Practicum

= **Practicum** = include component="comments" page="Practicum" limit="10" toc A spot for thoughts and revelations, and maybe some useful teaching strategies.

Useful Thoughts
Advice from a mentor teacher: Don't smile when you're addressing the whole class. One on one or outside class, by all means, but when you're at the front speaking to the group, you need to set a strong tone.
 * I tried not smiling (as my 1st inclination was to smile and show myself to be a happy person) when speaking to small groups, and found they did show more respect, as they are clearly used to this treatment from authority figures. Is that good? Bad? Thoughts?
 * Diana-someone joked and said that teachers shouldn't smile until October because if you want a good class you need to establish authority at the beginning and then it's smooth sailing after that. I struggle with being authoritative in class, so I welcome any suggestions as well.

Lessons
You can add links, documents, or just paste your lessons and ideas right onto this page.

Diana-Is anyone out there like me teaching a course on a subject they have limited knowledge about? So I have never had a child and I am supposed to teach Parenting; this week on pregnancy. I have found this website useful and thought maybe you might too: http://www.sexualityandu.ca/teachers/index.aspx It's got some strategies and lesson plans already laid out. Hope this helps.

Also, if you have any lessons for a Food and Nutrition class I'd love to see them. Again, something I'm supposed to teach...it is like asking me to teach Baking when all I can do is cook a scramble egg. Help!

I was asked to make a couple rubrics for a History class - one rubric for group work and another rubric for an individual presentation. I have no idea how to do this - I was not taught (yet) and when reading in some text books and on the internet explanations aren't clear. So while browsing on the internet looking for answers I came across this web page (some of you may already be familiar with this site).
 * __RUBRICS - WTH!!???__

**http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/rubrics/


 * I feel kind of dirty using it but it helps A LOT and it works for now (especially since I have no clue how to make one). Hope you can get some use out of it too! - Mabel **