Week Three

Third week is not quite over, but seeing as I thought it was Friday all day, I figured I might as well post now!

Yesterday my student teaching coordinator observed me teaching a group (who were very good for me, thank goodness!). Afterwards we met with the other Sioux City student teachers to discuss the monster that is the Teacher Work Sample. I feel a little better now about it because I realized I was ahead of where I was expected to be, and it seems like I am writing it correctly. It's still going to be a lot of work, but I know I don't need to concern myself too much with it as of now.

My cooperating teacher was gone at a Common Core meeting today, so I did nearly all of the teaching with a substitute teacher in the room. Overall, the students were really well-behaved - which definitely makes me feel better about teaching completely on my own! It was a good day.

I'm nearly done writing my lesson plans for when I'm full-time in one week. I'm very excited to get started. My only real worry is classroom management. I honestly never thought I would say this - but I wish I would have had the opportunity to take Elementary Ed classes. I know a lot of ESL teaching theories, but not practical strategies. I guess (hope!) this is just something I'll figure out as I go.

This weekend I'm very excited to celebrate my 22nd birthday back in Cedar Falls and home in Gowrie. Hopefully this gross January weather will cooperate!