Placement Experience and Life Habits

What is the purpose

Teaching assistant, purpose is to help the teacher with whatever she needs help with.

Name, title of supervisor

Ms. Tara Waters, Grade 1 teacher

Teaching assistant, helping children with different subjects, helping them to spell words and to draw things.

Daily schedule consists of movement activities, solving math science, english and art things. Helping and supervising the children.

Math - Completing the chart

SMART Goals: Improve communication skills and helping children.

Action plan is to have more confidence in myself, make sure the children understand the material given to them.

Did I meet the goals

Yes, I have met these goals and I am satisfied. I have become a better version of myself and nowadays I don’t feel as shy as I did before. Plus it has changed the way I help children.

What I learned from the experience

I learnt from this experience to be a better person, to reflect on yourself and see where you can get better. It has taught me to always have a good attitude and good mindset to yourself and other people.

What I liked/disliked

What I liked about my placement is the atmosphere, the way things were conducted, how the teaching was happening.

I just disliked how the school is happening, virtually not in person.

Recommendation for future students

I would totally recommend this placement to a future co-op student because if he likes to help whose around him, this will be the best fit for him.

The name of the habit is to be proactive

Summary of habit

1. You are responsible for your life. No one else is going to be responsible.

2. Always think of a better outcome.

3. Prioritize more stuff

Why I chose this habit

I chose this habit because I like being proactive and I like people around me to be proactive. They are more efficient and handle things better.

How will you work on this habit

Whenever I come across something, I will think of what a proactive person will do.

Why I chose this video

I chose this video for the way he addresses being proactive. He explains what being proactive does to us and what proactive will be doing for us in the long term.