Taking an Initiative

In response to Mrs. Steven's blog, the word initiative means thinking ahead and seeing a need before it is spoken.

10 Things ways I can show initiative in EAT classrooms:
1. Helping a student struggling in the classroom
2. Tie a students shoe lace
3. Assist students struggling to type in their password
4. Make sure students are following rules
5. Walk students to water fountain when coughing
6. Watch that students are fair at recess
7. Lead the line to there next rotation
8. Carry the walkie-talkie when necessary
9. Partner up with a partner less person
10. Make sure students walk quietly in line

5 Synonyms:
1. eager
2. drive
3. resourcefulness
4. adventurousness
5. ambition

In the classroom this week, a student in my classroom could not stop coughing, so I took the initiative to walk her to the nurses office to make sure she didn't have a virus. The next day, a student had an accident in class. I watched the class as they played a game to keep them quiet as the teacher went to a different classroom. Once the teacher returned, I had to help the student find her teacher so we could get keys to get an extra pair of clothes. Doing these things helped my teacher out big time because she was able to stay with her class while I helped out one student that had a problem.

Having initiative is huge in becoming a teacher because the students may not always be straightforward with you, so it is good to be able to view the situation and do something without being told to do so.

My First Day as a Teacher

In response to Mrs. Stevens Blog

Gail Stewart teaches kindergarten at North Ridge Elementary School. While I am there, her students have math, recess, and specials (music, computer, P.E.). On my first day I was extremely nervous, but the hardest part was walking in for the first time. Once I was in the classroom, the students were working on math stations. As I walked around the room, each student was so excited to see me and wanted to show me all they were learning in math. The students asked me many questions because they were curious. Not only did I get to interact with them in the classroom, but also at recess and in their special classes. I got to have fun with the kids and I'm looking forward to understanding young children more as the year goes on. I am also looking forward to learning different teaching techniques from Mrs. Stewart.

What Would You Do?

In response to Mrs. Steven's Blog this week, I am writing about scenario 2.

In scenario 2, one EAT student texts you asking you to sign him in and out because he forgot to do it before he left for an early dismissal. You don't recall seeing him on the bus. Would you sign him in and out without talking to your EAT teacher?

If I was at my field site and someone in my EAT class texted me asking if I could sign them in and out because they had an early dismissal, I would probably tell them to talk to Mrs. Stevens about the situation. I would not feel comfortable signing in for someone else especially if I didn't see them on the bus earlier that day. Even if my classmate was indeed there and got an early dismissal, I would feel better if they told Mrs. Stevens, so I could stay out of that situation.



Also, since we are not supposed to be on our phone at the site school, a student in the EAT program should not rely on me to sign them in by texting me because I shouldn't see the text in the first place.