FOURTH DAY OF CLASS
(BEFORE THE CLASS)
For this I had prepared really good activities in which I was sure my students were going to enjoy a lot and learn at the same time, so I felt really secure about what I was about to do. Thus, I thought that I had to enjoy the lesson like my students usually do.
During the lesson
During this lesson, I felt so comfortable with my activity that I felt engaged in the lesson and I could remember how it feels to be a kid. I enjoyed the activities so much and I think that my students noticed that. My students also enjoyed the activities, and they could remember vocabulary that was taught in previous classes; which was good because I could confirm that they really learned such vocabulary. I also noticed that many students felt really confident doing the activity without feeling ashamed of doing all the things asked them to do. Therefore, I felt so proud of my students because they showed to have mastered almost all the topics.
After the lesson
Again, I had the chance to observe the other teachers' work (the ones who are in my group), and so I observed a lot of improvement in their performances as well as in their attitudes, so it was good because they seemed to have fun during the activities with children.
I also saw other teachers' presentations and I think that were really good especially for all the resources that they used to teach such lesson. I think not only students enjoyed the lessons but also the rest of teachers who were observing the lesson. In other words, teachers' jobs were highly improved and better. Lastly, we all teachers who taught the lessons received feedback to see if there was something to change or improve.
My case of study
As for my case of study, I could notice that the last two weeks, he showed extremely changes in his behavior, so I decided to talk to his big sister, and I realized that my case of study had family problems and because of that he had difficulties with scores, with his classmates, and with concentration in class. Thus, I consider that when a student faces family problems, it is difficult for him to overcome them; no matter the age, school, friends, etc. Besides, I could see that he was really affected by these problems because he didn't want to talk to anyone, play with his classmates, he cried almost all the time which means that psychosocially talking he is very sensitive and he can be affected easily.
Before the class
My expectations about how I had to develop the activity were to do my best with it, so my students could learn and understand better the topic, had them enjoy the activity, and improve the details that I still have.
I also had the opportunity to see some teachers' work who are in the same group with me, so that gave me different ideas that I can use in my career. I saw that they were very comfortable with their activities, and some of them enjoyed teaching their part of the lesson. For example, one of the teachers used different methods to make the students get involved in the activities while they learned. For instance, having the students repeat the words and spell them, I think those strategies were really good because the students could remember the words in an easier way.
During the lesson
I felt better with this lesson because I improved many things like classroom management, nervousness, monitoring the class, stablishing the rules in a kind way, etc. Thus, I think that my students enjoyed the moment because they looked focused on the activity, and they showed that the lesson was being effective because they didn't have any difficulties when developing the worksheet and following my instructions. In conclusion, for me it was a great moment in which my students could have fun and increase their knowledge.
After the lesson
I could observe the other teachers' lesson, so I could learn from such lesson like different activities, materials, strategies, and many other things that I can use in my own classes. It was a really good moment because they had a variety of activities in which students had to move their bodies and there were some others in which the students had to be quiet, focused on the teacher's explanations, and use their brains. Thus, the classes taught by them were nice especially for students that at the end all this work is because of them.
My case of study
Today, my case of study showed a different behavior that he has had in previous classes. For example, he looks more sensitive to those situations that are difficult to manage like having and keeping friends, avoiding fighting with others, etc. Thus, in his psychosocial development he is showing some changes. The same happens with his cognitive development because he looks more distracted than usual, and he can't stay focused on the activities for at least 15 minutes. I also noticed that he is not as energetic as he was at the beginning of the course, so I assume he may have something that he doesn't like in the class.
