Well, I have been putting this off for quite sometime now. My reflection on my teaching..well.. I felt horrible. In a way now that I look back on it, it was a good learning experience for me. You will always have those students who growl, who throw things, talk in the corner, rip up paper, etc. etc. It's all part of teaching. I went home that day and felt very discouraged, partly because of the SmartBoard, just because the lesson I had planned out backfired, when I had perfectly pictured it in my head but, I should of had a back up but, I didn't expect for the board to completely stop working. It really opened up my eyes to the "worse case scenario" situation of what could happen. I felt discouraged at first, and kinda embarrased but, after a few days of thinking about it, I think I was just very disappointed in myself that I was not more prepared for that day.

But, we are all just beginning teachers right?
we live and we learn. :)

Fairness in assessment is very important. In order to assess a students performance the teacher has to be fair and not make any pre-judgements beforehand. Also, an assessment must also be based on a student to student bases. What is an improvement for one student who is struggling might be different from the top student in the class.

Assessment is a way of measuring how well a student performs on a project, test, or other graded assignment. It is important to both teachers and students becuase it aids the teacher in figuring out if the students grasped the idea of the lesson and if it is necessary to re-teach the lesson or if some students just need some extra help. It is a good thing to have either a formal or informal way of assessment since most children will not volunteer if they do not understand something because they are embarrased or just are afraid of being made fun of.

I found this awesome website online to help plan activities and bulletin boards and other fun stuff. Just wanted to share it with you!


http://www.theteacherscorner.net

Have fun!

Erin

Hey everyone... I finally found the link and the time to post "The Make a Difference" movie. Let me warn you again.. have a box of kleenex handy.. this is a tear jerker!


The Make a Difference Movie