Whats Happening in Field... [Let's Collaborate]

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I always get a little nervous when I have to teach. It feels like there is so much pressure especially, when I am being observed by my cooperating teacher and my supervisor. However, this time was a bit different. My cooperating teacher, from the beginning of the semester, has made me feel at home in her classroom and assured me she’s not judging me, she just looking for ways she can help me improve my teaching, and that is awesome. She takes the time to sit down with my peer and I and tell us about things we did great and things that we can work on to improve. I feel like that is the type of relationship a pre-service teacher and a cooperating teacher should have.

It’s always weird trying to plan a lesson and collaborating with someone else. We all have different time tables and work at different rates. Some want to get the lessons written up right away, and people like me, like to take our time in writing a lesson. Collaborating with my peers from the university gave me a glimpse at what it’s going to be like collaborating with my peers in the field. Even though sometimes it’s hard to collaborate, if you have a good team it’s a great experience, because most of the times, two heads are better than one. The lessons my peers and I came up with this semester have been some of the best and authentic lessons, and social studies is quickly becoming one of my favorite subjects to teach.
Cool links about collaborating with your peers:
https://www.teachingchannel.org/blog/2014/07/18/power-of-teacher-collaboration-nea/
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/teacher-collaboration-strategies-ben-johnson