonotknowthestatuswhetherornotmyteacher
willbebacknextweek.

StudentTeachingWeeklyLog

Directions:Answerthesequestionseachweekandemailthemtoyourstudentteaching
supervisorbySundayevening.
Name:
HAYLEYNYBO
Week:10
1. Howdidyouspendyourtimethisweek?Whatresponsibilitiesdidyouhave?
Thisweekwasalsoastressfulone.Ispentalotoftimethisweektryingnottoworry
aboutthefuture.IwasnotsurewhatthefateofPamwasgoingtobe,IdidnotknowifI
willbeabletostayinmyclassroom,IdidnotknowifIwouldlikethesubsthatwerein
theroomforthenextfewdays.Iwasverycaughtupindramahappeningoutsidethe

classroomandIwasEXTREMELYluckythatthisweekinYAL1andCreativeWriting
wereworkshopweekssoIwasnotinstructingasmuch.
CreativeWritingwaswrappinguptheirshortstoriesunitandwritingandcreatingduring
classtimeandYAL1waswrappinguptheirPoetryunitbyfinishingtheirreviewsof
literarylanguageaswellaswritingafinalpoem.Alotofmytimeintheclassroomwas
helpingedit,revise,andassistwiththeirideasforpoemsandstories.IwasveryhappyI
wasnotcreatingnewlessonseverydaybecauseitwouldhavebeenanotheraddedstress
thatIwouldhavehadtodealwith.Interestingthatmyteacherisoutforstressrelated
issuesandIseemedtohavepickedupalltheonessheleftintheclassroom.Yikes!
TheweekendedGREATthough.IdevelopedareallygoodbondwithCory,thelong
termsubwhowillbeintheroomthroughThanksgiving(wethink).Ireallyneededher
becausenextweekThursdayIamsupposedtostart2newunitsandwithoutPamtohelp
guidemeandmyplanning,Iwasstartingtofeellost.YALissupposedtodofilm
analysisandherfilmwasoneIhadneverwatchedorheardof.
IshowedCorymyunitIplannedinMethodsonDystopiaandTheHungerGamesand
shewasblownaway.ShecalledCameronGale(EnglishDpt.Head)andhegavemethe
goaheadaswellastheinstructionalcoachIhavebeenworkingwithallsemester.Iam
veryexcitedtousethishighlyinteractiveunitforYAL.Theyneedit,andIthinkwill
greatlybenefitandloveit!Coryisallintohelpmeandwantstobeapartofittoo.What
IamnervousaboutisPamcomingbackandnotfeelinglikeshewasapartofthiswhich
willnothelpherconfidenceanddemeanor.Despiteherpotentialfeelings,thisiswhatis
bestforme;todoaunitanduseatextIamfamiliarwith.
2. Whatwereyourmostsatisfyingexperiences?Whatwereyourmostchallenging
experiences?
Mymostchallengingexperiencehadtohavebeendealingwithwhatwasgoingonoutside
theclassroom.IdontthinkImadeitobviousthatIwasdealingwithanything,butmostof
thekidscouldtelltherewassomethinggoingonsimplybecauseMrs.Thomasonwasnotin
theroomallweekthisweek.Ididnotwanttohavetoworryaboutthatstuffwhileteaching,
butIwaspulledoutoftheroomtotalktoMillerandCameronafewtimeswhichisunusual
forthem.IfeltreallygreatwithmysubMondayandTuesdayeventhoughshewassocial
studiesendorsed,shewasverysupportiveandevenwantingtohelpwithlessonsandsuch.I
couldtellshecaredaboutmeandmysituationandwhatwasgoingtobethebestforme.
MymostsatisfyingexperiencewasdefinitelyFridayafternoonwhenCoryreadmyHunger
Gamesunitplan.ShewasinaweoftheplanningandthecalendarIhadcreatedandurgedme
tousethisasthenextunit.Shewantedtohelpinanywayshecanwhichmayincludestaying
afterschooltoshowallthefilmsinordertotakeafieldtripaweekfromFridaytothenewest
HungerGamesshowing.IthinkifwecanpullthisoffIwouldleaveValleywiththeBEST
experienceIcouldhavepossiblyeverhad.IamSOexcitedtoteachTheHungerGames
moviewithsomethingthatIspentmonthscreatingincollege.Ihadsomuchoutpouringof
supportforthisnextunitandformysituationoverallIcouldnothavewalkedintothe
weekendwithamorepositiveoutlookonmynextmonthofstudentteachingandIamSO
thankfulforthatbecausethisnextmonthlookedverymurkyjustafewdaysago.

3. Whataretheplansfortheupcomingweek?
Ihaveaverybusyweek.IhavemockinterviewsafterschoolaswellasthePraxisIItest
Wednesdaynight.LuckilyCoryisverywillingtotakeabitofworkloadfrommeonThursday
sincemynightwillbepacked.IamveryexcitedforextendeddayTuesdayandWednesdayto
gettowatchandlistentoallofCreativeWritingsshortstorypresentationaswellasmyPoetry
classreading.Wearegoingtohaveapoetryreadingsetupwithdimlightingandsnacksforp.2,
4and7sotheycanfeelcomfortableandwillingtosharetheirpoemsthecreated.Thursdayand
FridaywillbethestartofCreativeWritingsnarrativeunitthatCoryandIarealsoplanning.
(PamsunitbeganwithatravelnarrativeandIfeelitwillbehardforalotofstudentstoconnect
sinceIknowitwouldbehardformetoconnectasa22yearold!IalsohadtheOKfromPam
monthsagotochangethat).
InYALwewillhaveasimulationofaReapingandsplitintoDistrictsbeforeshowingpartsof
themovietheweekafteronMonday.Iamveryexcitedtohavethissetupandforotherstogetto
seeitinactioneventhoughIknowitwillbealotofwork!
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Comments

Iamproudofthewayyoutook
overthe4thperiodclass.Itisa
credittoyouthatyouaregetting
themonboard.Youarecorrect!
Perhaps,theyneedtobetaught
howtocommunicateandbecause
theyliketochatperhapstheycan
usethischatterinaconstructive
way.Iftheyseeyour
persistence,theywilleventually
cooperate.
Soundslikeyouhadquitearide.
IamfamiliarwiththeRead180
Program.Idontknowthatbook
talksarearequiredpartofthe
curriculum.Ihaveseenstudents
grow1to3yearsinaschool
year.Youdidtherightthingby
changingtheassignmentsheetto
meetthestudentsneeds.

October19October
23,2015

October26,2015

Inyourstudentteaching,you
mayseesomeexamplesofwhat
nottodo.Studentsare
dependingonustostayin
control.Somanystudentsdonot
havethisintheirownlivesand
theschoolistheonlyplacethat
canprovidethatforthem.You
tooktherightapproachinthe
natureofyourconversationwith
otherteachers.Notgivingupon
thestudentsistherightthingto
do.Youhavegottensome
positiveresponse,especiallywith
Blake.
Wewilltalkaboutthismore
whenIseeyou.
Ithinkthatusingtheguided
poetrytemplateinYoungAdult
Literaturewaswise.Itsalso
greatthatyougobeyondlessons
tobringstudentswhattheywant
tolearnlikethePowerPointon
nutritionintheghetto(Jewish
ghetto).Theworkyoudidon
thisisalsovaluabletoyoufor
futurelessons.Greatideawith
havingstudentslookupheadlines
tocreateafoundpoemusing
theirownlinesinconjunction
withheadlines.Veryclever.
Timingandpacingwillcome
withpractice.
Ialwaystellstudentteachersthat
thebenefitsofhavingadetailed
planeverydayisworththe
rewardsitbrings.Yes,itisalot
ofworkbutitreallyprepares
you,especiallyifstudentstryto
throwyouoffyourgame.
Also,likeyousay,havingthe
totaldetailedplaninyour
memoryreallyhelps.Onetip
abouthomework(youprobably
alreadyknowthis)Whenyou
assignhomework,makesurethe
homeworkisverymeaningful
andthatyougivethestudents
feedbackonit.Iknowthis
requiresextraworkbutIhave
seentoomanyteachersassign
homeworkandthenstudents
neverknowwhathappened.
Then,thisleadstostudentsnot
doingthenextassignments.

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30,2015

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November8,2015

Hayley,Iknowyouarestressed
withtheimpendingthoughtthat
yourassignmentmaybechanged
toanotherteacherinthe
department.Weareallsorrythat
thissituationhasoccurred.
However,thewayyouare
dealingwiththisisexcellentand
saysalotaboutyou.Although
thisshouldnothavehappenedin
yourstudentteachingexperience,
itwillhelpyoutodealwiththe
manychallengingexperiences
thatwillbethrownyourway
whenyouhaveyourown
classroom.
Icanrelatetoyourexperienceof
kidslearningthingsinmiddle
schoolbutnotrememberingthem
whentheygettohighschool
(simileandmetaphor).Itisgood
thatyourevieweditagain.
NicejobwithEd!
ItsoundslikeFridaywasabig
challenge.Itisunfortunatethat
thesubstitutewasso
confrontational.(WhenIwas
teaching,Ineverwantedtobeill
becauseIworriedaboutthe
substitutesmystudentswould
haveandhowtheywouldtreat
mystudents).Thisiswhy,atthis
point,itisimportantthatyouget
inastableassignment.
Exercisewillhelpwiththestress.
Itwillfocusyouonsomething
else.
Youaredoinganexcellentjob!
Icantwaittoseethelessonon
MethodsonDystopiaandThe
HungerGames.Iamsohappy
thatCorrieisthesubthatValley
gotanditsoundslikesheisvery
helpfulandsupportivetoyou.
Atthispoint,Iwouldsaythat
youcangowithwhatyouthink
isbestwithCorriessupportand
approval.Iknowthatthisweek
wasverychallengingforyouand
itwouldbehardnottobepulled
intosomeofthedrama.
However,themorethefocusis
onthestudents,thelessthefocus
willbeonthedrama.Thisis
whyIamsohappythatyouare
doingthisnewunitandthat

CorrieandCameronareequally
excited.Keepuptheexcellent
work!