My number one goal of my internship is to bring something back to my students.  At first I just thought I would go and intern at the sight, attend some workshops and then develop something to teach in my classroom. It has turned out to be so much more.  One of the biggest areas of concern that I have observed has been the lack of soft skills.  This includes communicating with one another, asking questions, the do’s and don’t’s of applying for a job, being punctual, following directions, etc. in the real world. By observing the lack of these soft skills, this will definitely be something that I teach my students.

Another goal that I have established for myself is to bring more real world examples into my classroom.  Many time our students don’t know whats going on in the real world because they believe it does not pertain to them.  I find this to be completely untrue.  I think it is extremely important to show the students how things that are in the news does affect them in some way.  While showing them how important it is to be “in the know”, I have planned to develop activities geared around media and allow them to develop ways to solve some of the issues.

Another important goal that I would like to focus on is developing activities to incorporate in my classroom as well as my colleagues classroom. The location where I am interning deals with a lot of math, reading, critical thinking/problem solving, mechanics/robotics, etc. National Spinning is textile plant in which they produce a specific product for a specific company that will be used in local stores as well as stores worldwide. I plan to dive into the math curriculum more as I plan curriculum for Language Arts.  I hope to be able to plan an activity for each disciplinary here at my school.