So this week I had two days of participation in the school mith my 6th grade class. I love my 6th graders in Central Mountain Middle School. I was able to teach a math lesson on Tuesday on frequency tables that went really well. I have to thank ym 8th graders for all the practice I had teaching them math. I have so much work to do in block this semester, but as long as I keep my schedule I am able to have some free time too.
This past weekend was open house. It went well, having arould 30 people for physics, nanotechnology, and general science. I was so excited to have so many people come to the open house. It rained in the morning, but ended up being very nice in the afternoon. I am able to do student pannel during open house and I love it. I love to be able to share about my time here at lock haven.

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So this week has been crazy busy. Friday I taught my first lesson in my 8th grade pre-algebra class on Friday. Let me say that it was a little rough. It was my first exerience teaching at that grade level and it is much different than teaching to a first grade class. The students were a little shy ar first so student involvement was not as much as I would have liked it. So I felt sad about that. After I taught in that class I spent the rest of the day in a 6th grade classroom. THat will be my participation site for the sret of the semester.
Monday I had the second part of my math lesson to teach to my 8th graders. I was nervous from my Friday lesson, but I knew I had to do it. It went so much better than Friday. Monday the students actually listened to me and participated in my lesson. I also made sure to listen to their questions and stop when they needed more explination. It was an amazing thing and I felt so much better.
Now, Friday and Monday were not my normal days for participation, but they way my lessons fell I had to go on those days. Tuesday was a normal participation day. I walked in Tuesday, not prepared with a lesson and my co-op said, "Teaching is about thinking on your feet... you are going to teach today." I was so nervous, but excited all at the same time. The lesson was amazing and the students and I had a good flow going. THe superintendent of the school even came in and saw me teach and told me that I was doing a good job. I was litterally floating back to campus and the rest of Tuesday went so well. What an amazing experience.

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Another bust week, but it is all good. I have been keeping up with my work and having a good time doing it. I went camping with the scuba club over the weekend and I was able to boat a little bit. I was glad since I had not been in my boat in weeks. Hopefully I will be able to be in it again soon!

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This is the 6th week of classes and I can't believe that it is going so quickly. The semester will soon be half over and my senior year is just flying by.
This past weekend I spent a lot of time working on some homework, but it was a good thing because Sunday I went rafting with DJ, Ashley, Scott, and Jared. DJ recently bought a raft so we took it down the gorge section of the Lehigh. It was a lot of fun. At the end of the trip we purposefully flipped the raft... sometimes it is fun to swim.
Monday I taught my social studies micro teaching. I taught the History of Jamestown by providing the students with an archaeological dig to find artifacts that were left by the people of Jamestown. It was a lesson based on discovery learning, which I feel strongly about using in the classroom. In my opinion students learn better when they are able to personalize their education experience. I had never realized how much I actually enjoy social studies. I am looking foward to working with my co-op teacher because she is more of a social studies teacher.
Well... I am going to go now and do some homework because I am going to go camping tomorrow to Sunday. I am excited to get out into nature because it has been a while since I have been in the real environment.

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Tihs is the start of the month of October and also the end of the 5th week of classes. This has been a busy semester so far, but it has been a good one.
Today my block class attended a program called Project Wild, put on by the Clinton County Conservation District. This is sponcered by the Game Commission. We learned how to encorporate the idea of environmental education into the classroom. We were also give cirrculum guides and a certificate for completing the program. I really enjoyed it because I am evtermly interedted in environmental education.
Next week is another super busy week with my social studies lesson, a presentation in classroom environments, and my guided reading lesson. Off to do some more homework now.

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