Tales of a 4th Grade Student-Teacher: Ms. Livingston

  Candidate Name: Xiomara Livingston 3/26/2021 Week of Reflection: (list the date of the Friday for week just completed)      Rate your overall experience of the week: 1-Very difficult | 5 – Great week I would rate this week a 5! This was a great week!  Seven questions to end your week: Observe : What pleasant surprises / accomplishments did I achieve this week? I was surprised by how much students enjoyed marathon reading. Students are preparing to take the EOG’s. They read a book of their choice for 30 minutes. I cut the lights off and gave each student a flashlight. Several of the students finished their chapter book.  Reflect : What lessons did my work/experiences teach me that I will build upon next week? I will continue to build upon traditional methods of teaching. Since more students are in person, I am decreasing the amount of time students are using technology. When technology fails there (as it did on Thursday) needs to have a strategy in place s...

  Candidate Name: Xiomara Livingston 3/19/2021 Week of Reflection: (list the date of the Friday for week just completed)      Rate your overall experience of the week: 1-Very difficult | 5 – Great week I would rate this week a 3. It was very challenging. There seems to not be enough time in a day to get everything done. Teaching is a multifaceted profession with many responsibilities.  Seven questions to end your week: Observe : What pleasant surprises / accomplishments did I achieve this week? A pleasant surprise this week was how well students did on this week's math test! Students made a lot of growth and mastered converting fractions to decimals and solving word problems involving decimals. This week I was observed by my principal. I received some good feedback.  Reflect : What lessons did my work/experiences teach me that I will build upon next week? I need to implement more modeling (I Do) in addition to explaining what students need to know, understa...

  Candidate Name: Xiomara Livingston 3/12//2021 Week of Reflection: (list the date of the Friday for week just completed)      Rate your overall experience of the week: 1-Very difficult | 5 – Great week I would rate this week a 5! This week was another great week. The school board voted to increase student rotations starting on March 22nd. Today is a teacher workday. I am rearranging my classroom to prepare for students returning on March 22nd. We will have a total of 16 in person students and 5 virtual. I participated in PLC and professional development on Friday. Going in person on a teacher workday helped me to understand what teachers do and what they need to plan and prepare to teach and enhance students educational experiences. Teachers work hard on teacher workdays! Seven questions to end your week: Observe : What pleasant surprises / accomplishments did I achieve this week? My students have been learning about energy in science this week. I was surprised by h...

  Candidate Name: Xiomara Livingston 3/05/2021 Week of Reflection: (list the date of the Friday for week just completed)      Rate your overall experience of the week: 1-Very difficult | 5 – Great week I would rate this week a 4! This was a really good week! Successfully submitting edTPA was the highlight of my week! Seven questions to end your week: Observe : What pleasant surprises / accomplishments did I achieve this week? I was surprised at the perseverance of my students when we experienced a power outage. The power was out for almost two hours during synchronous instruction time. I led in-person students in several games of multiplication bingo to keep learning going during the power outage. Submitting edTPA was a major accomplishment this week! Reflect : What lessons did my work/experiences teach me that I will build upon next week? I will build upon traditional methods of teaching. We use so much technology. When technology fails we need to have a strategy in...