Blog 15

 Blog 15

I would rate this week as a 5/5. This week, I passed back my afternoon classes and only taught my first and second period (concert choir and women’s choir). It was still a really good week! First period had a rough Monday which made me worried about the rest of the week, but we were able to redirect and have much better rehearsals for the rest of the week. We have made really good progress toward our concert this week and I am looking forward to seeing the finished progress. I have continued to grow in my classroom management so that I can have more efficient rehearsals with smoother transitions. My short term goals and long term goals are aligned because I am beginning to realize that I am actually going to graduate, haha! I am beginning to complete big chunks of my portfolio, and I am working hard right up until graduation day since we have a concert on May 6. My advice to my fellow student teachers is to keep the faith with job applications! I know that I have begun to experience apprehension with this, so I would love to be an encouragement for my colleagues. 

I was a teacher leader when I effectively facilitated challenging rehearsals with swift classroom management action when necessary (NCTCS 1). I improved my implementation of NCTCS standard two this week by teaching students that they must demonstrate respect toward classmates with different backgrounds and ability levels (NCTCS 2). I demonstrated content knowledge (NCTCS 3) by effectively modifying my planned content to meet my students at their ability level and help them improve. I facilitated effective learning for my students (NCTCS 4) by integrating literacy into my lessons in having students practice music literacy content through using sight reading factory. I reflected upon my practice (NCTCS 5) improving my classroom management as my classroom dynamic experienced a dramatic change. I have almost completed several sections of portfolio this week and I am really pleased with how it looks! My CE and I do not need additional support at this time.