Week 8

Week of October 12, 2009
This week is the halfway point of my student teaching experience. I can't believe it's already halfway over! It's so sad how fast time flies when you're having fun! By this time in the semester, I know all 170 students VERY well. I know each student's hand writing, their learning styles, and their multiple intelligences. I feel so privileged to pick up on all of those special things for each student. I've realized that it's important to know each student's hand writing when it comes to grading assignments and tests. Just in case they forget to put their name (it happens more often than I used to think), it makes it easier to decipher whose assignment is whose. It is important to also understand learning styles and multiple intelligences of students when planning lessons and activities. In fact, it may be the most important thing about teaching! I try to plan lessons and activities around the various learning styles and intelligences in my classes. Each class varies; therefore, all of my lessons constantly vary.