10/10/08
Primaire (International)
1 Hour
English in English
(Second Time in Class)
FIRST IMPRESSIONS
- Restless
- Antsy
ACTIVITES AND NOTES
1) Spelling Test
a. 12 words
b. Teacher reads words slowly, reads in a sentence, and repeats
c. Bonus→ Sentence, which they have been learning about
2) Correct Spelling Test
a. Get out red en to correct
b. Teacher has the students give her the words, and she writes them on the board
3) Teacher reads a story
a. A book that they read every Friday afternoon (continuous)
4) Read a book over the weekend
a. They take a book out that they are required to read over the weekend
FINAL NOTES
Generally a nice class; students seem interested and involved. They seem to focus a lot on reading, not so much on verbal aspects.
Sunday, October 12, 2008
8/10/08
6ieme
1 Hour
English in French
FIRST IMPRESSIONS
- Not tense
- Calm
- Students can sense that there is a new person in the room (me)
ACTIVITIES AND NOTES
1) Ask me questions that you would ask a new friend (which they had just learned last week
a. Phone #
b. Address
c. Name
d. Age
e. Where I came from
2) Listening activity in workbook
a. Simple 3 person conversation about a new girl in school
b. Very much like how I learned French in the states
3) Listen and repeat the same conversation
a. Students seem very interested in what is being said
4) Translate the same conversation
5) Explain what was said in the conversation
6) Talk about where it takes place, words they don’t know, and words they do know
FIANL NOTES
The students worked on the same conversation for the entire class. They seemed to loose interest about half way through. Keep your activities moving when you start to teach. Also it was very much like a French class at home, but just in the reverse.
6ieme
1 Hour
English in French
FIRST IMPRESSIONS
- Not tense
- Calm
- Students can sense that there is a new person in the room (me)
ACTIVITIES AND NOTES
1) Ask me questions that you would ask a new friend (which they had just learned last week
a. Phone #
b. Address
c. Name
d. Age
e. Where I came from
2) Listening activity in workbook
a. Simple 3 person conversation about a new girl in school
b. Very much like how I learned French in the states
3) Listen and repeat the same conversation
a. Students seem very interested in what is being said
4) Translate the same conversation
5) Explain what was said in the conversation
6) Talk about where it takes place, words they don’t know, and words they do know
FIANL NOTES
The students worked on the same conversation for the entire class. They seemed to loose interest about half way through. Keep your activities moving when you start to teach. Also it was very much like a French class at home, but just in the reverse.
8/10/08
2 Grade
1 Hour
English in English (International)
(4 students)
FIRST IMPRESSIONS
- Very excited that there is a new person in the class (me)
- Teacher is a very intereactive
1) Start out with a pre-test spelling test
a. 1-12 on papers
b. She reads words with the sounds [e] and [a]
2) I introduce myself
a. They ask me some simple questions
3) I read “O the Places You’ll Go” by Dr. Seues to them
a. Very simple, the 2 students seem to be very giggly, and the other 2 are very engaged
FINAL NOTES
VERY elementary school. It was nice to read the O the Places you’ll go since it is one of my favorite books and one that my mother used to read to me often. Also, since it has sort of been a theme in my life, it was very D & M.
2 Grade
1 Hour
English in English (International)
(4 students)
FIRST IMPRESSIONS
- Very excited that there is a new person in the class (me)
- Teacher is a very intereactive
1) Start out with a pre-test spelling test
a. 1-12 on papers
b. She reads words with the sounds [e] and [a]
2) I introduce myself
a. They ask me some simple questions
3) I read “O the Places You’ll Go” by Dr. Seues to them
a. Very simple, the 2 students seem to be very giggly, and the other 2 are very engaged
FINAL NOTES
VERY elementary school. It was nice to read the O the Places you’ll go since it is one of my favorite books and one that my mother used to read to me often. Also, since it has sort of been a theme in my life, it was very D & M.
1/10/08
6ieme
1 Hour
History in English (International)
FIRST IMPRESSIONS
- Calm
- Relaxed
- Ready to go
- There is a clock in this room
- Fun and very elementary
ACTIVITIES AND NOTES
1) South East States
a. Outline→ Region as well as the each state
i. Students seem to be engaged, however a little restless
ii. Other students still seem to already have some of this knowledge (the students from the states)
b. Capital and Names→ Spell
i. The teacher is very visual and interactive
ii. She also does a great job relating to Europe i.e. Frankfort, Georgia
c. Homework→ test on the SE Region
2) Longitude/ Latitude
a. Activity locating a dot on a ball
b. Activity locating a dot on a piece of paper
i. Talking about how vertical and horizontal lines help to find a specific place
c. Draw circle in notebook
i. Identify: prime meridian, equater
6ieme
1 Hour
History in English (International)
FIRST IMPRESSIONS
- Calm
- Relaxed
- Ready to go
- There is a clock in this room
- Fun and very elementary
ACTIVITIES AND NOTES
1) South East States
a. Outline→ Region as well as the each state
i. Students seem to be engaged, however a little restless
ii. Other students still seem to already have some of this knowledge (the students from the states)
b. Capital and Names→ Spell
i. The teacher is very visual and interactive
ii. She also does a great job relating to Europe i.e. Frankfort, Georgia
c. Homework→ test on the SE Region
2) Longitude/ Latitude
a. Activity locating a dot on a ball
b. Activity locating a dot on a piece of paper
i. Talking about how vertical and horizontal lines help to find a specific place
c. Draw circle in notebook
i. Identify: prime meridian, equater
1/10/08
3ieme Etage
1 Hour
History (En Francais)
FIRST IMPRESSIONS
- Sexually Charged
- Aggressive
- Very Middle School
- Hard to get focused
ACTIVITIES AND NOTES
1) Activity w/ Maps (test?)
a. Identify Places
i. Create legend
b. Teacher rarely looks up from desk, very trusting → the students are cheating
c. One girl raises hand and does not get called on or looked at
d. The teacher → FIERCE
2) Lecture read from book, and small text given by teacher
a. Students seem to be afraid to answer because the teacher is so aggressive
b. She would be considered a bad teacher in the states because she does not connect or engage her students
c. Passing of notes in class (love it!)
d. No clock in the room, interesting tactics
3) Same activity→ more note taking
a. Very college like w. note taking abilities
i. However students don’t seem to have the ability or skills to take appropriate notes
b. A joke arises from something the teacher says → she laughs for 5 seconds and instantly tells them to “shush”
4) Student make/copy the map the teacher has put on the board
3ieme Etage
1 Hour
History (En Francais)
FIRST IMPRESSIONS
- Sexually Charged
- Aggressive
- Very Middle School
- Hard to get focused
ACTIVITIES AND NOTES
1) Activity w/ Maps (test?)
a. Identify Places
i. Create legend
b. Teacher rarely looks up from desk, very trusting → the students are cheating
c. One girl raises hand and does not get called on or looked at
d. The teacher → FIERCE
2) Lecture read from book, and small text given by teacher
a. Students seem to be afraid to answer because the teacher is so aggressive
b. She would be considered a bad teacher in the states because she does not connect or engage her students
c. Passing of notes in class (love it!)
d. No clock in the room, interesting tactics
3) Same activity→ more note taking
a. Very college like w. note taking abilities
i. However students don’t seem to have the ability or skills to take appropriate notes
b. A joke arises from something the teacher says → she laughs for 5 seconds and instantly tells them to “shush”
4) Student make/copy the map the teacher has put on the board
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