Education Related Family Mentorship Program (Spring 2016) I was lucky to have gotten the opportunity to spend time with a teenage boy who had Autism. I spent time with him and his mom and learned what their daily lives were like. I watched him participate in a sporting event and we also went bowling together. This was an experience I will cherish as I felt it was important for me to see what a students life is like outside of school.
Heritage Center Social Studies Lesson Plan (Fall of 2017) The local Bismarck North Dakota Heritage Center was generous enough to let us University of Mary students borrow some of their materials in order to come up with a lesson to teach to an elementary school. In my social studies methods class, we were put into groups of three. Our group had to pick materials and choose a grade to teach our lesson to. My group chose fifth grade students and taught a lesson on the Great Depression.
PLC observations in both a 3rd grade teacher setting and 1st grade teacher setting (Spring and Fall of 2017) During my two weeks in a third and first grade classroom, I observed professional meetings teachers had with the principal. These meetings were typically about students who were in need of extra help in the classroom and then the teachers discussing what they can do to help this student improve academically. Observing these meetings showed me what good communication and team work looks like.
PBL Training later this fall of 2017 PBL (Public Based Learning) training was an opportunity that the University of Mary provided for us students this year. We were lucky to have been given the chance to work with current teachers in the Bismarck area. We worked with who we will be student teaching with in the spring of 2018. During this training, we worked on creating this big project for the teachers classroom to do with their students. I learned what collaborating looks like and how professional teachers think.
Elementary Education Practicum Experience Block I Practicum: Lincoln Elementary School-Mrs. Karch's 3rd Grade Class Block II Practicum: Centennial Elementary School-Ms. Delparte's 1st Grade Class Spring of 2018: Student teaching at Grimsrud Elementary Mrs. Sheldon's 5th Grade Class