StudentTeachingWeeklyLogs

Directions:Answerthesequestionseachweekandemailthemtoyourstudentteaching
supervisorbySundayevening.

Name:AndrewSoelter

Week:9/149/18

1. Howdidyouspendyourtimethisweek?Whatresponsibilitiesdidyouhave?
a. ThisweekIspentmytimeplanningandslowlytakingovertheteaching
responsibilitiesbyoneclassbeingaddedeachdayoftheweek.Ispenttimewith
theinstructionalcoachwatchingafewofmyclassesanddoingareflectionand
discussionontheclassesheobserved.
b. Teachingacoupleofclassesduringtheweekandgradingpapersthatwere
assignedduringlastweekandthisweek.
2. Whatwereyourmostsatisfyingexperiences?Whatwereyourmostchallenging
experiences?
a. Themostsatisfyingexperienceswereseeingsomeofmystudentscontinueto
succeedandbeveryactiveinclass,thesestudentsdidwellonthechapterquiz.
b. Ithinkthemostchallengingexperienceoftheweekwasgradingthequizand
seeingmanystudentsthatIhadexpectedtodowellandtheydidnothaveagreat
score.AsusualwiththefirstweekortimesteachingIhadtogetusedtoeach
classesdifferentdynamicandacademiclevel.
3. Whataretheplansfortheupcomingweek?
a. Teachingbelltobellwithmyplanning,aswellasstartingthelastchapterofthe
unitone.

StudentTeachingWeeklyLog
Directions:Answerthesequestionseachweekandemailthemtoyourstudentteaching
supervisorbySundayevening.

Name:AndrewSoelter

Week:9/219/25

1. Howdidyouspendyourtimethisweek?Whatresponsibilitiesdidyouhave?
a. Ispentmytimeplanningandteachingbelltobell.Ispenttimegradingthe
assessmentsthatIhadthestudentscompleteaswellascomingupwiththenext8
weeksofmysecondunit.
b. Ihavealloftheresponsibilitiesintheclassroom
2. Whatwereyourmostsatisfyingexperiences?Whatwereyourmostchallenging
experiences?
a. Themostsatisfyingexperienceoftheweekwasseeingtheamountoffunthatmy
studentshadduringthesimulation
b. Themostchallengingexperiencewastalkingtoafewofthestudentsabouttheir
poorperformance,Icantseemtogetthemtotry.
3. Whataretheplansfortheupcomingweek?
a. Tokeepplanningandtryingtoreachthestudentswithfunandmeaningful
learningexperiences.

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Directions:Answerthesequestionseachweekandemailthemtoyourstudentteaching
supervisorbySundayevening.

Name:AndrewSoelter

Week:9/2810/2

1. Howdidyouspendyourtimethisweek?Whatresponsibilitiesdidyouhave?
a. Ispentmytimeplanningandteachingbelltobell.Ispenttimegradingthe
assessmentsthatIhadthestudentscomplete.Istartedplanningthenext
simulationthatImgoingtorunthisupcomingMondayandTuesday.
b. Ihavealloftheresponsibilitiesintheclassroom(planandteaching)Gradingtook
upmoretimethisweekthanthelastanditgotabittedious.
2. Whatwereyourmostsatisfyingexperiences?Whatwereyourmostchallenging
experiences?
a. Themostsatisfyingexperienceoftheweekwasduringmycoachingexperience
whenmyplayerslookedtomyexperiencesandfilmnotesforthegameon
Thursday.
b. Themostchallengingexperiencewashavingtwostudentstakeawaymyplan
periodsothatIcantutorthem,itsalotofextraworkthatisonlygoingfrommy
sidetothemgivinglittletonoeffort.
3. Whataretheplansfortheupcomingweek?
a. Tokeepplanningandtryingtoreachthestudentswithfunandmeaningful
learningexperiences,aswellastweakingmysimulationssothattheyarethebest
thattheycanbesinceIdonthaveawholelotofexperiencewithsimulations.

StudentTeachingWeeklyLog
Directions:Answerthesequestionseachweekandemailthemtoyourstudentteaching
supervisorbySundayevening.

Name:AndrewSoelter

Week:10/510/9

1. Howdidyouspendyourtimethisweek?Whatresponsibilitiesdidyouhave?
a. Ispentmytimeplanningandteachingbelltobell.Ispenttimegradingthe
assessmentsthatIhadthestudentscomplete.Istartedmakingthestudyguidefor
theunitonetestaswellasthereviewgame.
b. Ihavealloftheresponsibilitiesintheclassroom(planandteaching),grading
didnttakeasmuchtimethisweekbecauseweareattheendoftheunitsothe
nextbigthingisgradingtheirunitprojectaswellasthetest.
2. Whatwereyourmostsatisfyingexperiences?Whatwereyourmostchallenging
experiences?
a. Themostsatisfyingexperienceoftheweekwasonceagainmycoaching
experienceonthisSundaynightwehadareallyfunpracticeinwhichmystudents
reliedheavilyonmeandhadagreattimedoingit.
b. Themostchallengingexperiencewashavingtwostudentstakeawaymyplan
periodsothatIcantutorthem,itsalotofextraworkthatisonlygoingfrommy
sidetothemgivinglittletonoeffort,thenhavingtotrackthemdownthisweek
everydaybecausetheyfeelthatitsnotworththeirtime.
3. Whataretheplansfortheupcomingweek?
a. Tokeepplanningandtryingtoreachthestudentswithfunandmeaningful
learningexperiences,aswellasmakingsurethestudentsarewellpreparedforthe
unittest.

StudentTeachingWeeklyLog
Directions:Answerthesequestionseachweekandemailthemtoyourstudentteaching
supervisorbySundayevening.

Name:AndrewSoelter

Week:10/1210/15

1. Howdidyouspendyourtimethisweek?Whatresponsibilitiesdidyouhave?
a. Ispentmytimeplanningandteachingbelltobell.Ispentmostofthetime
preparingmystudentsfortheunitoneexam,thisincludedputtingtogethertwo
studyguidesandtwodifferentreviewgamesforstudents.
b. Ihavealloftheresponsibilitiesintheclassroom(planandteaching),gradingover
600projectsandassessmentsthatwereturnedinonTuesdayofthisweekandI
amstillnotdone.Ialsohadthreeshortanswerparagraphsontheunitonetestthat
Ineededtogradesomyweekandweekendhadlittletonofreetime.
2. Whatwereyourmostsatisfyingexperiences?Whatwereyourmostchallenging
experiences?
a. Themostsatisfyingexperienceoftheweekwasseeinghowmanystudentshad
improvedimmenselyfromthepretesttotheposttest.
b. Themostchallengingexperiencewashavingtwostudentstakeawaymyplan
periodsothatIcantutorthem,itsalotofextraworkthatisonlygoingfrommy
sidetothemgivinglittletonoeffort,thenhavingtotrackthemdownthisweek
everydaybecausetheyfeelthatitsnotworththeirtime.Thestudentsrefusedto
workalongsidemetohelpthemselvesasthefallfurtherandfurtherfromthe
pack.Alsogradingwasawful.
3. Whataretheplansfortheupcomingweek?
a. Tokeepplanningandtryingtoreachthestudentswithfunandmeaningful
learningexperiencesforthenextunit,forthefirsttwodayswewilltakethe
pretestfortheunitaswellasintrothechapterssothattheyhavealargeoverview
beforewegetdeepdownintotheunit.

StudentTeachingWeeklyLog
Directions:Answerthesequestionseachweekandemailthemtoyourstudentteaching
supervisorbySundayevening.

Name:AndrewSoelter

Week:10/1910/23

1. Howdidyouspendyourtimethisweek?Whatresponsibilitiesdidyouhave?
a. ThispastweekIspentmytimefinishingupmygrading,Ialsofinishedupputting
allthegradesintothegradebooksothatIamcompletelycaughtupfromallUnit
1assignments.
b. TheresponsibilitiesthatIheldwereforthemostpartexactlythesameasalways
thatgoesalongwithfulltimeteachingandplanning.Ialsoofficiallygotputona
houroftutorforsocialsciencesothatkidscanworkoneononewithmeforthe
nextweekortwotogetcaughtupifneeded.
2. Whatwereyourmostsatisfyingexperiences?Whatwereyourmostchallenging
experiences?
a. Themostsatisfyingexperiencewasfinallyafteralongweekofgradinggetting
fullycaughtupongradesandtheplanningofthenextunit.
b. Themostchallengingwasadjustingtothenewplayoffsscheduleofthevarsity
footballteam,aswellasgettingstudentstocomeinandmakecorrectionstotheir
unit1testsothattheirgradesimprove.
3. Whataretheplansfortheupcomingweek?
a. Wearefinishingupchapter7inunit2sothequizIhavetomakeisgoingtobe
readyforFridaysclass.

StudentTeachingWeeklyLog
Directions:Answerthesequestionseachweekandemailthemtoyourstudentteaching
supervisorbySundayevening.

Name:AndrewSoelter

Week:10/2610/30

1. Howdidyouspendyourtimethisweek?Whatresponsibilitiesdidyouhave?
a. ThispastweekIspentmytimepreparingstudentsfortheirchapter7quiz,we
usedseveraldifferentreadingstrategiesaswellasvisualsandactivitiestoget
acrossthemainpoints.Ieventiedinminigamesintotheendoflessons.
b. TheresponsibilitiesthatIheldwereforthemostpartexactlythesameasalways
thatgoesalongwithfulltimeteachingandplanning.Ikeepmeetingwith
strugglingstudentsduringmyplanperiodsothatwecancatchthemup.Ialsogot
threenewstudentswhichhasprovidedsomechallengethattheydontknowthis
materialorthebackgroundIhavebeensettingfromdayone.
2. Whatwereyourmostsatisfyingexperiences?Whatwereyourmostchallenging
experiences?
a. Themostsatisfyingexperiencewasseeingsomestudentswhostruggledearlyon
quizzesandtestsshowtremendousgrowth.
b. Themostchallengingwascontinuingtoplanforregularclassesaswellas
planningathomeformytutorstudentsbecauseIhavethatplanperiodnot
availableanymore.
3. Whataretheplansfortheupcomingweek?
a. Theclassisdoingchapter8andwehaveareallyfunsimulationonthestock
marketthatIhavefound,itlooksincrediblyfunforstudents.

StudentTeachingWeeklyLog
Directions:Answerthesequestionseachweekandemailthemtoyourstudentteaching
supervisorbySundayevening.

Name:AndrewSoelter

Week:11/211/6

1. Howdidyouspendyourtimethisweek?Whatresponsibilitiesdidyouhave?
a. ThispastweekIspentmytimegoingoverchapter7quizaswellasdoingthe
stockmarketsimulation,andfinallyfinishinggradingthoseshortanswerpractice
questions.
b. TheresponsibilitiesthatIheldwereforthemostpartexactlythesameasalways
thatgoesalongwithfulltimeteachingandplanning.Ikeepmeetingwith
strugglingstudentsduringmyplanperiodsothatwecancatchthemup.Iam
finishinguptheplanningoftherestoftheunit.
2. Whatwereyourmostsatisfyingexperiences?Whatwereyourmostchallenging
experiences?
a. Themostsatisfyingexperiencewasseeingthereactionsofexcitementfrom
studentsduringthestockmarketsimulation
b. Themostchallengingwascontinuingtoplanforregularclassesaswellas
planningathomeformytutorstudentsbecauseIhavethatplanperiodnot
availableanymore.Ialsosawachallengeofrecoveringsomeofthestudentsquiz
scores.
3. Whataretheplansfortheupcomingweek?
a. TheclassisfinishingupthechapterandtakingaquizWednesday.

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Name:AndrewSoelter

Week:11/911/13

1. Howdidyouspendyourtimethisweek?Whatresponsibilitiesdidyouhave?
a. ThispastweekIspentmytimefinishingupchapter8withthestudentssothatwe
couldfinishuptheunitbythisupcomingWednesday.Ididonedayofnotesand
twodaysofclosereadingwithanendproductwhichwillbedueMonday.
b. TheresponsibilitiesthatIhadthisweekwerethesameasafulltimeteacherin
thatIplannedandtaughtaswellashelpedoutwithAP,Ialsogottositinon
somemeetingsonthedefensefornextyearsfootballseason.
2. Whatwereyourmostsatisfyingexperiences?Whatwereyourmostchallenging
experiences?
a. Themostsatisfyingexperiencewasseeingtheaverageofallstudentsrise
dramatically(nearly12%)fromthechapter7quiztothechapter8quiz.
HopefullyIseethistrendgoingintotheunitexam
b. Themostchallengingwasgettingstudentstocontinuetopayattentionandkeep
focusedontheunit.
3. Whataretheplansfortheupcomingweek?
a. Finishupthechapter9whichwillendtheunitandthenhaveareviewday,andon
Fridaywewillbetesting.

StudentTeachingWeeklyLog
Name:AndrewSoelter

Week:11/1611/20

1. Howdidyouspendyourtimethisweek?Whatresponsibilitiesdidyouhave?
a. ThispastweekIspentmytimefinishingupthe9thchapterofthebookwhich
wrappedupunit2andthatmeantthatareviewwasThursdayandthentheunit
examwasonFriday.Wedidapostercreationandanalysisprojectwhichthe
studentsexploredoneofthenewdealprogramsandcreatedaposteraboutit.
b. TheresponsibilitiesthatIhadthisweekwerethesameasafulltimeteacherin
thatIplannedandtaughtaswellashelpedoutwithAPagain,bycomingupwith
agreatreviewgameforbothmyclassesandtheAPclasses.Ialsohavethe
responsibilityofpreparingthestudentsfortheunit2examandgradingitina
timelymanner.
2. Whatwereyourmostsatisfyingexperiences?Whatwereyourmostchallenging
experiences?
a. ThemostsatisfyingexperiencethispastweekwasseeingthescoresoftheUnit
twoexamstayonaverageabout7%higherthanthefirstunitexamwhichisa
hugeimprovementoverall120studentsinregularU.S.History.
b. Themostchallengingpartofthisweekwasmakingsurethatthestudentswere
actuallypreparingfortheunittest,sothatwedoseethatimprovement
3. Whataretheplansfortheupcomingweek?

a. Pretestunitthreeaswellasstartchapter10TuesdayandshortlyonWednesday
beforethanksgivingbreak.

StudentTeachingWeeklyLog
Name:AndrewSoelter

Week:11/2311/25

1. Howdidyouspendyourtimethisweek?Whatresponsibilitiesdidyouhave?
a. ThispastweekIspentmytimefinishingupgradingtheUnit2examsandgiving
informativefeedbackforthestudentsbenefit.Ialsospentmytimetransitioning
fromtheleadandfulltimeteacherbacktothehelpingonthesiderole.Iwasfull
timeallMondayforclassesbutafterthatIgaveupsomecontrolandplanning.
b. TheresponsibilitiesthatIhadthisweekwereslightlydifferentinthatIstarted
givingupcontrolonTuesdayandWednesdaybacktomymentorteacher.
2. Whatwereyourmostsatisfyingexperiences?Whatwereyourmostchallenging
experiences?
a. ThemostsatisfyingexperiencethispastweekwasfinallyfeelinglikeIamalmost
donewithschoolandcanmoveontoteachingforrealasaprofession.
b. Themostchallengingpartofthisweekwasseeingsomestudentsstruggleat
understandingwhytheydidbadontheexameveniftheystudied.Ispenttime
goingoverquestionsonthetestsothattheycouldcomeinandmakecorrections
ontheirexam.
3. Whataretheplansfortheupcomingweek?

a. Observeafewclassesofothergoodmentortypeteachers,Iwillalsobeobserved
bytheinstructionalcoachonceduringtheweek.Finishupallgradingandput
finishingtouchesonataskgiventomebythementor.Alsointerviewingwithan
administratorandfinishingmyportfolio.