Week eleven (3/30-4/3)

This is the last week of my teaching intern and I will teach three session.
Monday 3/30
When I was teaching this session, the professor seemed confused. First, she asked me to use CQ Researcher, which I planed to use. In fact, I seperated students into four groups and each had four or five students. Therefore, each group used different database for their researches. There were CQ Researcher, Catalog, Academic Research Premier, and Oppoing Viewpoints Resource Center. However, the professor wanted them only use CQ Researcher. Indeed, students should not only use one database for their researches. Therefore, I had to tell them again and agin to only use the database I assigned.

I don't know why the professor requires students to use only one database and it seems she doesn't know why I assigned different databases to her students. There must be some lack of communication; however, I decide to ask students do as I planed. This session is not only for researching for English 1B; it is also an opportunity freshmen to learn how to do academic research paper and use library services.

Thursday (4/2)
I had two sessions. The earlier on stared at 7:30 am and the professor didn't tell his students to meet at library, neither told them the topic. Therefore, there were only eight students show out and the professor took times to talk about the topic and the background. I couldn't start the session till 8am. Because I lost 30 mintues, I had to rush to pass information and asked students to try on their own. Again, because we didn't have enough time for the whole session, students didn't get enough time to practice.

The second session was much better. Students knew their topics and started a little bit. In addition, the professor was there to ask questions and clarify to her students. With her help, it was one of the most successful session I had.