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Student Teaching

A catalog of my student teaching experience, fall 2015 in Mason City High School and Forest City Middle School.

A Special Shout Out to the Teachers!

December 20, 2015December 20, 2015 | Marisa Donnelly

This is me, one of my professors from Waldorf College, and the group of student teachers for this past semester. We were so different–Vocal Music Education, Instrumental Music Education, Elementary Education, Secondary Math, and me, Secondary English Ed.  Continue reading →

The Goodbye Is The Hardest Part

December 19, 2015December 19, 2015 | Marisa Donnelly

Yesterday marked the first full week without my middle schoolers.
It’s crazy how you get so attached to the little guys in such a short time. 🙂 😦 Continue reading →

Creating Eiffel Towers Out of Canned Goods!

December 18, 2015December 20, 2015 | Marisa Donnelly

For the last day of my student teaching placement, students in Dugout (the group of sixth, seventh, & eighth graders that hang together on Fridays at 10:30) participated in a canned food drive where they made sculptures out of their items! Continue reading →

House on Mango Street Final Vignette-Writing Project

December 9, 2015December 10, 2015 | Marisa Donnelly

This is my last week in the middle school, which is extremely bittersweet. To finish things out with my eighth graders, I created a final project–vignette-writing! Continue reading →

Nothing’s Better Than PJ’s on a Friday

December 4, 2015December 4, 2015 | Marisa Donnelly

Today was Pajama Day at Forest City Middle School. Pay a dollar and wear some comfy pj’s. All proceeds donated to the American Cancer Society. Of course I had to join! Continue reading →

Esperanza Character Chart

December 3, 2015December 1, 2015 | Marisa Donnelly

Esperanza, the main character of House on Mango Street is a dynamic character that undergoes much change from the first vignette to the last. She is the main figure in the coming of age story, and it’s essential that students understand who she is and how she changes through the course of the story.  Continue reading →

You Are the Teacher for the Day

December 3, 2015December 4, 2015 | Marisa Donnelly

I love switching up the way I teach lessons. Last night, I had this great idea of changing how I teach the vignettes in House on Mango Street. What if I made my students and I switch roles? What if they were the teachers for the day? What would they teach me about the given vignettes? Continue reading →

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