Training
When we signed up for BioSite we found out that we had to come in to tutorial every week on Tuesdays. So we came every Tuesday and the person who trained was Ms. Buret. She has a lot of experience with kids so she gave us ideas on what to we could do to entertain them or get their attention. On one of the first days Ms. Buret had us dissect brussel sprouts and it taught us that kids learn better when the activity is hands on. It really opened our eyes to all the possibilities of activities we could do for the kids. For the next few weeks, we did awesome things such as examining a pile of compost which was far more interesting than what I had expected it to be. We also got to dissect some lima beans and learned about some teaching techniques that were very useful. We also did an activity where we had to guess how long it took certain things to decompose. Meanwhile, Buret taught us the way she thought was best so that we could take some of her advice. Throughout the weeks, we learned about each station there would be so that we could be as informed as possible, because what good would it do if we taught 4th graders without even knowing anything about our lesson? My group and I decided to teach at the chicken station because it sounded fun and we thought the kids would be most excited about the chickens. Alaysia, Jayden and I decided to make the lesson fun by making a game of trivia for the kids. We also added a little game of hangman. Then, we were handed some blue backpacks that we would use during our lessons. They had pencils, paper, and a little ball inside which we found to be very helpful later on. Overall, I think that our training went very well because we were very productive and we understood most of the whole lesson plan. It was fun and eye opening.
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