Takeaways from the 1st School Visit_Thursday_Spring 2024 by Myunghwan Shin

Cristina Hernandez

2024-03-14 20:04:20 UTC

Clarity is important when sharing information with students.

My takeaways from the 1st school visit was that we were able to get all the students to participate in the rubber band car activity, and got all the students to do something they have never done before.

2024-03-14 20:04:24 UTC

Amy Bommersbach

2024-03-14 20:05:51 UTC

One of my key takeaways from the first school visit was how important it is to make as many students as possible feel accomplished by the end of the activity. Whether they felt accomplished or not had a huge impact on their overall mood at the end of the session.

Brian Lemus

2024-03-14 20:06:05 UTC

I had to help a spanish only speaker which I didnt expect going into the visit.

Desirae Cantu

2024-03-14 20:06:13 UTC

There were many teachers, so it was easier to assist and keep students on track. They all stayed engaged and determined to finish. Everything went smoothly, there was no trouble managing the classroom.

Peyton Jager

2024-03-14 20:06:13 UTC

I noticed our group worked better when we divided our group into two. After the first round, we divided ourselves up and created two groups of three of us and had half the students with one group and the other half with the other group of us. This allowed us to work in smaller groups and it was much easier to gain the attention of the students in smaller settings.

Yuri Barajas

2024-03-14 20:06:18 UTC

Getting Material ready before students come into the classroom.

Students were excited to build the car on their own as well as being able to have their own creativity. Many students wanted to do more activities like such.

2024-03-14 20:06:22 UTC

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Kalysta Holland

2024-03-14 20:06:28 UTC

McKenna Foss

2024-03-14 20:06:32 UTC

Overall, I think that the process of this activity went pretty well. All the students we met were kind and wanted to talk, and the students participated throughout the entirety of the activity. The rubber band car is a great idea, however the rubber band aspect itself did not have a high success rate, which limited student success and led to student frustration. It was hard trying to help students when their car wouldn’t work even though it looked like the model. I think that planning and teaching an activity with a higher success rate would have made this entire process more enjoyable for both the students and us group members.

Daniela Santiago

2024-03-14 20:06:35 UTC

One takeaway is that not many students have built stem projects before. You could see how many students are actually engaged to do activity.

Ashley Pazen

2024-03-14 20:07:19 UTC

I might need to slow down when giving directions to be more hands-on since some students need to be shown rather than told

Emily Castillo

2024-03-14 20:07:39 UTC

One takeaway that I took from this project was that there will be students that do want to do the project and others will not. We have to make sure to motivate them and make the instructions as clear as possible.

Rachel Lazar

2024-03-14 20:08:16 UTC

We started off instruction by having all of the students pay attention to one group member at a time and found it initially difficult to hold attention of the students as the classroom was very loud. My team then split off into two groups of three with one group at each table. The ratio from student to teacher was 2 to 1 which proved to be much more effective. I think we should split off into groups next time initially to make it go smoother.

Mariana Mendoza

2024-03-14 20:08:37 UTC

The construction of the rubber band cars progressively became easier to teach to students as we practiced more with each rotation. Students were more engaged when they sat next to their favorite color supplies or friends. I chose to color coordinate supplies to seem more appealing and we had one student create a Spiderman inspired car!

Megan Heffernan

2024-03-14 20:09:05 UTC

My key takeaway from field assignment #1 is to make sure that you leave time for them to make adjustments and decorate their creations.

Daniel Salas

2024-03-14 20:09:42 UTC

What I thought was one of the best parts of our last visit would have to be how every student was engaging with each other as they all made their own cars, and for them to have creative freedom making the car to their aesthetic appeal was something that really excited them too!

Sidney Woessner, One of my takeaways is realizing I would do things a little differently next time. I will try not jump in and help the students the second I see they are being challenged. I think it would be better for me to let them think about it a little bit and problem-solve themselves first, and then step in to help. That way the have a chance to be challenged with out someone stepping in and doing it for them.

2024-03-14 20:09:47 UTC

Lorena Fernandez

2024-03-14 20:11:59 UTC

I noticed that we worked better in individual groups rather than a whole class. We were able to help students one on one and better help them.

The different age groups had different emotions about the assignment. 6th graders knew how to do the assignment better but were not as enthusiastic. It was a fun experience overall, and we learned a lot of classroom management skills.

2024-03-14 20:12:40 UTC

Rene Martinez

2024-03-14 20:14:02 UTC

I assisted a spanish speaking student during the activity which was something that was new for me.

Alessandra Lugo

2024-03-14 20:18:35 UTC

A takeaway I got from the first school visit was to take our time explaining things. The students seemed to be engaged and since there were a good amount of people watching them they stayed on task

Erica Echeverria

2024-03-14 21:18:36 UTC

I wanted to learn how to improvise better for future projects that don't work the way we want them too

Merici Ulloa Moran

2024-03-18 04:42:10 UTC

A key takeaway was getting to know students! Even though we had a time limit, I realize the importance of learning students' names. I asked students for their name and re-stated mine. Those same students were more likely to ask me for help. They also liked having the freedom to try the activity all by themselves. When I saw some of them struggling, I gave them an option and asked if they wanted my help or if they wanted to continue trying. They all wanted to continue trying on their own! 😊