June+17,+2011

REFLECTIONS

Han Wei Today we go over all the specific details for the field trip on the coming Wednesday, and we learn how to use the flip camera. Later we work together to decorate the classroom and settle all the desks in the classroom. It is really good and happy to see the eggs, caterpillars and butterflies on the wall. We are expecting the coming class next Monday!

Zhang Xiaohong We learned how to use flip camera and we were given time to work in group to discuss and come up with some sentences patterns students may use in the video on the filed trip day next Wednesday. We also learned how to use smart board. Learning how to use technology is really something that I need to work on. We set up our classroom and are ready to welcome our students in on next Monday. I feel very good about our team and I am proud of the teachers in our group.

Norman Kao

We got to learn how to use the camera and the detail for Wednesday’s trip. Everyone worked hard and tried to get all prep done. Very impressed indeed!

Shelley Xiao 6-17-11 It was very exciting to see all the butterflies in our classroom hatched. They are so beautiful. We’ve got some tree branches and leafs in the butterfly's "nest". It is such good feeling to watch the butterflies being so conformable in there, as if that was their real home. I am sure the kids will be very excited to see the butterflies. Big thanks to Mr. Collin!! Also, thanks to GVA for providing such an easy to use camera (I still can’t figure out my video camera work. It is too complicated). It was nice that our group had a quick rehearsal for next week’s teaching. I feel a little comfortable now. I think we will have a great team work next week!

Gu Xitao

Principal of GVA gave us a detailed introduction about the schedule for the field trip to the butterfly pavilion next Wednesday and remind us of something that we need to pay attention to ensure that both we and our students can get as much as possible from this field trip. Technology person taught us how to use flip camera and also smart board. We put a finishing touch to our classroom decoration. Hope that the students will enjoy their time here and learn something too.

Shaohua Chen This morning's review of shared reading and writing was very useful. The logistics of the field trip were very detailed and comprehensive. These should have eased some teachers' anxiety, and help us to be well organized and prepared. Good luck everybody!

Jade Jiang Clayton I really like working with our group to prepare for the lessons for the coming week. Looking forward to meeting our student and field trip. It must be exciting. We learned how to use the camera to video a presentation.

Cao Yongxin

It is the last day for us to learn theory and other's experiences. Next week, we will put the theory into practice. In the afternoon, everyone is hard-working to get everything prepared for next week. The group members helped each other and give support to others as much as possible. And to make everything perfect, all the members contribute his or her ideas no matter if it is good or not compatable for kids. All in all, we try our best! And we hope we will have a wonderful experiences for next week.

Ning Wei

We practiced using Flip Camera today. It is very easy to film with it and I believe the students can learn it really quickly. We did more work in the classroom and all of us feel ready to meet the students next week.

Chunyan Wang:

We are ready for the next week!!!we prepared everything we could thought,hope everything will go well.and hope kids can really learn something from us and like what we prepared for them.Good luck everyone!!

Ying Li

This morning we got all the detail informations about the field trip. Afternoon we got everything prepared, even all the teachers practiced their teaching. I think we really get everything ready.

Louisa Yu

It is a wonderful team work! We spent lots of time to discuss the lesoon plan and decorated the classroom, we are ready to next week! Thank you, Isabel Hsu! For sharing the classroom rules with us. Have a great weekend, everyone!

Belinda Liu We spent a lot of time to prepare our lessons and decorate our classroom. We are ready for next week. We got a lot of work done today. Team work is great. We help each other and give each other ideas. We had a lot of fun. I wish we will get wonderful time next week. Have a nice weekend.

Tracy Peng A little hectic these two days. Our group members have done a lot of preparatory work for our teaching next week. Everyone is contributive, creativce and cooperative! We finished decorating the classroom today and talked about our lesson plan of each day in details. We have the confidence that we will do a good job next week!

Yinsan Isabel Hsu We finally finished up with the classroom decoration and got needed print out ready for tomorrow. We also went over how to use the flick camrecoder and some field trip detailed. It was nice going over all of the logistics so we have better sense of what to expect. Anyhow, I am very excited about next week; good luck and best wishes to everyone!

Mo Geng Today is the last day for us to review our lesson plan, prepare teaching materials, and decorate our classroom. We got our detail schedule at morning, and then we worked in the group again. Even though we worked in rush a little bit, but everybody worked very hard, and we almost organized and prepared everything which we could do for the next week. I am looking forward to seeing our students. Let us Show Our Best! Good luck everyone :) !

I-Chi Wang This morning we planned ahead on field trips. It was extremely detailed and organized. In the afternoon, our group went over the first day schedule. We prepared educated and fun material to give the kids next week. Happy teachings!

Shuo Chen We finished teacher lessons today, and next week we will meet our students. Our group fixed everyday's details and followed the schedule of the first day to revise other's lesson plan. Best wishes for every group.

Yewei Jiang I really enjoyed our teamwork. I-chi Wang created an awesome poster for the butterfly life cycle that brightened up our classroom. Teacher Ling also gave great advice on how to prepare a lesson plan. Thank you everybody!

Fanghong Yu This afternoon I stayed up late to prepare the classroom with our group members. It was so much work to do, corating the classroom, arrange the classroom, planning the lesson....I didn't fell so exhausting when I taught high school students. Teachers, especially the immersion school teachers who don't have a text boom and needs to plan their own lessons, need to spend a lot if extra time on planning lessons. I look forward to Monday's class with our new students~

Ruhong Wu Last night I stayed up late to create the sample of my story book that would help students to share reading. After shown my book to letter group members this morning, they all liked it very much. We keep ourselvies busy to prepare all the lesson details for next week lesson, also setted up classroom and looked forward to meeting our students.

Sherry Chao This morning David showed we how to use the flip. Today my team prepare all teaching materials and finished the classroom decorate for nest week. Next week is important to us, we will meet our students and then will see our effort.

Bella(Wei Yang) The flip video came to our class! It is very easy to use it. I am looking forward to students' work. And, Cathy gave us some brilliant ideas about shared reading and writing, which is very inspring. I cannot wait for using all these strategies in my teaching next week!

Jubie Ahn This morning, Cathy reviewed the whole process of field trip and emphasize the key concern. Also, we have IT personnel showing us how to use flip camera to be ready for field trip. In the afternoon, we back to finish the unfinished - the classroom decoration and have the chance to rehearsal the lesson plan to make sure there is no gap between everyday's teaching. We are ready for the arrival of our students!!!