“Reflect on your
time in the classroom to this point. How
are you feeling emotionally, physically?
Do you feel that you are getting through to your most difficult
students? What strategies are working?
What strategies are not? What
are your next steps with student engagement within your classroom?”
I am feeling very tired but happy. I feel that I have the students engaged and have bonded with the students. I sometimes use my prep to go and play dodgeball with my kids if I'm prepared.
I do struggle with a couple of students but it is manageable. I general pull them aside and speak to them privately before or after class.
I need to find things to engage the students from their generation. Vines and short YouTube videos that they create might be the next step.
Tired and happy is GOOD! I love that you play dodge ball with the kids! That will help more than anything with your classroom management, it's another way to build relationships. Then when you do need to talk to them about an issue in class, it means more to the student.
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