Monday-- On Monday we did a variety of activities to understand the difficulty kids have with disabilities. We did one where we had to put marshmellows in our mouth and try to talk/understand the other people talking for the kids with hearing problems. Another activity had us drawing a picture using our mouth for the kids who dont have use of their arms. We also had to write using mirrors, color with our eyes shut, put peanut butter on crackers without seeing, read a story in a foreign language, and use oven mitts to put fruit loops on a bracelet. We all then chose a disability to walk around with for the rest of the day.

Tuesday-- We had our senior picture, so we missed most of first period! In the last couple of minutes we went over some of the barriers to learning that we researched. Teacher cadets on character day!

Wednesday-- On Wednesday Mrs. Timberlake from Overbrook Child Development came in to talk to the class about autistic children and how she works with them. She presented a slideshow on different things we learned about autism. We also did an activity she would do with her students to help with sorting the different buttons.

Thursday-- On both Thursday and Friday we all visited different special needs classrooms to observe and work with the children. Some of which were autistic, mentally challenged, or just had difficulty learning.

Friday-- We continued to visit different teachers and classrooms. This is some of the teacher cadets on kappa delta cow day!

"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." -Nelson Mandela

Monday September 13, 2010

We began watching the movie Gridiron Gang. This movie illustrated Maslow's heirarchy of needs. These needs consist of basic needs along with safety and security. Next comes the need of love, affection, and the sense of belonging. Fourth, comes self esteem and then last comes the need of self actualization. This is the development of a sense of commitment to something larger than yourself.

Tuesday September 14, 2010

We continued watching the movie. We also had a morning bake sale and brought in $48!! :)

Wednesday September 15, 2010

We continued and finshed our film. We also got the see the real people of Kilpatrick prison at the end.

Thurday September 16 , 2010

Today we discussed the film and how it showed Maslow's needs. We also had a journal about how we felt about the film

Friday September 17, 2010

Today we learned about what other problems could hinder children from learning. Some of the problems consisted of teen pregnancy, poverty, and latchkey kids just to name a few. Although these problems, any child may over come them with hard work and determination.

"He who opens a school door, closes a prison" ~ Victor Hugo

Puppet Shows & Learning Styles

Monday, September 6

Monday was Labor Day, so we did not have school. Yay!!

Tuesday, September 7

On Tuesday, we all previewed our puppets shows that we would be performing at Mauldin Elementary. We were able to give compliments on what we liked about every puppet show, but we were also able to give constructive criticism where needed.

Wednesday, September 8

On Wednesday, all the teacher cadets and Mrs. Turner met at Mauldin Elementary in Mrs. Quinn's 1st grade class. We were able to meet all the kids and perform our puppet shows for them. We asked questions after every performance, to make sure the kids were involved and paying attention, and they really seemed to enjoy our company, especially little Jeremiah, who came over and sat with some of us and talked about our clothes and the puppet's hair. After performing the puppet shows, we were able to leave and run and get some breakfast, which was very nice.

Thursday, September 9

On Thursday, we wrote in our journals what our favorite activity was in our career as a student. This then led us into our lesson about learning styles. We went into Mrs. Ward's computer lab, where we took 3 learning style inventories. We then reflected in our journals if we agreed with these inventories on our learning styles.

Friday, September 10

On Friday, we had a journal swap and commented on each other's entries about learning styles. Then we discussed as a group about the different types of learning styles, and how it is important as a teacher to make sure you acquire for all the different learning types in the way you teach. For the last 15 minutes on Friday, we started our "I Am Special!" sheets, that will be sent to our first grade class, so they can learn more about us as individuals.

"Learning is finding out what we already know. Doing is demonstrating that you know it. Teaching is reminding others that they know just as well as you. You are all learners, doer, and teachers." -Richard Bach

August 30-September 3rd

Monday, August 30
On Monday at the beginning of class Mrs. Turner shared some announcements about the week to come and what to expect. We also shared our thoughts about The Self-Esteem Fraud article we read that weekend. Then we read "Have you Filled a Bucket Today?" by Carol McCloud. The book is about how everyone carries around an invisible bucket that represents their Self-Esteem and you can be a bucket filler or a bucket dipper. Then we worked on our Self-Esteem puppet shows.

Tuesday, August 31
On Tuesday, we began class with a remembrance video of 9/11 and discussed our September bulletin board. Then we split into our puppet show groups and worked on our shows.

Wednesday, September 1
On Wednesday, we all came in early to work on Teacher of the Month. This activity ended up lasting the entire period. We decorated papers to place on the teachers doors.

Thursday, September 2
On Thursday, we delivered our Teacher of the Month decorations to the teacher of our choice. Then we worked on our puppet shows.

Friday, September 3
On Friday Mrs. Turner wasn't here so Mr. Alewine was our substitute. We worked on our puppet shows and some of us went to the library to laminate props for our shows or to get our Teacher Cadet IDs.