Monday, July 16, 2007

teaching sixth grade students eighth grade stuff

Reflect on your expectations and opinions about going to Sandtown Middle School and teaching sixth grade students in the INSPIRE ACADEMY.

I look forward to this exercise or any exercise that allows me to refine my practice. I am not yet a math teacher and I am glad that I am the recorder/observer for the group so that I can watch and learn from my peers. In this profession, constructivism is good for teacher learning/training too, so I appreciate the opportunity. I am at present, a 6th grade science teacher so I'm anxious to see how these 6th grade-to-be students would respond to the 8th grade material. Then I could apply the same principle to science, hopefully. I'm going in with high expectations for the teachers AND the students.

1 comment:

Samantha Clay said...

I'm coming in with the same expectations. I really look foward to seeing how things go. I hope the teachers do their parts and don't help too much and I hope the students do their part and work to construct their own knowledge.