blog post_4

blog post_4

So far in Mrs. Kendall's class I have participated in various activities as far as preparation. I put together  the weeks homework packets for each of the students before class. I also printed off all of the spelling test lists for Mrs. Kendall so the students will have a copy of their spelling words and be prepared for their test. I also walked the kids to recess and then picked them up. Something else I got to do that was really quite fun was to kind of "stall" for time while we had about 5 minutes before class was over and they went to their specialties. I played a sort of quiet game and simon says while we waited and I had the eyes of every student. I am surprised by how much they listen to me. I remember when we had the student teachers and classroom helpers when I was in elementary school and I hated them all! I used to think they were bossy haha. Now I realize that they were just trying to help, I have to make sure I am not obnoxious.
The way Mrs. Kendall manages assessment is by having the students take a "pre"-test at the beginning at the section of what they are learning and then the same test at the end to see if they improve on their scores. Depending on how they do in each area in the beginning shows where she really needs to focus as far as covering material in the curriculum. Then at the end if their scores don't improve or they do poorly in certain areas that shows her where she needs to go back over certain areas and make sure they understand what is being taught.

Day 4