Wow... how is it already time for us to begin our student teaching experience!! I feel as if a lot of my blog post begin with "Wow" or "I cannot believe", however when I take the time to reflect back on my week and how far I've come in this journey those seem like the only appropriate responses. This past week was my first week back after restful Christmas break. It turned out to be a very short week as it began with a workday followed by 2 hour delay and then two snow days.
Even in the short amount of time spent in the classroom, a lot was accomplished. I had the opportunity to continue diving into the edTPA handbook and the Making Good Choices to further understand what was expected of me. Once students returned it was time to get the ball rolling again (a couple of hours late but nonetheless), we pretested for our fractions unit and I had the opportunity to grade and analyze the pretest to situate math rotation groups. The rest of the day I observed and assisted students.
I am very much looking forward to continuing the rest of this experience. I have been working to finalize my long range plan. I plan to begin with math lessons as I start to take on part of the daily schedule. This opportunity for reflection is very valuable and an important step in any process. Welcome back everyone, we are almost there!!
