Hamilton Meadow Park School

https://hamilton.nusd.org/

For Fall semester 2022, I was placed at Hamilton Meadow Park. During my time there, I cycled through 15 different classrooms grades kindergarten through fifth grade. Each classroom provided a different experience and each teacher had their own ways of teaching. In order to prepare for full time student teaching, I worked with groups of all ages and levels on classwork, assessments, and homework. I was also given the opportunity to teach a few lessons to a variety of classes and learn what it means to reach the needs of every learner.

Highlights:

Practice Lesson

For, a class project and in preparation for CAL TPA's, I had the opportunity to fully plan, develop, teach, and reflect on a practice lesson. For this practice lesson, I focused on literacy, led by a mentor text.

Group Work

During my time at Hamilton Meadow Park, I taught many individual groups with students who were at many different academic levels. I worked with high-achieving students and modified the curriculum for students who needed extra help.

Odds and Evens Lesson (2nd Grade)

For another assigned lesson, I taught an Odd's and Even's lesson, complete with a kinesthetic assessment activity. This lesson was a hit and I had another teacher request that I teach it in her class!

Student Teaching (14 weeks)

As part of my program at Hamilton Meadow Park, I volunteered as a student teacher in two different classrooms: a first/second-combination class and a third-grade class. During my time volunteering, I taught a new subject each week, until eventually "taking over" the classroom for one week. Part of my duties included: developing lesson plans, interacting with parents/staff, collaborating with teachers to strategize, attending staff meetings, and much more. During my student teaching, I learned more than ever before and was able to put all of my new learnings into practice.

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Recording of Lesson

This video demonstrates one of the lessons taught during my solo week at my first/second-grade combo class placement. This lesson revolves around writing narrative stories from personal experiences, with an emphasis on using descriptive nouns. During this lesson, I used multiple supports including visuals on the slideshow, engaging students through their interests: drawing, and providing sentence starters for ELL students. Additionally, I surveyed the room and worked independently with students to check for understanding and clear up misunderstandings.

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