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Archive for February, 2008

Clinical Supervision

Posted by jplatt on February 14, 2008

Today during common hour at Hofstra University all the early childhood, elementary education, and dual students had a meeting to meet our supervisors for this semester. I feel very lucky that I got Myrna who seems very dedicated to everyone. I felt so welcomed when I got a phone call from her two days before to inform me that she would be my supervisor. However, at the meeting they totally shocked everyone with all the information they were giving us. Luckily I have spoken to people who were in the program previously so I had some idea, but I had no idea we’d be teaching EVERY time. I am so excited to be doing this, but also a little nervous as a first timer really teaching in a classroom.

This Friday I meet my cooperative teacher, which I am ecstatic about, but nervous at the same time, especially about the parking situation (it looked like everything was parallel parking, and I haven’t parallel parked since I took my road test five years ago!) Until then…

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Spring Observation

Posted by jplatt on February 1, 2008

I’m very happy to report that this semester I will be spending 90 hours as a participant-observer in a second grade class at West Side Elementary School in the Cold Spring Harbor School District.  In two weeks I will be meeting my (first ever) supervisor and from there I’ll be beginning my observations mid-February.  As I’m told, the first 2 times there I will be simply observing and from then on, student teaching!!

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