During practicum I had the opportunity to work at the high school level where I learned a lot about classroom management, differentiated learning and technology integration in the classroom. During this practicum I had the opportunity to teach:
English 10-1:
Drama 20/30:
~ Had the opportunity to introduce a one day unit on found spaces when my students and I lost our learning space for the day. The students created silent scenes, in site specific areas of the school. In order to keep track of students as they rehearsed I asked students to tweet me their location, with updates on their progress and any questions they may have.
~ Monologues & Scenes
~ Monologue writing
~ Collective creations
~ Script analysis
~ Theatre for Young Audiences
Extra:
Please feel free to explore this section and take a look at the unit plan I created for my drama 20/30s as well as my professional growth plan.
English 10-1:
- Introduced and complete a Poetry and Film Studies unit
Drama 20/30:
- Introduced and completed a week long Orientation unit
- Introduced and completed a mini Puppet unit
- Introduced and completed a unit on Characterization (Focus on movement)
~ Had the opportunity to introduce a one day unit on found spaces when my students and I lost our learning space for the day. The students created silent scenes, in site specific areas of the school. In order to keep track of students as they rehearsed I asked students to tweet me their location, with updates on their progress and any questions they may have.
- Introduced and completed The Day The Crayons Quit Unit. This thematic unit explored:
~ Monologues & Scenes
~ Monologue writing
~ Collective creations
~ Script analysis
~ Theatre for Young Audiences
- Quick two day unit, which introduced students to Shakespeare
Extra:
- Assisted with the set up of the IB Art show
- Assistant directed the show, You're Playing You Now
Please feel free to explore this section and take a look at the unit plan I created for my drama 20/30s as well as my professional growth plan.
Knowledge, Skills and Attributes:
#3 - Teachers use the program of study to inform and direct planning
#4 - Teachers demonstrate knowledge of content they teach
#6 - Teachers plan for instruction, translating curriculum and outcomes into meaningful learning activities
#9 - Teachers have a broad range of instructional strategies
#10 - Teachers apply a variety of technologies to meet students learning need
#15 - Teacher engage in assessing the quality of their teaching
#3 - Teachers use the program of study to inform and direct planning
#4 - Teachers demonstrate knowledge of content they teach
#6 - Teachers plan for instruction, translating curriculum and outcomes into meaningful learning activities
#9 - Teachers have a broad range of instructional strategies
#10 - Teachers apply a variety of technologies to meet students learning need
#15 - Teacher engage in assessing the quality of their teaching
- Reflection is important for providing students with the best possible learning experience, it leads to self-reflection, personal growth, and the improvement of a lesson. I have included reflections for each of my lessons.