Personally, I feel like it is hard to teach any subject online. You aren't physically there to show them the information and strategies for that task. I think that the most difficult subject to teach virtually right now is language arts. You cannot force a child at home to read every night, you can only really go off of the honor system. It is also extremely hard to teach writing virtually because the students are not physically there watching you.
I am lucky enough to have my supervised lessons in person, however, I think that teaching a lesson virtually is 10 times harder than teaching a lesson in person. I think as long as you really prepare yourself for any technological errors and for the lesson in general, everything will go ok. But, you cannot control what the students do or say on the other end, just like in a normal classroom. It also may be more difficult to make sure the students are paying attention virtually or cooperate with the lesson. Personally, I am relieved that I will be teaching my lessons in person, and I am intrigued to hear how virtual lessons go from my peers.
The subjects that are the most difficult to teach virtually are Language Arts and Math. For LA there is such an emphasis on testing skills such as: reading, phonemic awareness, writing, etc. and doing so virtually skews the results. In the younger grades especially, teachers want to make sure that students have a strong foundation for reading and writing. Math is another subject that I believe is very challenging to teach virtually because of the use of manipulatives in lessons and ensuring that students are doing the skill the correct way. Although I think that for teachers every subject is challenging, I find that these two subjects are the most impactful for our younger learners and it is important for them to receive the best instruction. Aside from which subjects would be the most challenging, I believe that media and computers would be the easiest to teach virtually. From what I have noticed is that students are becoming accustomed with using a laptop or computer. Improving these skills now will help them when students return to the classroom.
For the four supervised lessons, I hope that my supervisor can observe me giving both an in-person and virtual lesson. I think that there are enough virtual resources for me to do a sufficient job teaching remotely. However, this is a temporary setting for school and I would like feedback on how well I'm progressing in front of a class of students. Last semester it was sort of disappointing not getting that experience and I think doing these supervised in-person lessons helps prepare you for the future.
Since I am in a kindergarten class I think that teaching any subject virtually is hard to do. I think this because young children learn through hands on activities and through play, which cannot be done virtually. Also, five-year-old children cannot sit in front of a computer all day, so the google meets we do have with them are very short and none of them last over 30 minutes. Since it is a short amount of time we can never fully know how much information they are retaining. With that being said I have also noticed that when the teacher asks any of the students a question most of the students get the answers from their parents. This happens for every subject, so I also do not think one subject is easier to teach virtually as well. I personally believe that they are all equally has hard to teach this way.
For my four supervised lessons, yes I was initially nervous to teach them virtually. However, the school I am in has now decided to go hybrid, so I am lucky enough to teach my lessons in person. Though, I am a little worried about how I am going to teach the students in person, while also teaching the students who are virtual that day. I think I am going to need to make the activity for my lesson two different ways one for in-person students and one for the virtual students. Though, I think coming up with an activity and lesson that works for both groups is going to be challenging.
I believe that the most difficult subject to teach virtually is math. I think math requires a lot of practice and repetition. For math, most students find it easier to grasp concepts when the teacher is completing sample problems over and over again on the front board. I also think a lot of students learn better when they can use manipulatives for math. It is hard for students to be able to use manipulatives or watch a teacher complete multiple examples over and over again when classes are shortened and everything is virtual. I do not feel that any subject being taught virtually is easier compared to another. I feel that children learn best when they are sitting in the classroom and are not distracted by things going on in their house. I definitely think it will be hard to teach supervised lessons online. On top of already being nervous to teach in front of a supervisor, I now have to cross my fingers that all of the technology works, that I use it properly, and that the students are engaged in the lesson over the internet. I feel like being supervised this year is going to be completely different from before, because education is changing a lot right now. If anything, our supervisors may be more lenient with some things because a lot is going to be out of our control while we teach.
Personally I think any subject is hard to teach online. Not being able to be in the classroom to help the students is definitely difficult because you are not physically there to engage the students and to help them. In grades K-2 they are doing a lot of emphasis on skills you will need for the rest of your academic career. However, these skills are most likely not going to be as proficient as they were with past students. I have seen a kindergarten teacher try to encourage her students to write in their journals and they just look at her because they do not have this skill yet. A lot of times holding the students attention in the classroom can be hard but it is even harder when you are online. It is hard to keep them engaged and to keep their attention especially when the students are young. It is hard to believe students in kindergarten and 1st grade are expected to sit at the computer for 6 hours a day.
I think it'll be hard to teach our 4 supervised lessons online if it comes down to it. Being observed is nerve-wracking enough, let alone when you feel like you barely know the students. I still am not placed but hopefully when I am, it will be in a hybrid school district. I am looking forward to this experience and I hope it is a smooth process.
I feel like teaching science will be a hard subject to teach because I always remembered science being hands-on. Students really thrive off of hands-on in general and a lot of the time science requires materials that students might not have at home. Overall, all subjects are pretty tough because teachers don't have the ability to walk around to help individual students. There's a lot of multitasking involved with teaching online. I think math is easier to teach because there are apps that allow you to use google meets as a white board. The only thing is that it's hard to do formative assessments because teachers see what's wrong by walking around or having students go up to the board.
I think the supervised lessons will be a bit easy because the last supervised one was rather easy. They watched the recorded lesson and everything went really smoothly as I had all the materials up and ready to go. I think the easiness goes with who your cooperating teacher is and who the supervisor is and how willing they are working with you and your schedule. I also think it's important we as the student teachers should know the students a little. when I did it last semester, I only knew them for a day before quarantine shut the school down. Even in the remote meetings, I didn't speak as much because they had a more flipped classroom type so it was a bit more tough.
Jessica Kellenbach: I think that the most difficult subject to teach is math. I think this because in the primary grade levels math lessons often consist of counters, and other hands on tools to help children learn. I think that this is something children are missing out on because they can not physically count something or have a hands on experience while learning numbers.
Kayla Sanderson: I personally believe that a very difficult subject to teach over a computer screen is reading and writing. The students are not right in front of you and able to really see how you are writing letters and how you are pronouncing the letters. It is important for the students to learn these basic skill to succeed in life. I also think it is very difficult to be supervised online because everyone's technology must be working and this is such a new thing to everyone that we are not sure the right way to teach lessons online
Personally, I feel like it is hard to teach any subject online. You aren't physically there to show them the information and strategies for that task. I think that the most difficult subject to teach virtually right now is language arts. You cannot force a child at home to read every night, you can only really go off of the honor system. It is also extremely hard to teach writing virtually because the students are not physically there watching you.
ReplyDeleteI am lucky enough to have my supervised lessons in person, however, I think that teaching a lesson virtually is 10 times harder than teaching a lesson in person. I think as long as you really prepare yourself for any technological errors and for the lesson in general, everything will go ok. But, you cannot control what the students do or say on the other end, just like in a normal classroom. It also may be more difficult to make sure the students are paying attention virtually or cooperate with the lesson. Personally, I am relieved that I will be teaching my lessons in person, and I am intrigued to hear how virtual lessons go from my peers.
The subjects that are the most difficult to teach virtually are Language Arts and Math. For LA there is such an emphasis on testing skills such as: reading, phonemic awareness, writing, etc. and doing so virtually skews the results. In the younger grades especially, teachers want to make sure that students have a strong foundation for reading and writing. Math is another subject that I believe is very challenging to teach virtually because of the use of manipulatives in lessons and ensuring that students are doing the skill the correct way. Although I think that for teachers every subject is challenging, I find that these two subjects are the most impactful for our younger learners and it is important for them to receive the best instruction. Aside from which subjects would be the most challenging, I believe that media and computers would be the easiest to teach virtually. From what I have noticed is that students are becoming accustomed with using a laptop or computer. Improving these skills now will help them when students return to the classroom.
ReplyDeleteFor the four supervised lessons, I hope that my supervisor can observe me giving both an in-person and virtual lesson. I think that there are enough virtual resources for me to do a sufficient job teaching remotely. However, this is a temporary setting for school and I would like feedback on how well I'm progressing in front of a class of students. Last semester it was sort of disappointing not getting that experience and I think doing these supervised in-person lessons helps prepare you for the future.
Since I am in a kindergarten class I think that teaching any subject virtually is hard to do. I think this because young children learn through hands on activities and through play, which cannot be done virtually. Also, five-year-old children cannot sit in front of a computer all day, so the google meets we do have with them are very short and none of them last over 30 minutes. Since it is a short amount of time we can never fully know how much information they are retaining. With that being said I have also noticed that when the teacher asks any of the students a question most of the students get the answers from their parents. This happens for every subject, so I also do not think one subject is easier to teach virtually as well. I personally believe that they are all equally has hard to teach this way.
ReplyDeleteFor my four supervised lessons, yes I was initially nervous to teach them virtually. However, the school I am in has now decided to go hybrid, so I am lucky enough to teach my lessons in person. Though, I am a little worried about how I am going to teach the students in person, while also teaching the students who are virtual that day. I think I am going to need to make the activity for my lesson two different ways one for in-person students and one for the virtual students. Though, I think coming up with an activity and lesson that works for both groups is going to be challenging.
I believe that the most difficult subject to teach virtually is math. I think math requires a lot of practice and repetition. For math, most students find it easier to grasp concepts when the teacher is completing sample problems over and over again on the front board. I also think a lot of students learn better when they can use manipulatives for math. It is hard for students to be able to use manipulatives or watch a teacher complete multiple examples over and over again when classes are shortened and everything is virtual. I do not feel that any subject being taught virtually is easier compared to another. I feel that children learn best when they are sitting in the classroom and are not distracted by things going on in their house.
ReplyDeleteI definitely think it will be hard to teach supervised lessons online. On top of already being nervous to teach in front of a supervisor, I now have to cross my fingers that all of the technology works, that I use it properly, and that the students are engaged in the lesson over the internet. I feel like being supervised this year is going to be completely different from before, because education is changing a lot right now. If anything, our supervisors may be more lenient with some things because a lot is going to be out of our control while we teach.
Personally I think any subject is hard to teach online. Not being able to be in the classroom to help the students is definitely difficult because you are not physically there to engage the students and to help them. In grades K-2 they are doing a lot of emphasis on skills you will need for the rest of your academic career. However, these skills are most likely not going to be as proficient as they were with past students. I have seen a kindergarten teacher try to encourage her students to write in their journals and they just look at her because they do not have this skill yet. A lot of times holding the students attention in the classroom can be hard but it is even harder when you are online. It is hard to keep them engaged and to keep their attention especially when the students are young. It is hard to believe students in kindergarten and 1st grade are expected to sit at the computer for 6 hours a day.
ReplyDeleteI think it'll be hard to teach our 4 supervised lessons online if it comes down to it. Being observed is nerve-wracking enough, let alone when you feel like you barely know the students. I still am not placed but hopefully when I am, it will be in a hybrid school district. I am looking forward to this experience and I hope it is a smooth process.
I feel like teaching science will be a hard subject to teach because I always remembered science being hands-on. Students really thrive off of hands-on in general and a lot of the time science requires materials that students might not have at home. Overall, all subjects are pretty tough because teachers don't have the ability to walk around to help individual students. There's a lot of multitasking involved with teaching online. I think math is easier to teach because there are apps that allow you to use google meets as a white board. The only thing is that it's hard to do formative assessments because teachers see what's wrong by walking around or having students go up to the board.
ReplyDeleteI think the supervised lessons will be a bit easy because the last supervised one was rather easy. They watched the recorded lesson and everything went really smoothly as I had all the materials up and ready to go. I think the easiness goes with who your cooperating teacher is and who the supervisor is and how willing they are working with you and your schedule. I also think it's important we as the student teachers should know the students a little. when I did it last semester, I only knew them for a day before quarantine shut the school down. Even in the remote meetings, I didn't speak as much because they had a more flipped classroom type so it was a bit more tough.
Jessica Kellenbach: I think that the most difficult subject to teach is math. I think this because in the primary grade levels math lessons often consist of counters, and other hands on tools to help children learn. I think that this is something children are missing out on because they can not physically count something or have a hands on experience while learning numbers.
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ReplyDeleteKayla Sanderson: I personally believe that a very difficult subject to teach over a computer screen is reading and writing. The students are not right in front of you and able to really see how you are writing letters and how you are pronouncing the letters. It is important for the students to learn these basic skill to succeed in life. I also think it is very difficult to be supervised online because everyone's technology must be working and this is such a new thing to everyone that we are not sure the right way to teach lessons online
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