Weekly Reflective Journal Analysis

Weekly Reflective Journal #6 The week was successful and fast. I felt that my learning segment leant itself to my goal for literacy to be engaging for students. The class was excited to work and participated in discussion and writing down their research. No student argued about writing this past week. I believe it is because they knew the purpose of writing and were actively engaged in the learning. In math the students worked hard with the new activities in the Investigations unit. However, on Friday, one student became so frustrated he slammed his head down on the table. I believe more differentiation should be planned during math. In literacy this week, we have been focusing on researching the importance of President’s Day and two important presidents (George Washington and Abraham Lincoln). On Friday we started discussion on Dr. Seuss. I have been incredibly proud of my students for contributing with this central focus. On Thursday, I had one student amaze me by …show more content…
My learning segment went well. I simply over-planned. But on Thursday, I actually had to use the additional materials for some students who flew through the work. I also enjoyed Friday immensely because I felt like the teacher. The class and I had a great day. Additionally, our assistant had to leave early so the Vice Principal joined me in the classroom. She gave me the support I needed and emailed me on Saturday to tell me that the assistant and I did a wonderful job and thanked us. It makes me feel confident in my abilities when something like that occurs. The goals for next week have shifted in order to maintain student success. In literacy, I will encourage students to find ways to use the language. In math, I will find ways to make connections between new concepts and familiar ones so that students are not frustrated. I will also continue being firm in my expectations as far as behavior goes because it is working and the behavior is getting