Finally came to my first day to the middle school!
I was so tired after standing for the whole day.
My back was so sore that I can hardly turn my body.
I think I really need to do some yoga for stretching.
Some strategies that I learned:
solving two-step algebraic equation
- patient needs to be weighed at clinic
- patient wears a trench coat and has a suitcase
- what does the patient remove first to get onto the scale?
- e.g. 3x+5 = 17 patient =x, trench coat = 3, suitcase=5, weight = 17
combining like terms involving negative number
- e.g. -3m+m = 18
- use money/dollar to explain combining like terms
I like Mr. Clay's use of powerpoint to do review with the whole class.
It's so good that the whole class has to stand after they first get into the classroom,they have to earn their seats by answering one question, also students get to appoint another one to answer. I see students are very engaged in this activity.
For the 5 classes that I am going to teach, one of them is a honor class. All of them belong to the magnet program. That means all students are being selected according to their academic performance. I can see all students are well behaved, except a few students in one class. Mr. Clay said the first day of school is very important in shaping students' whole year behavior. They will get to know what the teacher is. Can they be relaxed and play in the classroom? Or, do they need to work hard? Mr. Clay did a great job in telling all students what he expects, and the students' standard. He particularly told those classes that do not meet his standard, but he at the same time said it's okay that they are not at the standard, we are going to help them to reach the class standard in this week, but those students have to work harder than other classes.
Mr. Clay said he is a reserved teacher. He usually doesn't talk much during lesson. I am looking forward to see how he can keep students engaged without doing a lot of talking.
