Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Names:LaurenDaus&JoseOrtiz GuidingTeacher,placement2:KimMerino,UCLACS
Expectations
1.Whatareyouhopingtogainfromthisstudentteachingplacement?
Wehopeto:gainacriticalperspectiveofhowtoteachmiddleschoolstudentsandsupportthem
intheirtransitionintohighschoollearnnewstrategiesandroutineswecanimplementinthe
classroomfromourguidingteacherandotherteachersattheschoolsitebuildstrong
relationshipswiththestudents,staff,andfacultyintheshortamountoftimewehavecollaborate
withotherstudentteacherstoensureinterdisciplinarylearning/teaching
2.Whatsupportdoyouwantfromyourguidingteacher?Whatquestionsdoyouhavesofarfor
yourguidingteacher?
Wewouldlikeconstructivecriticismonourteachingpedagogycriticalandhelpfulfeedbackon
ourlessonplansanopenlineofcommunicationtodialogueaboutwhatwearedoingwelland
whatwecouldimproveon
Questions:
Howwasyourprocessinestablishingclassroomstructure?
3.Whatdoesyourguidingteacherexpectfromyou?Howcanyousupporttheworkthatis
alreadygoingoninyourguidingteachersclassroom?
Ms.Merinoexpectsustocontinuethevitalstrategiesandroutinessheuseswiththestudentsto
sustaintheclassroomstructure,culture,andcommunitybeontimeandreadytoteachand
learnfromthestudentsmeetwithheraccordinglytodialoguenecessaryactionsandbuild
communitytogetherfacilitateourlessonplansandmakesureeveryadultintheroomhasarole
incontributingtothelearningspace
Agreements
4.Whatdoyouneedfromoneanotherascoteachers?Howcanyousupportoneanother?
Weneedtocollaborativelycreateunitandlessonplanskeepanopenlineofcommunicationto
makesureeverythingrunsassmoothlyaspossibleandtokeepeachotherupdatedwithwhatis
goingonbeopentocriticalfeedbackandtodialogueaboutwhatwedidwellandwhatwecould
improveoninourteachingholdeachotheraccountabletoourassignedtasksupdateeach
otheronhowourstudentsaredoingrememberandremindeachotherofourpurposeassocial
justiceeducatorsandthatwearehuman!
5.Whatagreementscanyoumakeforhowyouwillworktogether?Whenwillyoumeettowork
onlessonplansandotherassignmentsassociatedwith330?Howwillyoucommunicate?
Designatearegularcheckintime/processforbringingupanyissuesthatmayarise.
Wewillcollaborateonlessonplansandutilizeourknowledge/skillsinourexpertareasmeetin
persontoworkonlessonplanstoensureeffectivepedagogyshareresourcesandhelpeach
otherdoresearchwhenneeded.
Wewillmeettoworkonlessonplansafterteachingclassorondayswhenwedonotteach
(specificallybeforeWednesdays,sincethatiswhenourlessonplansaredue!).Wewill
communicatethroughphone(callortext),email,orinperson.
6.Howoften/whenwillyoumeetwithyourguidingteacher?Inthenextweek,makeitapointto
reviewthishandoutwithyourguidingteacher.
Wewillmeetwithourguidingteacheratleastonceaweek.Ifnecessary,wewilldesignate
personalcheckinmeetings.