Prompt #1

I am proud of, despite the fact I was given no direction, I have been able to figure out some ways on how to help the students.  I have taken the role of being a leader, and created the pathway, despite my lack of resources.  I am proud of creating a pathway to the best of my knowledge.

Also, I am proud of learning the differences between the "classes."  In my school, many of the students are from a lower socioeconomic class.  I enjoy establishing professional relationships with the students, and I appreciate their stories.  I listen, and I offer any help I can.  I feel like not only a teacher, but a mentor and guide as well.

I want to improve my organization in the classroom.  Since there is no developed curriculum, I found that difficult to have a set structure.  Also, I need to figure out a system in the classroom.  My plan to help this is to do my best to develop my curriculum in the next few weeks.  My goal is to have a lot of it created by the beginning of November.  Also, I plan to have an organized plan of study.

I also want to improve my student interaction at times.  Even though the students have been doing a lot of worksheets, I want to make the classroom fun and interactive.  My plan is to learn more about the Smart Board, and come in extra days to learn these things.  Also, I plan to create activities that are fun and exciting.  I also want to promote a variety of learning strategies, by having interactive activities.