October Extra Blog Post

Recently the students at my mentorship have been learning about the Civil War. They're learning about what events led up to the Civil War, what major battles occurred, and the outcome of the United States once this bloody conflict was over. This is all very interesting and neat, but what they are really looking forward to is that once the are done with the Unit. They get to do a Civil War reenactment, in which they invite Civil War Reenactors to the school and they teach the students what it was like to be a soldier on the Union or Confederate side. Even I myself am looking forward to this. I can't wait

Blog 7: Independent Component Approval

1.For my 30 hours I plan to take over my mentor's History class for a day and teach her students a section of the Unit of history they are on. I will plan the lesson and activity and teach the class for the day. Of course, I won't be doing it all by myself. My mentor can assist me in planning the lesson and provide guidance/tips when needed. If I struggle at all during the actual teaching my mentor will right next to me to help and push me forward with the teaching.

2. I will have my mentor take pictures/video of me teaching her class, and the powerpoint of the lesson I taught to the students.

3. This will help me explore my topic as it will help me learn and feel what its like to be a history teacher and what is the best way for a History Teacher to engage the students to focus on myself and  the lesson I will be teaching.