Mrs. G.

Mrs. G. was my cooperating teacher at Sullivan High and she was always very welcoming and kind.  She had a way about her that commanded respect from her students without being a complete jerk bag.  She used the perfect mix of professionalism, humility, and cool to win her students over and it really showed when it came to her classroom management.  While there was a bit a chatter during her classes, (I'd like to see a classroom in which there isn't), she was able to maintain order and to keep the kids engaged while relaying the lesson in a manner in which the kids were quite responsive  Every teacher at Sullivan is responsible for taking attendance at the beginning of class and entering it into a spreadsheet that gets routed down to the main office.

As far as resources go, Mrs. G. dealt with very limited supplies but was still able to teach an effective lesson.  She used a pretty standard text book and as she taught her lesson, she wrote all of the notes that she expected her students to have (which they were able to use on quizzes) and went through all the material with them while having students participate and fill in the blanks, as it were.  Mrs. G. used a mix of lectures, readings, quizzes, and tests to effectively relay the material to her students.  I very much like her classroom atmosphere, her teaching methods, her classroom management, and her overall presence while teaching.  I feel like I will incorporate similar methods when I embark on my teaching career.