Student Teaching Blog-Jerry Chada

  Connections I have made with Students:      In week 2 I saw students walk into the building. There was a lot of new for them and a lot of new for myself. This was our first connection made. Week 2 was spent teaching a lot of procedures. During the procedure process I got to share interesting things about myself and share some photos. The fun facts opened the door for a better understanding of who I am and my purpose I serve student teaching. In class I made connections by asserting myself as someone who just wasn't observing in the gym. I began teaching the warmup procedure, assigned seating, and teach a tag game or two daily. I also strived really hard to learn the students names. I made it my goal as the students left the gym to give them a fist bump and say their name. Outside of teaching P.E. I made connections on recess duty by playing a quick tag game here or there and supervising soccer games. 

  1. What inspired you to be a teacher? In my junior year of high school, I applied to work at an after-school program in my hometown. This job opened the door for me as it gave me hands-on experience in the classroom and in the gym. Once the after-school program transitioned to summer school, I spent two summers running the physical education portion of the school. In college, I spent two years working as an enrichment coordinator at an after-school program in Cedar Rapids called Kids on Course. These experiences never felt like a job for me. My teaching experience before even becoming a licensed teacher is what inspired me to be a teacher.  2. What legacy do you hope to leave as an educator?       As an educator, I hope to leave a legacy of inspiring students to live healthy, active, and confident lives. I'd hope my students won't remember my class as an environment where they just got to play games, but as a place where they developed lifelong habits. A ...