Activity Log

This page covers a semester of activities as part of my teaching practicum course.

Practicum Mentor Observations

Prior to beginning my practicum teaching hours, I observed my mentor teacher at the Pacific Grove (PG) Adult School in Pacific Grove, California.

Date	Topic
2.11.2015	Lesson on present, past, future tense
3.11.2015	Lesson on weather

Practicum Teaching Experience

I taught six three-hour intermediate conversation lessons.

Date	Topic
3.18.2015	Staying Healthy
3.25.2015	California State and National Parks
4.8.2015	Fortune Telling
4.15.2015	Conserving Water Part 1
4.22.2015	Conserving Water Part 2
4.29.2015	Wedding Traditions

Practicum Peer Coaching

My Lesson: Rosa Brambila observed my teaching on April 15, 2015 at the PG Adult School. I shared my lesson plan and aspects of my teaching I wanted feedback on. She provided me with written suggestions and we debriefed for an hour after the lesson.

Peer Lesson: I observed Rosa Brambila’s class at the Salinas Adult School on April 15, 2015. Prior observation, she shared her lesson plan, and we discussed aspects of her teaching she wanted feedback on. I provided her with written suggestions, and we debriefed for an hour following the lesson.

Class feedback/discussion: My classmates viewed a 20-minute video of myself teaching a lesson on Staying Healthy on April 14, 2015. Following the video presentation my peers provided oral feedback.

Class Presentation on Experiential Learning

PowerPoint presentation slides are viewable as a PDF or on Google Docs.

Lesson Plan is viewable as a PDF.