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August 13, 2007
Teaching - Day Two
My second day of teaching was much better than the first. I was more prepared, more rested, well fed, and not so nervous. With homeroom – my first period plan gets cut to twenty-five minutes! That is not enough time!
Day Two
My second day of teaching was much better than the first. I was more prepared, more rested, well fed, and not so nervous. With homeroom – my first period plan gets cut to twenty-five minutes! That is not enough time! By the end of the planning period, I know about what I am going to teach that day – and Miss Georgia (the copy lady) doesn’t have enough time to run my copies! I’ve gotten better though. The wise advice from my KTIP resource teacher is to plan at least one week in advance. My goal is to get through this week – much less plan for next week. So far – I like to have rough plans set for two week periods – I know what I will do with most of my classes next Friday (it’s a quiz…)- Except the German I students – who will be quizzed this week.
Speaking of the German I class…did I mention I have 38 students???? Even though I want to build the program to create a full time German position, I would prefer to have smaller classes. The principals are furiously trying to cut students out of the class (for which I am saddened). They have already taken out all students who ever have had a C or below in any class – and now they are cutting freshmen who are not in honors English (which I think will take away 2 or 3). I have been doing a series of introductory lessons that I borrowed from my dear friend and mentor Susan (Thanks Susan!). The students love the incorporation of American Sign Language with basic German vocabulary. It gets their blood flowing – and up off the floor (yes…I know…students on the floor is usually a bad sign, but I only have 30 chairs and 38 students minus 30 chairs equals 8 sitting on the floor). This is where Susan kicks in. The idea of having the students up on their feet is brilliant! Why sit down? The students never complain!
Off the subject of foreign language (yes we still call it foreign language here at Scott County…) – my Arts & Humanities classes are getting better. I’ve found that the more you give the students to do, the better their behavior becomes! A novel idea isn’t it? I still need fun and creative A&H lesson ideas – PLEASE HELP!!
Posted by Lucas at August 13, 2007 11:26 AM