Robert Young Student Teaching

Over the weekend I created a powerpoint presentation about genres. We also listened to an example of every genre we went over. I found out about some pretty useful tech tools. Before I gave the presentation I got a pre-assessment about how many genres students knew and that gave me an idea about their prior knowledge to genres. The students didn't respond in the way I expected them to. Most of them did not really like the music. They were not interested in other music whatsoever. Mostly just interested in rap. This gave me an idea of what to do for my ed tpa. The next lesson I created a kahoot on the genres which the students liked a lot. We are on A/B days so I didn't see them for two days. They retained a lot of information and pretty well on the quiz. The more I talk to my cooperating teacher the more we come up with ideas. Also this week I talked to the band teacher and she said that she could use some help during the day with the concert band. This could be a useful opport...

The first day of my student teaching was not what I expected. I am concerned about my student teaching experience. My cooperating teacher has been teaching for eighteen years and has nothing written down. No lesson plans. No scedules. Nothing. The kids seem not really interested in the class and the lesson. I thought that the students in the class would have some sort of musical background but not many do. I fear that this will affect my student teaching during the semester but I'm trying to keep a positive attitude. Day two was much better. I realized the more I talked and communicated with students the smoother the class went and the happier the students and I were. I tried not to completely take over his lesson but added anything that came to mind throughout the entire class. The teacher told me at the end of the class that I did a good job and he is excited to collaborate. Today we just did a pre-test and I helped the teacher. It wasn't a very busy day but I am glad we ar...