In this heartfelt letter to her departing student teacher, Mrs. Smith reflects on their time together and offers words of advice and encouragement. She emphasizes the importance of being a model reader and writer, staying open to unexpected teaching moments, embracing the messiness of learning, fostering a culture of kindness and community, and remembering to have fun in the journey of teaching.
Category: student teacher
A Dozen Book Recommendations for New Writing Teachers
With so many fantastic books about the teaching of writing out there, how do teachers who are new to writing workshop know what to read first? Here are 12 books I think all teachers of writing should read.
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Bullying and the Writer’s Notebook
Pamela Paul wrote an article, "The Playground Gets Even Tougher," which appeared in the Sunday Styles section of today's New York Times. The article discusses mean-girl bullying, which has been seen as early as Kindergarten. This article is a must-read for anyone who has or teaches elementary school age girls. The article reminded me of… Continue reading Bullying and the Writer’s Notebook
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Today’s My Student Teacher’s Last Day
Just a reminder for those of you whose student teachers are finishing soon: remember to get him/her something. As you'll see, I put in some practical stuff, as well as some funny things (we have a joke about eye cream and mints). BTW: The cute card, above, was designed by Ruth.
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Conventions Celebration
I spoke with my student teacher about a half hour ago. She's designing an assignment for my students to show-off their knowledge of conventions since we're ending our unit of study (on conventions) this week. Our celebration is set for Friday, but we weren't sure exactly what their finished piece would look like, how it… Continue reading Conventions Celebration
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Getting Ready for My Student Teacher’s First Day
My student teacher starts with my class tomorrow. Therefore, in order to facilitate a smooth transition (and the earliest possible start-date for her to begin teaching lots of lessons) with a gradual release, I prepared an observation form for her to use during the first 1-2 weeks that she's with me. (The form follows below.… Continue reading Getting Ready for My Student Teacher’s First Day
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Readings for Student Teachers
My student teacher's program informed me that I could give her some reading to do over the winter recess. (I've already met Miss M., as I'll refer to her going forward, and she's fantastic! She spent the past five days in my classroom getting to know my students, which was something no other student teacher… Continue reading Readings for Student Teachers
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Student Teachers & Writing Workshop
One of our readers, who has asked to remain anonymous, e-mailed me this morning with regard to the student teacher in their classroom. The person who is student teaching is great, but is 'slowing down' Writing Workshop. Therefore, I offered to blog a bit about this topic since I had a steady stream of student… Continue reading Student Teachers & Writing Workshop
