Classroom Assessment

I have loved the process of blogging through this course, and I feel I have learned so much from both this class and my service learning classroom. It has been great learning in the modules and then going into the classroom and seeing everything first hand. I feel like when I would do the modules I would learn, but it wasn't really until the service learning hours in the classroom were I really feel I gained an understanding, kind of like a testimonial of the things that I had learned in the modules. I loved learning about the different ways of teaching, and then when I would go into the classroom I would be able to point out, ok now Mrs. Cunico is using direct instruction, but here in this lesson she is using hands on learning for the kids. And the diversity lesson was such an eye opener for me. Growing up in the same town for most of your life, you don't really think of anyone else's schedule of circumstance being different from yours. So watching those videos, reading those articles, and then going into Mrs. Cunico's classroom and seeing the different kind of situations these students go through, and then to hear the story about one of Mrs. Cunico's past students. It really was just an eye opener, and it was great to see how to handle some of those situations, so that you can have a great outcome and be the difference they need in their life. Having a place to blog about my experiences has been great, because now I know I have a place to come back to, to read about my experiences, and I know that will help me in the future when I am stuck and wondering what I can do, but remembering that I can look back. It also has helped me see, that I would like to do a class blog so that all the students parents can see what we have been doing in class and to see goals that we have set and fun things like that. In my first blog I feel like I didn't relies how much I would actually would be contributing to the classroom in my service learning hours. But it has been amazing. I am so glad that Mrs. Cunico trusted me to do some of the lessons myself, and to trust me to handle situations, to really get that experience.  This has definitely been my favorite class this semester. It is getting me so excited to go into the teaching field, and getting me so excited for the classes that will lead me there!:)