S.H.+Journal+1

Theme #1: Orientation to School

We had our orientation to the school (Mankato West) on Monday, October 31 at 9:45 and it lasted about 45 minutes. I had already met my cooperating teacher the Friday before and set up a time to come to her class so I did not take the time to talk to her during the orientation.

I met with Ms. Hinz at Mankato West at 3:05 on Friday October 28. The first meeting was a very brief meeting that last about 5-10 minutes at the end of the day after the send off for the soccer team. We briefly discussed what times would be the best for me to come to her classes over the next few weeks and also what was expected from me from my KSP 330 teacher. I told her that I was required to do 30 hours with her and was also expected to teach a minimum of three times (taping one), but more than that would be preferred. I also told her that I would be working with Glenn Oslin (who she had already talked to the previous day) and that we wanted to co-teach together if possible. I informed her that we were scheduled for a building tour/orientation the following Monday at 9:45 and I would come to her class for the first time after that.

The information that she did give me consisted of what her plans are for the next few weeks with her PE classes and where she thought that it may be possible to get my co-teaching/teaching in. Her plan was to start her team hand ball unit and that would run for a week and a half and then she was planning on starting her CPR unit. She thought that it would be possible for us to help with teaching that unit because there was not many teaching opportunities with team hand ball.

I did not receive any materials to for for creating lesson plans or anything like that, however I did not ask for them either. I also confirmed that I had her correct email address because that would be the best way of contacting her.