1. UE Practicum Fall 2007! OAK HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL Lauren A. Van Hook Mrs. Nadine Parker 8 th grade English, Period 1

2. Students # of students 2 African American 3 Hispanic Majority Caucasian Dyslexic, ADD/ADHD

3. Professional Growth Use my “teacher voice” Dress Follow rules myself Don’t be “too nice”

4. My Practicum Experience Discipline-Lay down the law Management- Constant activity Be passionate enough to care

5. More Experience Quality of Info. Student Individuals Friends in Workplace Donuts, etc.

6. Metaphor For Teaching “ I've come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element in the classroom. It's my daily mood that makes the weather. As a teacher, I possess a tremendous power to make a child's life miserable or joyous. I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration. I can humiliate or humor, hurt or heal. In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis will be escalated or de-escalated and a child humanized or de-humanized.” ~Haim Ginott

7. The End…