Friday, October 26, 2012
choice
Yesterday we had a sub and I was in charge for the whole day. I did have a sub in the room, but he wasn't supposed to do anything unless I asked him for assistance. It was exciting to get the opportunity to run the whole show. I got to try out some behavior management strategies that I had not previously tried. I also got the exposure to what it will feel like when all of the choices are mine. It was nice to have a one day preview of this before I take over completely. It was my first time leading group reading and it went really well. I felt confident in what I was teaching and the kids were very interactive. Since it was the first day of snow the kids were a bit rowdy, but I am glad I got the opportunity to manage the classroom under such conditions in a setting where if I needed assistance, the sub was there to offer ideas and opinions.
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How exciting to feel like you were really in charge, and to have a successful experience. I wonder if the sub gave you any feedback--directly or indirectly--about your teaching and/or the kids' as a whole.
ReplyDeleteIn an email to you this morning (it's Saturday, October 27), I asked you to tell me when your two weeks of full-time teaching were starting. Soon, I'm sure.
As for the experience of teaching during the season's first snow, I'm going to try to post a funny story from a book called What I Writer Needs. Look for it in a separate blog post (it's not cutting and pasting here) or in an email to all three of my teacher candidates.