Journal Notes (Student & Teacher) 1

What is your general feeling about TP at the end of the day? (S) The first day in class I was nervous and scared that the kids did not get used to me in the first week but eased the tension when I thought that it must impose myself on them and I sat with them and talked with them for some time and played, and also eased the tension when I saw the way the teacher to talk with them cheerfully and joke with them and how to explain the lesson to them and I felt it was easy to follow her own way, which she was comfortable, active and interacting with students and Used several ways to Reach information for students. (T) The teacher on the first day she was a bit nervous because she do not know how she will help me in the tasks that I have, but I explained to her that each task that completed I will show it to her to tell me is it right or not, and she felt little bit confident and she told if I need any help I could ask her.

Reflect on the duties / activities did you carry out during the preschool today. How do you feel about your efforts? Was there anything you could have done to improve the quality of the learning experience for the children? (S) I did not care any activity that day, but I have helped of a teacher, so that cut the papers and also helped the students in the areas. The way the teacher in the development of several activities were good enough to improve the educational level of the students. (T) The teacher in each lesson do with students activity manually, which is from scraps of paper, colors and glows, for example if the lesson about song of the sounds, it does cut some papers shaped the word that begins with this sound like (Elephant, Cupcake, Duck, Water, etc.), she is also prepared the areas of Science and Mathematics and start explaining to them clearly in each area what will they are doing, because the students accustomed that way of learning and they enjoy these way.

What was the most interesting activity or strategy you saw your MENTOR use? Why did you think it was interesting and worth noting/remembering? Compare this with previous TP experience. (S) The most activities that sparked my interest is the outer activities for mathematics, which is a big box containing several tools that help students in remembering the numbers that they studied and improved counting skill they have, they also help students who need to focus in the subject. This activity is interesting and worth mentioning because it is outside activity and students enjoy and learn in the same time and as they communicate with each other and help each other, which entrenches the numbers in memory, and understand in easy way. (T) The teacher uses the outside activity of mathematics every week twice or once, to motivate students to learn a the numbers as motivated to understand the lesson in a fun and educational at the same time.

What progress have you made in terms of your own personal targets for TP this semester? Which TP competencies do you feel you achieved and which do you think that you need to focus on next time? Discuss ways in which you could do this. (S) I did not feel I have achieved something in the first lesson to me because I was nervous and I thought that the students are still not used to me, but when I saw that students respond to my questions I was relieved, and I explained the lesson well. (T) The teacher allowed me to re-lesson on the other class in order to make me get rid of nervous and feel relieved when I give a lesson, and she also told me I was good as an intern in the first year and that my explanation was good, and the accent was clear.

What evidence of learning did you identify/document today? Relate this to the ADEC curriculum goals. (S)+(T) I took the table weekly goals of curriculum Abu Dhabi Education Council from the teacher, and taught me how to work using the lesson curriculum, evidence of learning that worked on this day was to introduce the letter (C) and was on the student tells the personal experience through known a word start with this letter, such as singing a part from sounds song or other, using of Abu Dhabi Education Council curriculum is to organize a innovative style of education for future generations.

What was the most important thing you learnt about the role of the teacher in managing all aspects of the school day? Compare this with previous TP experience and where possible make links with college based learning. (S)+(T) I learned that the language clear and clear accent when explaining the lesson is important, some of vocabulary difficult on the kids I have to use the easy and simple vocabulary so they can understand the lesson easily, and the teacher gave me some advice on how classroom management using her method so that children do not confused so that the style of activities and style students distribution , and also began the school day by singing a song week-day ,routine is something I can not avoid.