Ms. Kayla McCumber student taught with me at West Middle School in Sioux City, Iowa sixth grade math. During her time at West Middle she worked with a diverse group of students ranging from special education students to talented and gifted students. Her classes consisted of one sixth grade math class on her own, three co-taught classrooms with three different teachers and also a math enrichment group. All the classes ranged in sizes from 25 – 35 students. Kayla was always prepared with her lessons and always tried to incorporate hands on activities in math and was also able to relate real life situations to her lessons. Kayla was introduced to the district directive of Close Reading and even got a chance to plan one by herself and incorporate