AN APPRENTICE TEACHER'S DAY AT ASPIRE
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"I’ve learned that good teaching is multi-faceted and involves so much of one’s self that you become the job with your entire being."
–
Camille Lipford, Apprentice Teacher from
Spelman College, Summer
2006
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Lelia Braxton is a junior at
Boston University. She is majoring in biology, sings in an
a cappella group, and volunteers in a battered women’s
shelter.
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| 8:00: |
Lelia
begins her morning by cheering for the students as they arrive
at HB, greeting each student by name.
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| 8:10: |
Morning
Meeting: Lelia checks in with her students and makes sure
Arienna is feeling ready to make an announcement about the
upcoming Aspire Olympics.
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| 8:20: |
Lelia
has been working with her Directing Teacher to develop a new
lab that challenges the girls to build the tallest tower possible
with one sheet of paper. They agree that this would be great
introduction to new problem solving techniques.
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| 9:00: |
She
is pleased with the engagement level of her students while
she teaches.
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| 11:00: |
During
a free period, she meets with her Directing Teacher about
her class.
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| 12:00: |
She
eats lunch with some of her students.
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| 12:30: |
While
the students are in Activity Period, Lelia consults with the
director about a particularly quiet student who concerns her.
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| 1:00: |
In
her music workshop, she decides to teach the girls a new song
for the Closing Ceremony.
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| 2:30: |
Lelia
meets with some students briefly before they leave.
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| 3:00: |
She
waves goodbye as the girls leave for home.
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| 3:30: |
After
a short staff meeting, she organizes her lab for the next
day and finishes grading papers. At home she will write
feedback to her students in their lab journals.
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