Reflection or response to Teaching Video (Sept 14)

Watching the young lady in the teaching video was inspiring, yet a little nerve racking. It showed me that it is possible to be that structured, organized, compassionate, fun and effective teacher we all are wishing to become during our practicum, however the speed at which she was able to get to this point is amazing. In order to be a master teacher there are so many points to cover and address while teaching. I know it will take years before I get to this point, but watching videos such as this one help us as teachers in training see how the theory we are learning in university can be translated into to classroom. The practicum student in the video was demonstrating many skills such as constantly using her students names, asking great/open-ended questions, having an organized class with pre-assigned partners, having her students relate to their own lives during writing assignments and letting them share their ideas out loud, and she also provided the class with some of her own personal ideas. She also was able to accomplish some skills that don't come as easily, such as creating a great flow between her activities, having the respect from the her students, maintaining order in the classroom, and finding that balance between teacher and friend while keeping order in the classroom. Overall I think that this student teacher is doing an amazing job, and I can only hope that I will be as competent and skillful during my practicum this January.