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Day two of my senior research project has begun! Already, I have been given multiple assignments to work on. I have also started lesson planning for the AP European History class. This coming Monday, I need to have a completed presentation on chapter 15.(Mr. Bayer tells me to have the power-point be 65-80 slides, if you were wondering) By Wednesday, we hope that the class will be on schedule to begin chapter 15 and I will be able to teach the first lesson on that section.
Today, I had the opportunity to learn an important lesson. Mr. Bayer allowed me to take over the class for the last fifteen minutes of his AP World History class. Being tossed into the trenches like that definitely showed me the importance of knowing the lesson plan. Mr. Bayer and I have been discussing the vitality of being personally involved in the planning of a lesson. Working with his power-point with minimal time to prepare made it much more difficult to instruct the class on the subject at hand.
While being in front of twenty-something eighth graders was intimidating, my short lecture went well. The students responded positively. There were few issues with discipline, and the students did not exhibit much hesitation when it came to questions. Mr. Bayer did need to interject every so often, for the purpose of filling in the kids on additional information I missed. On that note, I also learned that an effective teacher needs to know what the students need to know. Today, I was not sure just how much information they needed from the chapter. I will need to learn how to separate the important facts of the subject from the fluff.
Another assignment I received today was to supervise student hours. After school today, I will stay in Mr. Bayer's room for an hour or so in order to help students who come in for extra assistance with their work. Students can come to student hours for anything from homework help, to getting the notes of the day, or even to take a quiz they missed.(Of course I will only be able to help them with notes and homework questions.)
Undoubtedly, this weekend will be a busy one. Between making a power-point presentation of chapter 15 and writing a 15 question quiz on the material in that chapter, I will have time for little else. However, I must say that the past two days have been amazing. Not to say that I did not enjoy my capstone classes, but it is very nice having three formal classes a day. Now, I can focus my energy on my few classes and my research project. I will also meet with my community adviser this weekend in order to plan out the logistics of meeting and observing him teach. Till next time!
-Noah Creek
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