Trip to Ecuador

During international student teaching, I have learned a lot. This has been a great and memorable experience for me and I can't wait to come home and tell my family and friends about this experience.  Since all the students I work with speak Spanish and English, my teacher explained that they are all ELL. So during these 3 weeks I got to learn about ELL and see where the disconnects are through language. Some lasting impressions are that I probably won't want to be called by my first name because I think it leads to more behavior problems because the students see you as friend and not an authority figure. It always important to ask your students how they are feeling because it can help you connect with them and help them make them feel better. It is also important as teachers to work as a team and make sure everyone is on the same page. The teachers here were all very kind and compassionate about their students and want them to succeed. All in all this has been a great opport

5/2/2019 The past 2 weeks I have been very involved. When we co teach(pull in), the teachers in the room split up into groups and work with the students they have in their group. The students have been working on their magazine project, so I have helped students with grammar, complete sentences, and writing their articles that will go  in the magazine. Students have a  hard time when going from Spanish to English when writing. I also work with one on one with the students on my cooperating teachers caseload. I pick fluency stories for students to  read. I ask questions for  comprehension. Many of our students have a  hard time keeping their work organized, so  I have made many checklists for students, so they know when things are due and what they need to put in each paragraph for projects and papers. Some teachers have asked for the checklists because it  has been beneficial for  the students with special needs. I helped with MAP testing because I helped at my last placement with it