Monday, February 29th

Sauk Rapids-Rice High School (SRRHS)

Mentor: Maria Burnham

Date: Monday, Feb. 29th

Time Worked: 7:30-3:30pm

Total: 179.75 hours 

     Before school started, I went to a meeting with Maria about setting up Pearson Science tests. This content is familiar to em as I was an MCA Proctor for the past two years. I was actually able to aid them a bit in this meeting.
     Next we had a book club meeting. Only one student showed up and so we discussed what book to read and how we could get more people to participate. I really probed this student to see how she finds her book recommendations, and when she would like to meet. I asked if during a lunch hour would work and they could give passes to students so they can go to the front to get their lunch and get to the meeting at a decent time. I also suggested taking a poll in Schoology to get book suggestions. They had only read books from two genres, so I suggested doing a mystery or something not so feminine/female protagonist. These suggestions are being taken into consideration.
The student also mentioned several Youtube people she follows who give book talks. Youtube is banned at this school so she was unable to show us the channels she follows. I hope to get this information from Maria at a later date.
     Today I taught three classes to Mrs. Buchanan's English 10 classes on how to use the Biography Reference Center database that Maria subscribes to each year. I asked the teacher for feedback after each lesson and I was able to incorporate her suggestions and comments about what she would like me to focus on more or leave out of the lesson. I had only received information from Maria about what to teach, so in hind sight, I would have liked to meet with Mrs. Buchanan about this lesson so that I knew exactly what she wanted to cover. I will take this knowledge with me into my elementary practicum time. Overall the lessons went quite well, and the students were able to answer my questions and understood the objective of the lesson. I felt satisfied with this lesson and how it was delivered.