Jessica Skender kept a work log documenting her activities developing and teaching a lesson plan for a class over several months. She began by meeting with her project facilitator to discuss the project and observe classroom activities. Later meetings included developing a calendar time lesson plan, observing the regular teacher's lessons, and teaching her own lesson which went well. Communication with the facilitator was mostly over email which required planning activities in advance due to their different schedules. Overall the project provided a positive learning experience for Jessica that reinforced her interest in teaching.

1. Product Work Log
Name: Jessica Skender Date: March 26, 2012
Product: Lesson Plan and Activity Sheet

2. Date/Time: Activity: I met my project facilitator, Comment/Suggestions
9-15-11(one hour) Mr. LeBlanc for the first. :
Commentary: Explained what the It went well, but at
project entitled me to do. this point I was not
10-11-11 (two hours) Activity: This was the first time that I exactly sure on all the
went in and actually worked with the details of my project.
students.
Commentary: I went in during their I really enjoyed
reading math time. I helped them with working hand on with
their reading assignment, and helped the kids, and it
Mrs. LeBlanc grade the students’ math actually made me
assignment excited that I chose
12-14-11(three hours) Activity: I went in and observed Mr. this as my project.
LeBlanc teaching.
Commentary: This was pretty much
me going in to see what I would be It was very helpful.
doing.
2- 13- 12( one hour) Activity: This was a meeting I set up
with my facilitator to discuss dates. We I ran into a problem
decided it would be a good idea for me here because her
to make a lesson plan for the students lesson plans on
for something, she calls Calendar Time. Calendar time were
Commentary: She gave me a copy of too basic for me to
her lesson plans to learn from. understand. We
decided to go with a
different route.
3-13-12 ( two hours) Activity: This time I went and
observed Mrs. LeBlanc teaching the Mrs. LeBlanc gave me
students Calendar Time. I also watched a list of standards
her conduct a reading circle. students must know in
Commentary: This helped me to order to pass; this was
understand Calendar Time so I was good information that
prepared to make a lesson plan. I could use in my
3-13-12 (one hour) Activity: In this time I actually typed presentation
up the lesson plans to make them look This was good to see
professional. how lesson plans were
Commentary: I felt typing them was to be set up in a
necessary. professional way.

3. 3-14-12 (five hours) Activity: This was final day. I used this
time to be in there all day with the On this day I really
students I taught them Calendar Time, realized that teaching
and then read them a story and went is what I want to. The
over the literary elements of the story day went very
with them. I also used this day to take smoothly and
a majority of my work log photos. naturally; I actually
Commentary: This was a great learning has fun with the kids.
experience for me and it actual went a
lot better than I thought it would.
Activity: I added in this hour to show
9/2011- 3/2012 for all the communication I did with There was a small
(one hour) my facilitator to plan everything out. problem with
Commentary: We communicated communication, and
through e-mail that was due to
timing. Mrs. LeBlanc
only checked her
email during school
hours, and I could
only check my email
after school hours; so I
just had to make sure
everything was
planned ahead of time.