Blog 16

 Blog 16

I would rate this week as a 5/5. This week, I passed back all of my classes and completed my last observations. I also had the opportunity to conduct with supporting instrumentalists in preparation for the concert for the first time. It was a really good week! Again, my first period had a rough Monday followed by much better rehearsals for the rest of the week. It must just be something about Monday’s with this group! We have made really good progress toward our concert this week and I am looking forward to seeing the finished progress. It has been nice to observe my CE’s instructional style and other teacher’s classroom management skills as I am working at developing my own classroom management style. My short term goals and long term goals are aligned because I have completed everything in my long term goals for the semester! I am completely done!!! Whoop whoop! I am still working on the job search and have a few interviews next week. I am still facing apprehension about the future, especially since I am married and needing to support myself financially. 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 when I covered for my CE on Monday in Concert Choir (NCTCS 1). I improved my implementation of NCTCS standard two this week by spending one on one time helping a student who requested extra help on a specific song. I also met NCTCS 2 when writing about my BIP implementation for my portfolio (NCTCS 2). I demonstrated content knowledge (NCTCS 3) when creating my portfolio video which demonstrates highlights from the content that I have taught. I documented how I aligned with my school’s SIP by integrating literacy into my lessons in having students practice music literacy content and provide written reflection about listening examples (NCTCS 4). This week was also a big week for reflection (NCTCS 5) because I completed my portfolio where I provided documentation about my work for the semester and justified how I worked to meet SOE expectations. Graduation time is here! My CE and I do not need additional support at this time.