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 Log of Field Hours  Complete Observation Documentation ||  1-Sequencing  2-Visualizing  3-Inflectional Endings  5-Vocabulary ||  -getting to know you activity  -sequencing lesson  -visualizing lesson || UBD Project || __**Letter of Introduction**__ Dear Professor Drew,  My field work experience at Cromwell ECS taught me many new concepts and furthered my growth as a future teacher. I learned more about classroom management, using assessment to guide instruction, reflecting on teaching practices, and how to build a positive classroom community. My experiences in the classroom this semester have better prepared me to become a teacher. I have gained many strengths, and have learned what I need to work in the next Education sequence at CCSU.  I learned many classroom management techniques from my host teacher. Having the students practice classroom routines and modeling good behavior proved to be very effective. Students knew exactly what do do during classroom centers. This allowed them to get the most out their learning experiences. If the students had not mastered the routines they would have been more likely to be off task. When students began to show bad behaviors, the teacher corrected it immediately. I employed these strategies in my own lesson and they proved to be very beneficial.  When I approached my host teacher about planning two small group lessons, she instructed my to look through the DRA's and her daily 5 book to plan my lesson. This gave me a unique opportunity take what we learned in class about using student assessment to guide instruction and employ it in my field placement. This strengthened my understanding of the concept. I will be better equipped to use student data in future lesson plans. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;"> A main component of my education classes and field placement was reflecting on teaching practices. I felt that with each lesson I taught, the feedback from you as well as my host teacher, combined with my own personal reflection, helped me to improve my next lesson. This is something I will continue to do next semester and throughout my teaching career. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Lastly, another important concept I leaned from my education classes and field experience was the importance of the classroom community. The students in my class worked very well together and supported each other's learning. They constantly helped each other read and write unfamiliar words. When a student asked for help, classmates were willing to give it. This created a supportive classroom community that benifited student learning. This is something I will strive to create in my own classroom. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;"> This semester was a great learning experience for me. I had the opportunity to intern in a wonderful classroom. The things I learned can be carried with me throught the remainder of my education and into my teaching career.
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 * <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;"> Home Page || <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;"> Letter of Introduction ||
 * <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;"> 1 || <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;"> Practicum Checklist
 * <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;"> 2 || <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;"> Vision Statement ||
 * <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;"> 3 || <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;"> Platform of Belief ||
 * <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;"> 4 || <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;"> Graded lesson plans and reflections
 * <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;"> 5 || <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;"> Student work samples from:
 * <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">6 || <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">Pictures from December bulletin board I created ||
 * <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">7 || <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;"> Classroom Community Project

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Sincerly,

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Karen Canciani