Strategies for mentoring
Please
read the Teach Language article (resources). Discuss with classroom
teacher about one student or a small group to work with consistently.
Blog about your student/s but do not mention anyone's name. Please describe a technique or study strategy you have used with a student that has worked well.
I have mostly been working with the same group of four to five students for the past two semesters. There have not been many problems that I have encountered over this time, but one thing I have noticed is getting them motivated to get working which can definitely be lacking at times. This is expected though, and usually after a little time I am able to get them settled down and working. Every day before the class begins I go and ask the teacher what is going to be worked on that day and the assignments that she is going to be handing out. Once I have gotten one I go take 5-10 minutes and review it over so I have a better understanding of it. Then when we go to work in our group I am better able to help them right away. This system has worked very well as once we get into our group we can just right into working instead of me wasting time trying to figure out what the assignment is. It has really worked in being time efficient as possible, and is able to give more time to work on the assignments more in depth so they are better understanding of them.
ReplyDeleteI sit in the class along with all the other students and when they have work to do, I do it with them. usually the teacher will hand us the assignment and I like to get it done right away. After I have finished mine, students will usually ask questions and I can help them out because I have done the assignment and it makes it easier for me to explain the material to them. This system really works for me because I get a better understanding of what all the students are learning and helping them is much easier than it would be if I were to just sit around waiting fro someone to come up to me.
ReplyDeleteGlad you do the assignments with the students as that way you can tell what might be difficult for them. Good work.
ReplyDeleteIn my class, I have a few select students that I do a daily check in with to see how their work is going and if they have any questions etc... However, there is one student that constantly needs to be reminded to keep on their work and needs extra motivation and help understand concepts in class. During labs, I will automatically sit with them and essentially do the lab with them. It's helpful for them because it keeps them off their phone and focused in on what the whole class is doing. I keep myself opened so that any other student can ask me questions if they need any help. One strategy that has worked is asking open ended questions to get them thinking about what they are learning. Instead of telling them the answer, I'll ask "What do you think the answer is?" as to give them confidence in their own responses. This gives me an opportunity to find out what they know about the subject, and gives them the opportunity to answer and think for themselves.
ReplyDelete- Sam Jones
In my class, I have a few select students that I do a daily check in with to see how their work is going and if they have any questions etc... However, there is one student that constantly needs to be reminded to keep on their work and needs extra motivation and help understand concepts in class. During labs, I will automatically sit with them and essentially do the lab with them. It's helpful for them because it keeps them off their phone and focused in on what the whole class is doing. I keep myself opened so that any other student can ask me questions if they need any help. One strategy that has worked is asking open ended questions to get them thinking about what they are learning. Instead of telling them the answer, I'll ask "What do you think the answer is?" as to give them confidence in their own responses. This gives me an opportunity to find out what they know about the subject, and gives them the opportunity to answer and think for themselves.
ReplyDelete- Sam Jones
I work one on one with a specific student. English is his second language, so some of the assignments are quite difficult for him. After he writes in his journal,we might read for the day or work on assignments he needs to get completed. In order to ease some of his struggles, we will sometimes head up to the library and work on the material at his own pace. This approach seems to help him get a better understanding of the material and allows me to help him in areas I might not have realized he needed help, such as reading comprehension. One difficulty I've faced is attendance, my student isn't always here and that has been a roadblock in terms of setting aside time to work together and pinpointing where it is he needs help. Overall, I enjoy working with one specific student, although I am there to help anyone who needs it, because I feel like I am truly helping someone and making an impact in their life.
ReplyDeleteQuinn Vlacich
In my class I don't necessarily work with one student or group of students in particular. What Mr. Pier has me do is walk around the classroom and help where it is needed. Yes, some student's need more help than other's and those are the students I usually check in with first. I have them explain the assignment to me, so not only I can understand it, but so they can have a better understanding as well. Giving them the opportunity to explain it helps them connect ideas and become more invested in what they're working on. This class is filled with some very bright students, and some of the time they don't even need help, they'll tell me "I got this one", and I think that's wonderful! I really enjoy helping out in this class because it helps my social skills and I get to make some friendships along the way.
ReplyDeleteOlivia Falls-Kulak
Over the course of the year, i worked with several different students, some needed more help at times than others, and i would help them with whatever they needed, and usually they would start to get it after a few days, so i wouldnt need to work one on one as much as i did previously. if they have questions then of course they could ask me whenever, and i would always check in with them every class just to make sure everything was going well, if it wasnt i would help them with the subject they were struggling with.
ReplyDeleteI included other learning techniques in when i was teaching, and i would try to help them and give them advice that they could use later in life and in other classes as well. Along with them learning, the more i worked with them the more i learned as well. I would learn different styles of teaching for different students, and i would try to adjust my techniques to how they would learn, and most of the time it was successful.