The new year has taken me by surprise. I remember in high school writing a letter to myself as an assignment that would be delivered in 2010. That seemed like a million years away and here we are with less than a year to go until 2010. It should be interesting to see the thoughts of that high schooler that was ready to take on the world with no real idea of what that meant!
Well 2009 has had it share of new experiences so far. I have started the year with a new student teacher, a new master's class, and new set of reading curriculum to design.
My student teacher had been great so far; within the first week she has taken on teaching snip-its of math and social studies, and has helped design and layout our fifth grade research project. Teaching on a team of three has given her the challenge of ninety names to learn ( almost like teaching middle or high school) and she has our homeroom names down to within one or two... I am even trying to remember a few after break.
My master's class is the motivation behind the new blogging phenomenom. I would love to use a blog as a morning warm-up/communication activity, but would like to have a better handle on it myself before I set it up for my class. What a learning experience!! So here I blog.
The reading curriculum that is currently in place has been working for the last several years, then my new reading group showed up and they can not get enough of reading, discussing, analyzing and devouring books. They are keeping me on my toes. I have been redesigning the current curriculum to meet there needs and must continue to be one step ahead of them. So off I run to find something new to feed their hunger, if only I has this problem in all of my classes!
I wonder what the rest of the year will bring...
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