Author Archives: isabel trzcinski

My practicum with Growing Chefs is now complete and i’d like to share some take aways that I got from the experience. I think it is important to start educating your children about cooking and nutrition as early as possible. … Continue reading →

During my time with Growing Chefs, I have been able to help out the organization in many ways. I have also learned a lot about the great work that the organization does in schools. Growing Chefs has volunteers going to … Continue reading →

An area where I believe there is room for improvement is using more inquiry in the classroom. During my practicum, I did not use as much inquiry-based learning as I would have liked. I see a lot of value in this type … Continue reading →

My inquiry topic is how to motivate students who are not motivated at school. This inquiry question focused mainly around one student because I saw that she was consistently unengaged and not motivated. I believe that there are several important … Continue reading →

Community I strongly believe in having a classroom that has a strong community, focused on building positive relationships and an environment where all students feel safe and accepted. This goes for the teacher too. The teacher should open up to … Continue reading →

Innate qualities that I hold that I believe are important for a good teacher are my ability to care and tend after others, my good morals and values, and my unique talents that I wish to share with others. I … Continue reading →

I joined Growing Chefs as part of my community practicum experience. Right when I read what Growing Chefs was about, I knew I wanted to spend my practicum with them. Over the last few years, I have devoted myself to … Continue reading →

I am continuously learning more classroom management strategies. Unfortunately, because I have a few students in my practicum class are not responding to classroom management strategies as the majority is, I have to keep digging and finding new ways to try … Continue reading →

An additional challenge for student teachers, and for any teacher who is teaching a lesson for the first time, is that often a lesson does not go how you planned what so ever. I experienced this last week when I … Continue reading →

I am still learning what makes a good lesson plan. At the beginning of my practicum, all I thought that a good lesson plan needed was to stick to the curriculum, a hook, an activity, an assessment, and a plan … Continue reading →