I have worked with many student teachers over the years. I think requesting an initial meeting so that you can both lay cards on the table is very wise. I had expectations of my student teachers that sometimes (depending on the institution) exceeded those of their program. I requested that they read Ruth Charney's Responsive Classroom and that they learn to take and analyze running records. I expected them to do some of the evaluations required by the district, though we debriefed them together. Saying to your teacher that you want to get the most out of this experience, promising to honor the culture she has established and finding a way to move forward is an important step. Good luck!!
Lori Jackson M.Ed.Reading Specialist Broken Bow, NE EMAILING FOR THE GREATER GOOD Join me > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2009 09:57:56 -0400 > Subject: [MOSAIC] Student Teaching Advise > > > Hi, my name is Tiffany Heikkila and I am a student in the special education > program at Wayne State University. I will be graduating in the spring of > 2010! I am going to be student teaching in the fall in a second grade > classroom. I want to know if there is anyone who can give me advice on what > it takes to be an excellent student teacher. Also, in my pre-student > teaching, I was assigned with a teacher who never let me take control. If > this situation is to happen in my student teaching, how would I conference > with the teacher about having more control in a way that would not come over > as being rude or pushy? > > > > Thank you for your time, > > > > Tiffany Heikkila > > _________________________________________________________________ > NEW mobile Hotmail. Optimized for YOUR phone. Click here. > http://windowslive.com/Mobile?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_CS_MB_new_hotmail_072009 > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
