My Third Time at Middle School

Today i was at the middle school again for the third time. Today i decided to go to the History class first during a teacher's block i had already visited. I will have to say that the sixth graders were a lot better compared to the last block class that teacher has, but nevertheless they are still the same. They are friendly, curious, and cute little human beings. Today they learned about the Macedonians, Alexander the Great, and the Greeks. I was shocked at the fact that the teacher used the smartboard in the class for the first time. They did their bell work assignment on the smartboard and watched a video on Alexander the Great from discovery education online website. The children were still rambunctious though but not as bad. After i was done visiting this class i went to the 8th grade class.

  The eighth graders seemed to have improved maybe a little. I think it was due to the fact that they give out alot of lunch detentions and write-ups. The discipline at this school is starting to improve it started off rough, but it's getting better. When i came into the classroom they were learning about the quadratic function in Algebra I. I would have to say that the teacher is something else. She found a video on youtube called the quadratic formula song it's actually pop the weasel. It' so funny because the student's reactions weren't so pleasing because she wanted the class to know the song. She told them if they sung the song that they would get a homework pass. Only a couple of students attempted to do just that in the class the rest thought it was a stupid idea. The video for this funny quadratic song is http://www.youtube.com/.

 I would have to also say that these children could use some guidance on how to act

when they get in highschool. If they don't learn the right way now they won't be prepared for the transition.

The last class i visited was the special education class. They were watching a video about Cricket Farm. It was somewhat interesting an gross at the same time. It is basically a video about collecting crickets, hatching and growing cricket eggs, and feeding the crickets. When the baby crickets hatch they look like tiny little ants running all over the place. There were so many of them like a thousand. They also show a room where they hatch the eggs they place them in a room and keep the temperature on 93degrees farenheit. That is how the crickets hatch at the farm compared to it happening naturally. They also created a special food for these insects they call it "Cricket Poo." Here is the video, so you can see for yourself. The video:

My first week at the school i visited

I woke up early that morning excited about going to a middle school. This was my first orientation and first time back at a middle school since...well 10 years. The orientation was about getting to know about the school itself. Me and my classmates had a tour and a talk about the do's and don'ts in the school. The talk was basically about not revealing any names of the school, teachers, or students name. My instructor also added some input and told us not to hug any of the students. We were also told to do timesheets, a blog (including this one), field notes, and nametags (I.D. Badges), and background information check (of course). Our teacher also told the principal and asst.principal that we can be assigned work from teachers. None of the teachers i visited have requested me to do work yet (lucky me!).
      The second day i went which was the day i observed i mainly took notes. This was very boring for both of the two classes i observed. I went to a Algebra I class first that was filled with eighth graders. As i walked in they all looked very curious, but that was about it. None of the students came up to me to introduce themselves. The only person that was generous enough was the teacher so very sweet. Some students managed to smile and some just stared. Not the response i was really looking for from eighth graders.  I could've introduced myself, but the teacher mentioned nothing of that to me. I was waiting but nothing she just went right in to teaching the class.  She used the smartboard for instructing her math lessons. They did most of their math exercises on this smartboard they had. She had warm up exercises for them to start on in the beginning of the class. When they finished she had the notes for the rest of the class period. I was there for about 90 minutes in the class observing the teacher and the students. I watched as some were talking, cutting up, gossiping, passing notes or just flat out not paying attention. She must've called on about two or three students in the class because of this behavior. I heard a few warnings like this is the last time i am going to say it or sweetheart you need to pay attention. Even the ones she called on more than once, she never mentioned anything about a write-up.
    The second class i went to was very rambunctious than the eighth graders. I visited the sixth graders just to see what they were like. I loved the attention i received from the sixth graders they are so sweet. As soon as they saw me they asked who i was and introduced themselves to me. They were very friendly and inviting. I decided that i was going to introduce myself to them and tell them why i was there. I felt very welcomed to the classroom which is a good way to feel in a school. When i sat down that is when they went back to doing what they would normally do. They did a warm-up exercise and then the teacher mentioned a movie they could watch in class. As i observed some i noticed one girl was hyper, she couldn't stay still for nothing. Then i noticed another girl upset because someone kept spreading a rumor about her. I also noticed a greater deal of talking among the sixth graders. Then i noticed this boy and girl getting into an argument about something. Alot of discipline problems is what i noticed or disciplining the children at school period. Disciplining is a must in a school classroom to keep things running smoothly. I would have to say that this district does not have enough of it. Other than that i enjoyed the sixth graders.

2nd Week of Observation at a Middle School

Today i visited the middle school and  the 7th graders are so sweet. I would love to teach them one day im so ready for that day. I was able to not only observe, but help the students with their work if needed which made me feel great. I know that i was born to do just that and im loving it. There are a few children that are self-contained or are in need of special assistance. I'm already familiar with that area because i learned to deal and work with them when i was a senior in highschool. The 7th graders are so friendly,welcoming, and warming. They were anxious to see who i was and asked questions and introduced themselves to me. I was so delighted that they were interested in knowing me as well as me introducing myself to them. The class i visited was Social Studies or History the subject they studied today was World War II.
The second class i visited today is called Algebra I, the 8th graders. I will have to say that they are very rambunctious. They talked while teacher was teaching, passed notes, laughing, and just not paying attention. I noticed that most kept looking at me for some excuse for being distracted. They are also not friendly at all like the 6th and 7th graders and elementary students. They are at the age where they are forming or already have attitudes. Some of the students act like they have no discipline whatsoever they are the worse students.  I have never observed a class where they had so much going on and the class seemed out of control. I would hate to be that teacher teaching the eighth graders i feel sorry for the teachers/parents. I noticed that most teachers seemed to use smartboards as presentations for their subjects in class for that day. I will have to say that 6th and 7th graders are the only ones i see myself teaching.

Welcome

Welcome to my page everyone i am officially a blogger (lol). This is a site for professional work that i do at my old technical school the one in which i took a education technology class. This class is about being technology abled when you become a teacher.We learn how to do blogs, virtual museums, electronic portfolio, jeopardy powerpt. presentations, windows movie media maker, and we work on smartboards. We also get a chance to visit middle and elementary schools to get some experience and not only that, but observe the technology they use in schools today.