final post for first semester

I really enjoyed the semester and think I have learned a lot. I still have a lot to learn but I think from where I started out this semester, without any experience, I have come a long way. I have started to understand the things we are learning as more logical and a little more common sense, now that I have been in a classroom and seen the methods and activities in action. I hope that I will be able to build on my knowledge in the following semesters, work on making my lessons much clearer, more concise and to the point, and more interesting. I also need to work on my classroom management skills and how to teach one lesson but to gear different parts of the lesson to help kids of all levels and learning styles, whether it be tactile, visual, or auditory. I also hope to get myself reorganized so I can keep all of my resources I acquire and my lesson plans for later use someday, with some alterations. I cannot believe how fast the semester flew by and I know after just a few days of break I will probably ber eagerly anticipating the start of my second semester in the program.