So, all is well in the world of student-teaching.
I have narrowed my action research to something interesting and manageable. I have written my first set of week-long lesson plans. I have made jokes. I have taught (mostly) clear lessons, and facilitated class successfully. I have beaten my host teacher's scores on the Praxis. ;)
All of this confidence...but I'm concerned that I've simply yet to be challenged. I have not disciplined. I have not conducted a lesson without a model. Really -- I haven't run into any problems yet. So (hence the title of this blog post) this week feels like the moment of truth. I feel a little silly saying that because many of the other interns have already taken the reigns from their host teachers. But still -- this is my first time taking over a class completely -- and I'm unabashedly excited/anxious about it.
Here's to a successful (and short!) week.
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Week Two, Two Words: more progress
Things I'm excited about: teaching by myself
Things I want to work on: long term planning: action research, unit plans
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