Time:8:00am1:00pm

Date:November2nd,2015
Place:FlorenceHighSchool
TotalHoursSpentShadowing:Fivehours

Observations:
Mrs.Lundusedexamplesthatstudentscanrelatetoorthatmakelearningfun.
Greatclassroommanagement:usedloud,firmvoicetokeepstudentsfocusedand
listening.
Mrs.Lundisrespected.Whenthestudentsaretoldtostoportobequiet,theylistened.
Timeforquestionsbeforebeginningnewlesson
Thestudentsusevocabsheetswhentakingnotes.
AlgebraIIhadaquiz
GradedAlgebraItests.

Reflection:
TodaywasthefirstdayImetMrs.Lund,anditwasalsomyfirstdayofshadowing.Iwas
overallverypleasedwiththewaytodaywent.Mrs.Lundhadgreatclassroommanagement,and
thestudentsrespectedher.Whenthestudentsweretoldtostoporbequiet,theylistenedtoher.
Mrs.Lundusedaloud,firmvoicewhichkeptthestudentsfocusedandlistening.TodayI
learnedthatitisimportanttotryandfindexamplesthestudentscanrelateto,andtotryand
keepitfunandentertaining.Itsalsohelpfultohavethestudentsusevocabsheetswhiletaking
notes,andtoallowtimeforquestionsbeforeyoubeginanewlessontoensurethewholeclassis
onthesamepage.IwasalsogiventheassignmenttogradeAlgebraItests.Ihavealwaysloved
gradingtestsandworksheets.Itwas,however,challengingwhenstudentshavepartofthe
answerbutnotallofit.Inthatsituation,IaskedMrs.Lundforherhelp.Ireallyenjoyed
shadowingMrs.Lund,andIamlookingforwardtocomingback!

Time:8:00am1:00pm
Date:November10th,2015
Place:FlorenceHighSchool
TotalHoursSpentShadowing:5hours,10totalhours

Observations:
8thGradeMath:
Wentoverquizandhandedinhomework
Newlessononsystemsofequations,passedoutnewvocabsheets
Wentoveracoupleproblemsonhomework
Worktime
AlgebraII:
Workedonyesterdaysassignment:multiplyingmatrices
Quizoveradding,subtracting,&multiplyingmatrices.
Canusevocabsheetsonquizzes
Hadtimetoworkonhomework
AlgebraI:
Handedinhomework
Startedhomeworkasaclass
Usedanactivity.3studentswereattheboardworkingonagiven
problem,butworkingseparately.
3formsofaline:standard,pointslope,slopeintercept
Reflection:
Todaywentverywell.Igotagoodlookatwhatanaveragedaylookslikeforamath
teacher.Manyoftheclasseshadawork/reviewdayoratleastextratimetoworkontheir
assignments.
IreallylikethatMrs.Lundallowsthestudentstimetoaskquestionsbeforetheystarta
newlesson.Ialsolikethatshegoesoveracoupleproblemsontheassignmentasaclasstohelp
themgetstartedontheirhomework.Quizzesarealsoagoodideatohaveperiodicallysothe
teachercanseewhereeachstudentisatinthelesson.Thiscanhelptheteacherdecidewhether
theyneedtospendanextradayonthelesson,oriftheycanmoveon.
Vocabsheetsareanexcellentwaytotakenotesformath.Itsalsonicethattheycanuse
themonquizzes.Iftheypayattentionandtakegoodnotes,theyshouldbeabletogetagood
grade.
Mrs.LundmadecopiesofafewofherlessonplanssothatIcanhaveanexampletouse
onceIstartmyproduct.Itwasnicetoseealittlebitofhowsheplansherlessons.

Time:8:00am1:00pm
Date:November16,2015
Place:FlorenceHighSchool
TotalHoursSpentShadowing:5hours,15hourstotal

Observations:
8thGradeMath:
Wentovertests
Startedanewchapter:writinglinearequationsfromstoryproblems
Ifthestudentsshoutedoutdifferentanswers,Mrs.Lundmadeeachstudent
explainhowtheyfoundthatanswer.Thenshemadetheclasscometoa
consensus.
Workedonassignmentasaclass.Whateverdidntgetdoneinclasswas
homework.
AlgebraII:
Sixwaystosolvesystemsofequations
Learnedthe6thway:inverse
Filledoutvocabsheet
Startedassignmenttogether
Quiztomorrow
AlgebraI:
TestThursday.Allthehomeworkfromthechapterdue.
Reviewforthechapterisgivenasanextracreditopportunity
Scatterplotsvocabsheets
Activitydetermineifthereisarelationshipbetweenheight&shoesize.
Eachstudentwrotetheirshoesize&height,andthenMrs.Lunch
graphedthedatatoseetherelationship.
Worksheetforhomework
PreCalc/Seniormath:
Inversefunctions

Reflection:
Todaywasanotherexampleofatypicaldayintheclassroom.Mrs.Lundandthe
studentswentoverprevioushomework,startednewlessons,andthenreceivednew
assignments.However,IdidgetaninsightonhowMrs.Lundpreparesherstudentsforthe
tests.Shedoesntputgradesinuntiltheendofchapter.Also,shegivesachapterreviewstudy
guidetoeveryoneandencourageseveryonetodoit.Thosewhocompleteitreceiveextracredit.I
reallylikethewayMrs.Lundpreparesfortests,andIalsolikethatsheoffersextracredit.
AnotherthingthatIreallylikeisthewayshemakesthestudentsfigureouttheanswerasaclass
beforetellingthemwhichansweriscorrect.Thestudentshavetoexplainhowtheygottheir
answer,whichmakesthemthinkandunderstand.Thesamegoesforhomeworkiftheydont
showtheirwork,theydontgetcredit.Overall,Ihadanothergreatdayintheclassroom.

Time:8:00am1:00pm
Date:November20,2015
Place:FlorenceHighSchool
TotalHoursSpentShadowing:5hours,20hourstotal

Observations:
8thGradeMath:
Reviewedrelationsfromyesterday
Newlesson:Functions
Filloutvocabsheet
Learnedhowtouseafunctiontableandafunctionmap
Startedhomeworktogether
AlgebraII:
Quadraticsfromyesterday
Findingtheyintercept,axisofsymmetry,andvertex
Worksheet&bookassignment
Classtimetowork
AlgebraI:
Wentovertestfromyesterday
Passedoutnewvocabsheets
Inequalities
Solvingandgraphingonanumberline
Startedassignment
PreCalc/SeniorMath:
Discontinuous&continuousfunctions

Reflection:
TodayIgottheopportunitytogradetheAlgebraIItests,whichwasoversolvingsystems
ofequationsandmatrices.Ipersonallyreallyliketocorrectandgradeworksheets.However,
gradingcansometimesbehardbecauseastudentmayhavehalfoftheanswerrightbutthe
otherhalfwrong.
Eachclasshadaverysimilarday.Eachwentoverworkfromthepreviousday,starteda
newlesson,andthenweregivenanewassignmenttocomplete.
Fromthisshadowingexperience,IlearnedthatIreallydowanttobeamathteacher.I
lovethesettingandtheatmosphereoftheclassroom.Ialsolovethereactionsthestudentshave
whentheyfindtherightanswer.Ifeellikeasateacher,itmustbeaveryrewardingfeeling.I
wanttohelpstudentsreceiveagoodeducation,andIalsowanttohelpthemrealizetheirfull
potential.Ireallywanttohelpstudentsonadailybasisanddevelopimportantstudentteacher
relationships.Allinall,Ireallyenjoyedmyshadowingexperience.Itmakesmeveryexcitedfor
thefuture!