In my Math teaching methods course at McGill recently, I completed a rehearsal of a lesson plan that I put together. The LP is for a Grade 11 CST (Cultural, Social and Technical) math class on the topic of Vote…
My third field experience took place over three months at Beurling Academy in Verdun. I had a great time teaching three wonderful Grade 10 and 11 math classes (science option) and was sad to leave the school. Below I have…
I have learned a lot in the last several months at Beurling Academy about managing classrooms, both from my day-to-day classroom management and by substituting for a Cultural, Social and Technical math class several times. It is difficult to summarize…
I recently completed an assignment called “Success for All” in my third field experience. The assignment was to choose one student from our classes who was on the tipping point between success and failure, and to take note of what…
This is a reflection on several classes I substituted in for my cooperating teacher while at Beurling Academy. It was written for my Classroom Practices class at McGill. The text includes expletives. * * * The exchange starts out between…
My second field experience took place over three weeks at Lasalle Community Comprehensive High School (LCCHS), during which time I observed and then taught in two Grade 11 math classes (Cultural, social and technical option) and helped out in the…