For the main part of my application I taught the 7th grade at my school. I did my presentation around the following four questions.
Traits: What makes a wetland a wetland?
Locations: Where can you find wetlands?
Animals: What types of animals live in wetlands?
Importance: What makes wetlands important?
I think overall it went really well. I had fun just getting to connect to the kids and talk about what I love. I taught three classes of them and each of them were very different. As expected, it got easier as I went along. The first class, I struggled a little bit. But, the second and third were a breeze.
I got more from the experience than I expected. I thought it would be ok teaching and, I was a little nervous. But, I learned a lot. I had to get comfortable in the middle of class, and in the end, I was. I figured out what worked and what didn't. And, I got to get to know a lot of the kids that I will be going to Port Isabel with in a few weeks.
