Brent

Teacher Vist

    Hey everyone! How is it going? Well today one of my instructors is going to come and observe me teach to the middle school. Well today I am going to be teaching a lesson on Volume, which I am very excited abut teaching. I am going to introduce the class to a rap song I made up and I hope that will be a good way to get them to think about volume. Then after that I am going to have them measure blocks of wood and calculate the volume of the block. Then after that I am going to have them work on a worksheet.

    Overall after my lesson was done, my instructor said I did a great job. She said that the class ran smoothly and she was pretty impressed, however she did say I need to work on my behavior management issues, but other than that she said it went very well.  As for the high school today all I did was grade insect projects while the students took their test. Well anyways I better get going. I have a lot to do. Blog you later!

BLOG YOU LATER Brent

Great Day!

    Hey everyone! How is it going? Well it is going great today, it is going great today because I had a really good day. Well today I got to teach all three of the Life Science classes without the teacher's help, which was a really good experience. Today I taught about the scientific method and it was a really good lesson. Also during my lesson I had my teacher evaluate me and she said I did a very good job. She said I was confident, I had a well planned lesson, and presented the material really good. She said I did a very good job and that she has not had a student teacher as good as I have been thus far, which was really great to hear, and that is why I am having such a great day.
    As far as the high school went we basically just taught about insect behavior and had the student's complete a work sheet on insect behavior. We really did not do a whole lot, but it was all good, because I was really tired after teaching my three lessons at the middle school. As far as tonight I am going to workout when I get home and go for a run. Then after that I am going to watch the football game. Also tonight I have to plan a lesson or two for the rest of the week. Well anyways I better get going.

BLOG YOU LATER Brent

Today is Friday!

    Hey everyone! Yeah its Friday! Well today should be a easy and fast day. Today in the middle school all we will be doing is looking at our invertebrates and looking at our sediment. We will also be looking at our data that we collected at our stream site on the field trip. We will be spending the whole class time do that. Also we will be cleaning up all of our material so that we will have less to clean up at the end of the day. As far as the high school goes, we will be doing a dissection on the grasshopper after I have presented them all of the material that we talked about on Thursday. The grasshopper dissection went very well. The students really enjoyed it even though many of them looked grossed out once they saw the enormous grasshoppers. For the dissection the student were required to label and find body parts that we talked about on Thursday. For some of the body parts they needed to place it on a piece of paper and tape it on.
    As for tonight I am going to go out to eat with Jessica at Perkins, then I think we are going to rent a movie or two and watch those tonight. Then on Saturday I am going to finish some of my lessons, and get all caught up for next week. Then on Sunday I am going to watch NFL football all day long. Go Vikings! Have a good weekend.

BLOG YOU LATER Brent

Big Teaching Day!

    Hey everyone! How is it going? Wow today is going to be a big and busy day for me. Today I have the stream study field trip, also I will be teaching two lessons in biology about the anatomy of the grasshopper. Well let me start with the middle school field trip. Today the field trip was very fun the students had a blast on the field trip. Once we got to the streams the students were busy the collected sediment, used the chemical kits to test the phosphate, oxygen, and nitrate levels, collected invertebrates, and tested the current of the river. As for myself and my teacher we went around helping the students.
    Once we got back to school I had to rush and go over to the high school so that I could teach my lesson on the anatomy of the grasshopper. For my lesson I used the smart board again and that was really helpful to present the information about the grasshopper. Also my teacher watched as I presented my lesson and she graded and observed how I taught. After I was done teaching she said she was impressed with the way I taught and she said I had a very good lesson for my first lesson, so I was very pleased with those results.
    As for tonight I am going to watch The Office at 8:00, also I need to prepare some lessons for next week, because my middle school teacher is going to be gone. So I am going to plan a lesson on the scientific method, models, and measurements. Well I better get going.

BLOG YOU LATER Brent

Hump Day!

    Hey everyone! Well today Wednesday and that meas it is hump day, the week is half way done. Well as for day I taught the middle school students about sediment, because on Thursday the students will be going to Keen river and the St. Louis river to collect data for their stream study. So today I taught the students the different levels of sediment which include, sand, silt, clay, and pebbles. The students then will place their sediment into jars with water in them and from that they will be able to determine which type of sediment they have.
    As for the high school today I got to teach a lesson on the classification schemes used in biology. I also taught about the six different kingdoms. It was really awesome, because I got to use the smart board and that was really cool and fun to use. Well anyways I better get going.

BLOG YOU LATER Brent!

Insect Collecting

    Hey everyone! How is it going? Well it is going great here. Today was yet another great day teaching. Today we taught the students about how to calculate the dissolved oxygen, phosphate level, and nitrate level of the stream by using chemical kits. Today I watched the teacher teach the first class, then after that I took over and taught the next to classes. Overall I thought I taught the students the lesson well and I really felt that they understood how to use the chemical kits. After class in the morning in the middle school I went over to the high school part of the school to teach with my other teacher. For the biology class we just went outside and collected insect. The student's will be presenting a insect collection and that is why we went outside to collect insects. It was really fun going outside and helping the student's collect insects, it was sure funny seeing them scream when I bee or a grasshopper go loose in their jar. Well as for tonight I will be planning lesson for next week. I need to teach a lesson on the scientific method for Monday so I will be busy doing that. Well anyways I better get going. Blog you later.

BLOG YOU LATER Brent

The Start of Another Week!

    Hey everyone! How is it going? It is going good here. Well today it was sure difficult to get up at 6:00. I was very tired because I stayed up late last night watching the Packer and Bear game. Well today I arrived at Proctor at 7:30 and I began to prepare for the day. As for today in the middle school we learned about pH and how to calculate it, so that when we go to the stream to do our field study the students will be able to test for pH. Today I watched the teacher teach the first hour, then for the second and third hour I took over and taught the class. Overall I think it went very well for the second hour group, but the third hour group was very talkative and very difficult for me to settle them down. As for the high school, we just went outside and collected insects for our insect collections and we spent the majority of the time outside. Well as for tonight I am going to watch some of the Monday night football games, and hopefully go to bed at a decent hour, since I went to bed at such a late time last night. Tomorrow I have to be at school at 7:30 because I have a teacher meeting so I will attend that in the morning. Well I better get going.

BLOG YOU LATER Brent

Teaching a Lesson

    Hey everyone! How is your day going today? Well this morning was very hard for me to get up. I need to wake up at 6:00 am so that I can get ready for work and make my way towards Proctor. Well today was a very exciting day. Today I observed my middle school teacher teach for the first hour, then during the next hour my teacher asked me if I would be willing to teach, and I said yes. I was nervous because I did not know what I was going to talk about, but it went very well I think considering the circumstances. Then after that I also taught the next hour, which I think went a lot smoother because I kind of knew what I was talking about. Then in the after noon I went to the high school and I again was privileged to teach a lesson on how to collect insects, which I think went very well. The high school student really enjoyed my teaching and I was very relieved that they listened and behaved so well.

    Well as for tonight I went home after school and took a nap, because I was very tired after by big day of teaching. Then as for tonight Jessica, Sarah, and I are going to make a family meal tonight. I think we are going to have pasta with garlic bread. So it should be very good. Well until next time blog you later

BLOG YOU LATER Brent

Last Year! Wow!

    Hey everyone! Wow did summer fly by. I hope everyone enjoyed their summer, I know I did. I was really busy with work, but I still had plenty of free time to enjoy myself. Well today is the start of my last year, and boy has my years at college fly by fast. As for today I will be going to Proctor to begin my student teaching experience, which I am very excited about.

    As for today at Proctor, I began my day in the middle school, which went very well. The teacher that I am working with is amazing, her class room is well managed and the students are very nice, and energetic. Basically what I did during that time was sat and listened to the teacher and observed how she taught. Then after that we had all school pictures. Then for the rest of the day I observed and watched the teacher in the high school. As for tonight I am going to relax and play my video game that I bought yesterday! I will also probably watch some TV and get everything in my room situated.