My Internship so Far...

In response to Mrs. Stevens' Blog, below is an update on my internship.

I am in Lexy Smith's 7th grade math class at North Ridge Middle School. I am there for 2 class periods, one On-Level class and one PreAp class. She has been teaching there for 3 years now. Click here to go to her webpage.

Walking into the classroom, I felt a little nervous. It is always intimidating walking in for the first time and meeting a whole new class, but I was very excited to get back in the classroom. When I am at the middle school, I can do anything I want. I have already taught 2 lessons, and I work with the students one-on-one and in small groups almost daily when they are struggling. Since they do flipped classroom, I am usually helping students understand the notes and figure out homework problems. I am looking forward to teaching more lessons, and getting to interact with the students even more this year.

There are many difference from my experiences last year to this year even though I am in the same grade with the same teacher. Last year I had an inclusion class, so the students were all below grade level and very slow learners. They all needed constant help and explanations. This year, the On-Level class still needs some help, but the PreAp class usually understand concepts quickly and they behave better than the other classes. Also, all the TEKS have changed for math, so the material is completely different from last year.