Pre-internship Weblog

First class today, I was able to teach the grade 9 math class. We just started the unit on data analysis and probability. The students are a bright group who are a pleasure to teach. Trying to keep the students interested isn’t too difficult, they are an inquisitive bunch. Tomorrow is World Math Day, so we will spend the class competing against students from around the world. I sure hope they enjoy this friendly competition.

Second class we worked on Information Processing 10. I continued where my co-op left of, with excel. Not much happened here, except the one student is falling behind as he missed yesterdays work. It will be interesting to see if I am able to get him caught up before the students begin working on their large assignment.

As I continue to work with the students, I am beginning to learn their names. That was my target today, to remember their names. With names such that are traditional to the Arabic countries, I have a more difficult time remembering them. I am sure I will get them all soon, it just takes a lot of focus and practice. Thank goodness for seating plans.

Tomorrow should be uneventful. I would like to spend some time in other classes to see how other teachers manage their class and see if there are any more ideas I can pick up from them.