[NOBE-L] Student teaching

[Nikki Palm]

Hi Shelby,
Congratulations on reaching the milestones of student teaching! This is a very exciting and scary time. I completed my student teaching last school year. Although I work with high schoolers, I can tell you that I won hundred percent agree with everything that Chase suggested to you.

You will quickly learn what works for you and what does not work for you. I thought I had a solid plan walking into student teaching and I changed about half of it a week into it. I feel like this is normal whether you are a Blind or cited teacher.

As for classroom management, I strongly parrot chases suggestions. You will also learn other ways to check in with students. In the cited world, a common formative assessment is the thumbs up, thumbs down method. We can utilize the same idea a different way. For instance, maybe you have the students knock on the table Or, you ask them to give you a show of voice instead of a show of hands. Since you will be teaching Littles, you may even tell them to bark once for yes or meow ones for no. The biggest thing is procedure. Make sure your expectations for this type of formative assessment are clear from the beginning. This way, you will not have students taking advantage of the moment to possibly scream the classroom walls down.

I would be happy to talk to you off the list if you are interested. Good luck to you. Have fun with it and be yourself. 

Nikki Palm

> On Nov 7, 2022, at 12:40 PM, shelbi felter via NOBE-L <nobe-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> I am going into student teaching at a public elementary school for cited students in January. My advisor is very concerned as I am totally blind and has many questions. She is especially concerned about how to nonverbally check and keep track of students progress in the moment. Also she is worried about safety in the classroom as many sighted people are.
> 
> On top of these topics I am seeking any sort of advice that you use in your classrooms every day as a walk into this challenging time. Thank you so much in advance for all that you do and your advice to help another future educator. 
> 
> Shelbi Felter B.A.
> College of education CSULB
> Don’t let anyone dull your sparkle sparkle’s 
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