[NOBE-L] NOBE-L Digest, Vol 197, Issue 8
Jackie Larrauri
ixchel.jackie.larrauri at gmail.com
Mon Oct 26 14:00:02 UTC 2020
Good luck on your student teaching!
> On Oct 26, 2020, at 8:50 AM, Jessica Stover via NOBE-L <nobe-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> Those ideas about student teaching were very helpful! I will be student
> teaching in the fall of 2021 (music education)! Super excited, I’m already
> meeting with one of my perspective cooperating teachers since my adviser
> told me that the teacher remembers me from when I did my practicum at the
> middle school. Before I decide to student teach there I have a list of
> questions to ask such as their philosophy about teaching, what is expected
> of me in the classroom, will I get to conduct a piece for one of the
> concerts etc. Super excited!
>
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>> Today's Topics:
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>> 1. Read aloud in the primary grades (Jackie Larrauri)
>> 2. Tips for student teaching (Jackie Larrauri)
>> 3. Re: Tips for student teaching (Valeria Jacobs)
>> 4. Re: Tips for student teaching (chase.crispin at gmail.com)
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>> Message: 1
>> Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2020 16:56:04 -0400
>> From: Jackie Larrauri <ixchel.jackie.larrauri at gmail.com>
>> To: National Organization of Blind Educators Mailing List
>> <NOBE-L at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: [NOBE-L] Read aloud in the primary grades
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>> Hello,
>> I was wondering how those of you who teach in the primary grades prep -3
>> handle readalouds such as when teaching a math, literacy, or other lesson
>> and introducing it with a book, such as ?I wanna iguana? or ?Spookly the
>> Square Pumpkin??
>> I?ve done shared reading in the past where all students followed along on
>> their own copies while the main classroom teacher or I displayed the book
>> on the document camera, but I?ve not done a read aloud as described above.
>> Thanks in advanced,
>> Jackie
>>
>>
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>> Message: 2
>> Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2020 17:00:25 -0400
>> From: Jackie Larrauri <ixchel.jackie.larrauri at gmail.com>
>> To: National Organization of Blind Educators Mailing List
>> <NOBE-L at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: [NOBE-L] Tips for student teaching
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>> Hello all,
>> I am looking for any tips you all might have about how to make my student
>> teaching experience the best it can be? I want to make sure I?m successful
>> in my two placements this coming semester so am looking for any advice you
>> all might have from your experiences.
>> Here are some ideas I have about making it a success:
>> Communicate with the teacher as early as possible (depending on when my
>> state gets me my placement of course as they have been known to get these
>> out late)
>> Prepare my own lesson materials as much as possible as most materials are
>> not accessible since they?re pictures
>> Ask about technology used in the classroom as some are not accessible such
>> as seesaw
>> Braille student names for attendance tracking
>> Make computer data sheets, student lists, and any other important
>> information
>> Thanks in advance,
>> Jackie
>>
>>
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>> Message: 3
>> Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2020 18:30:24 -0400
>> From: Valeria Jacobs <vparadiso92 at gmail.com>
>> To: National Organization of Blind Educators Mailing List
>> <nobe-l at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: Re: [NOBE-L] Tips for student teaching
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>> Hi Jackie,
>>
>> Congratulations on making it to student teaching! Below are some other
>> suggestions that might be helpful.
>>
>> Communicate regularly with your collaborating teacher. If you are going to
>> be using images, you need to know what those are, perhaps either braille
>> this out or have a document with descriptions and layout for yourself in
>> case you need to reference or work directly with students. Especially given
>> the situation with online learning, I do not recommend having too many tabs
>> open at the same time. Keep any descriptions you may be using or notes for
>> yourself brief because activities move fast. I suggest creating a tracking
>> system for yourself, perhaps an online document where you indicate the
>> date, your lesson plan or materials and any notes for yourself so when you
>> go back to review things, everything is in the same place. You can do
>> something similar for student work, create a folder/file system on Google
>> Drive which is very accessible.
>>
>> If you are working with younger students, tracking growth and keeping tabs
>> on student work is huge. You may want to create an individual portfolio
>> system, similar to what I described above for each of your students. Aside
>> from communicating with your collaborating teacher, get very clear
>> directives on what you are expected to be doing for each individual lesson.
>> Are you observing? Are you taking notes? Are you leading a hands-on
>> activity? Are you expected to run small groups or a whole class discussion?
>> If these things are not offered to you and you notice time goes by, you may
>> suggest taking some of these responsibilities on. Start small, like leading
>> the warm-up activity and build up to other things. Set small, trackable
>> goals each day/week.
>>
>> One of the biggest takeaways from my own student teaching experience is
>> that because these rooms are not ours where we would have developed our own
>> organizational systems, it is very important to understand what your role
>> is. You don?t want to be in someone?s way, but you also want to get the
>> most out of the experience. Don?t be pushy but advocate for yourself if you
>> need information. Set up times where you can speak with your collaborative
>> teacher about ideas you want to try or things that you are nervous about.
>> There will be parts of the experience that feel awkward but things get
>> easier over time. There may be times where you don?t feel super prepared,
>> but it is especially important to review whatever information or materials
>> you have not only in advance but after the fact so you can make adjustments.
>>
>> Lastly, think about what your own strengths and interests in the classroom
>> are. What do you know that you would really like to do? There may be things
>> that you have to teach that you are not super excited about, but think of
>> the things that you are excited about. Interest and motivation in a subject
>> area are often the best way to get better at something. Be OK with making
>> mistakes because you will make plenty of them. That is part of learning.
>> Don?t get hung up on small things that you can?t control, but be aware of
>> classroom management strategies, even in the virtual platform.
>>
>> I hope this helps and I am happy to speak off-line if you would like,
>>
>> Warmly,
>>
>> ?
>> Valeria
>>
>>> On Oct 25, 2020, at 5:01 PM, Jackie Larrauri via NOBE-L <
>> nobe-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> ?Hello all,
>>> I am looking for any tips you all might have about how to make my
>> student teaching experience the best it can be? I want to make sure I?m
>> successful in my two placements this coming semester so am looking for any
>> advice you all might have from your experiences.
>>> Here are some ideas I have about making it a success:
>>> Communicate with the teacher as early as possible (depending on when my
>> state gets me my placement of course as they have been known to get these
>> out late)
>>> Prepare my own lesson materials as much as possible as most materials
>> are not accessible since they?re pictures
>>> Ask about technology used in the classroom as some are not accessible
>> such as seesaw
>>> Braille student names for attendance tracking
>>> Make computer data sheets, student lists, and any other important
>> information
>>> Thanks in advance,
>>> Jackie
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>> Message: 4
>> Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2020 21:45:28 -0500
>> From: <chase.crispin at gmail.com>
>> To: "'National Organization of Blind Educators Mailing List'"
>> <nobe-l at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: Re: [NOBE-L] Tips for student teaching
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>> Hi Jackie,
>> I would suggest contacting your cooperating teacher as soon as you know
>> your placement and ask if you can go visit the classroom ASAP. This will
>> help you get familiar with the school and think about things you will need
>> to label in braille, etc. Ask for descriptions of fire drill exits, tornado
>> shelter locations, lockdown drill procedures, etc. You will need to be
>> clear on those so that you can confidently lead students through those
>> drills. This will likely be your responsibility if you are teaching when it
>> happens.
>>
>> Be very transparent with your cooperating teacher about what you need.
>> Give them a chance to ask you questions as well. On my first couple days, I
>> also gave the students a chance to ask me questions. I spent time showing
>> them the technology I would be using, explaining how my cane works, etc. I
>> found that being very open and using class time for this made the students
>> much more comfortable with me and saved us time in the long run. Think
>> about explaining what you will need right away - what should students do
>> when they have a question for you if you can't see their hand?
>>
>> Ask your cooperating teacher for copies of their seating charts. Try to
>> memorize these quickly so you are confident with names and where students
>> are in the room without needing to stop to look this up.
>>
>> I hope this helps you come up with more ideas. Everything you mentioned is
>> a great idea as well. I just did my student teaching last fall and
>> graduated in December so it's still fresh in my mind. Feel free to email me
>> anytime if there's anything I can do to help you.
>> Thanks,
>>
>>
>> Chase Crispin
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: NOBE-L <nobe-l-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Jackie Larrauri via
>> NOBE-L
>> Sent: Sunday, October 25, 2020 4:00 PM
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>> Cc: Jackie Larrauri <ixchel.jackie.larrauri at gmail.com>
>> Subject: [NOBE-L] Tips for student teaching
>>
>> Hello all,
>> I am looking for any tips you all might have about how to make my student
>> teaching experience the best it can be? I want to make sure I?m successful
>> in my two placements this coming semester so am looking for any advice you
>> all might have from your experiences.
>> Here are some ideas I have about making it a success:
>> Communicate with the teacher as early as possible (depending on when my
>> state gets me my placement of course as they have been known to get these
>> out late) Prepare my own lesson materials as much as possible as most
>> materials are not accessible since they?re pictures Ask about technology
>> used in the classroom as some are not accessible such as seesaw Braille
>> student names for attendance tracking Make computer data sheets, student
>> lists, and any other important information Thanks in advance, Jackie
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> Jessica Stover
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