My first placement is officially over. :( I had my last day on Thursday - so bittersweet. I absolutely loved Holy Family and my students. They will always hold a place in my heart.
My supervisor came to observe me 3 more times over the term of that last placement. Overall, I received excellent feedback, especially with my kindergarten lessons (Go figure, since 99% of my practicum was Kindergarten). There was one lesson (5th grade, I believe) that my supervisor was less than thrilled with. However, I used this as an opportunity to grow and become a better teacher. When she came back the next time, she told me she was blown away. I guess I improved. :)
Another thing I opted to do while at Holy Family was a mock interview with the principal. Anyone who actually knows me well knows I deal with anxiety on a daily basis, so this definitely had me on edge. When we finished, he immediately asked me how I thought it went. That was intimidating. Shouldn't YOU tell ME how it went? I thought that meant I messed up. He eventually told me I did actually do a good job. A couple of my answers he was extremely impressed with! :) He gave me me some constructive criticism on a couple things, which were actually very helpful. Fingers crossed I made an impression, because I actually turned in an application for that school and I happen to know they need a Kindergarten teacher next year!
On Wednesday, I got to sit in on some parent teacher conferences. In fact, I got to actually talk to some of the parents, since I had been working with the students for 7 weeks. It was really interesting seeing how the different parents view education.
My last couple of days were a little emotional. My kindergarten class wrote me "cards" that say things like "Miss Shelby is the best teacher ever.", "I will miss you.", etc. The teachers also got me a gift - just some things a first year teacher will need. :)
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