Interns: You've been in your internship classroom since late August, assisting your Classroom Teacher in launching the school year. For your first blog post describe, briefly, one strong conviction about teaching that you brought to the classroom that has changed considerably during this time. What changed, and why is this a sign of personal growth?
Since I accepted my student teaching position at West View and knowing that I would have to teach in Spanish all year long, I was not only worried about the language aspect that I would be on the learning curve with, but also worried that what I have learned in my university courses would not be directly applicable to my internship. For the last part of the summer I began to doubt my abilities to effectively run a classroom that will operate in my second language. Being able to start in August with Miss Lopez and have various conversations about what the year and the curriculum will look like for the year, I began to see how my knowledge will transfer beautifully. The classroom operates in the same manner as most other classrooms with the exception of doing a block middle school set up where the students trade rooms for different subjects as well as being completely taught in Spanish. I now find myself rediscovering a unit that we have discussed in classes and become excited to learn how to adapt it to work in the structure of the bilingual program.
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We have so many adventures ahead at West View!!
I completely empathize with your nerves of teaching in Spanish, althgouh I know you are entirely more capable and prepared than I am in that regard. Can you teach full lessons in Spanish?
This bilingual aspect is wonderful and is such an amazing opportunity, but it is freaking me out!
I walk into the school freaked out about who might speak to me without my understanding them. I know Spanish, at least conversationally, but I am unprepared to teach in the language.
Kudos to you for overcoming your fear, I haven't gotten to that point yet. It's a hurdle I better jump soon, or I might pass out from hernia when Mrs. Peterson tells me (again), "Okay Corney, tu necesitas hablar con los ninos en espanol. En siencis se habla, espanol!"
Hi Alexandria!
I understand the feeling of not knowing whether or not you have the necessary skills to handle a classroom full of students. I struggle with this feeling everytime I'm in a classroom. However, things never go as chaotically as I think they are going to, and I'm sure you're experiencing the same!!
Good luck!!
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