My original PS1 Goals can be found here.
Goal #1: Become faster and more effective at lesson planning.
Almost as soon as I started my practicum I became better at and more comfortable with lesson planning. When I originally wrote my goals, I was concerned about writing the learning objectives and key questions for my lesson plans. I believe that I have gotten much better at these aspects of lesson planning by simply not worrying as much about them. I have found that by not thinking about them as much, they seem to come easier to me while planning. I have also become much quicker at lesson planning simply because there is less time and more lesson plans that need to be completed than I am was previously used to. My lesson plan have also become shorter as I find that they do not need to be as detailed as they used to be previously for me to understand and follow them. I think that this means my lesson planning has become much effective as I can summarize my thoughts and plans better, making the lesson plan much easier to follow and find my place throughout the lesson. I believe that overall my first goal has been met throughout this practicum.
Goal #2: Become more familiar with the KSAs.
The KSAs have been much more difficult to become familiar with than I had expected. I have found that the KSAs are often not discussed too often in schools, therefore it is quite difficult to become familiar with them when I am not exposed to them. I still feel like I don't have a sound understanding of them. I think that once I develop my reflections more on my portfolio and relate them to the KSAs, I will become much more familiar with them. I plan to do more research on the KSAs before I complete PSII in the Spring of 2016. I believe that this goal was not completely met, but I plan to work on it in the future and then make it one of my goals for PSII as well.
Goal #3: Become more comfortable with the Alberta Program of Studies, for all subjects.
I was given the opportunity to teach a variety of subjects during my PSI practicum, which allowed me to become more comfortable and familiar with lots of the different Programs of Studies. I taught Science the most and have become quite familiar with this Program of Study and how to navigate it. This practicum introduced me to the Mathematics Program of Study. I had not really had an opportunity to work with this Program of Study before and it gave me an opportunity to become aware of the general outline and how to navigate it as well. I was already familiar with the Language Arts Curriculum so I did not put much of a focus on learning this one better. For Social, I only taught a couple of lessons, so I feel that my level of comfort with this Program of Study still needs quite a bit of work. I also still need to become more comfortable with the Physical Education, Music, Art, and Drama Programs of Studies. I find all of these programs very difficult to navigate at this point, simply because I have very little experience with them thus far. I believe that I have become much more comfortable with many of the Programs of Studies, but there is still lots of work and learning to be done to become even more comfortable with all of them. I think that this is an ongoing and lifelong goal for all teachers and that only with time and experience will this goal be met.
Goal #1: Become faster and more effective at lesson planning.
Almost as soon as I started my practicum I became better at and more comfortable with lesson planning. When I originally wrote my goals, I was concerned about writing the learning objectives and key questions for my lesson plans. I believe that I have gotten much better at these aspects of lesson planning by simply not worrying as much about them. I have found that by not thinking about them as much, they seem to come easier to me while planning. I have also become much quicker at lesson planning simply because there is less time and more lesson plans that need to be completed than I am was previously used to. My lesson plan have also become shorter as I find that they do not need to be as detailed as they used to be previously for me to understand and follow them. I think that this means my lesson planning has become much effective as I can summarize my thoughts and plans better, making the lesson plan much easier to follow and find my place throughout the lesson. I believe that overall my first goal has been met throughout this practicum.
Goal #2: Become more familiar with the KSAs.
The KSAs have been much more difficult to become familiar with than I had expected. I have found that the KSAs are often not discussed too often in schools, therefore it is quite difficult to become familiar with them when I am not exposed to them. I still feel like I don't have a sound understanding of them. I think that once I develop my reflections more on my portfolio and relate them to the KSAs, I will become much more familiar with them. I plan to do more research on the KSAs before I complete PSII in the Spring of 2016. I believe that this goal was not completely met, but I plan to work on it in the future and then make it one of my goals for PSII as well.
Goal #3: Become more comfortable with the Alberta Program of Studies, for all subjects.
I was given the opportunity to teach a variety of subjects during my PSI practicum, which allowed me to become more comfortable and familiar with lots of the different Programs of Studies. I taught Science the most and have become quite familiar with this Program of Study and how to navigate it. This practicum introduced me to the Mathematics Program of Study. I had not really had an opportunity to work with this Program of Study before and it gave me an opportunity to become aware of the general outline and how to navigate it as well. I was already familiar with the Language Arts Curriculum so I did not put much of a focus on learning this one better. For Social, I only taught a couple of lessons, so I feel that my level of comfort with this Program of Study still needs quite a bit of work. I also still need to become more comfortable with the Physical Education, Music, Art, and Drama Programs of Studies. I find all of these programs very difficult to navigate at this point, simply because I have very little experience with them thus far. I believe that I have become much more comfortable with many of the Programs of Studies, but there is still lots of work and learning to be done to become even more comfortable with all of them. I think that this is an ongoing and lifelong goal for all teachers and that only with time and experience will this goal be met.