06 July 2021 - Reflections on my Practicum

 

Blog Post: Reflections on Your Practicum and Thoughts on Next Steps

1. Name: Marius

2. Teaching specialty/specialties: Mathematics

3. Highlights of your teaching practicum experience: 

1. Experiences that you remember with a smile (learning, growth, “I love this job!” sorts of things)

   Students telling me they "really liked math this quarter", and that they "never knew math was fun".

   Many math activities which were super fun, such as rediscovering the solution to the Bridges of Konigsberg problem and lots of baby group theory and history of math. 

2. Challenges: Things that were a struggle, perhaps in the “We learn and grow through challenges and hardships” category of “learning experience”

   Getting students to come to class, calling parents and an ongoing push help them succeed. 

3. Ongoing learning: Things that, at the end of your practicum, had you thinking, “I want to learn more about, or work on developing my skills in .…” (?)

   I want to learn more about leadership and getting better at choosing my words so they have greater inspirational impact. 

4. Reflecting on the way the video, “Message from the future II”, plays with the notion of messages across time: What is the most important thing that would write in a letter to your future teacher self (e.g. five years from now)?

   Keep reading and learning, since it's the only way to grow. 

5. Post-BEd plans: e.g., if you have already secured a teaching job, what/where? Or, some other sort of job? Or, further studies? Or, if you don’t have solid plans, what are your hoped-for post-BEd options?): Note: The purpose of this question is to provide us (Amanda and Mati) some context to get a sense of your interests and potential needs as you move into your career

            I have been hired in a district in the lower mainland but I wouldn't want to say which ones since sometimes these blogs become public for no reason. I can talk about it during the Zoom session.

6. Anything else? If there is anything else you would like to share, please do! Amanda and Mati would love to learn more about you - 

   I am very outgoing and I like spending time outside a lot. For fun I also read books/literature and nonfiction as well. :)