This week was a busy week in my internship. On Monday, I took over planning and teaching the conceptual biology classes. My first lesson went well, but there was a lot to improve on. For my next lesson, I printed out my lesson plan to have a hard copy to refer to during class. This helped me keep my thoughts straight and stay on track during the lesson. In addition, my lesson ended before class did on Monday. To counter this, I have been over-planning for my other lessons. I have been including extra little activities or extensions to do if my lesson finishes earlier than expected.
This week I also began a project with my biology students and I was pleasantly surprised by their enthusiasm for the project. While none of them admitted that they enjoyed the project, the majority of them were engaged in the research and worked hard on their poster. I think that this hands-on activity helped them understand and engage in the material.
On Friday of this week, my mentor teacher came back to school. As well as I was doing running the classroom while she has been gone, and as much as I enjoyed it, I was relieved for her to come back. It will be nice to have a knowledgable teacher in the room to observe me and help me reflect and improve on my teaching.
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