(Another) Busy Day
I finally got my summer school placement. Out of all of the schools in Brooklyn, I was placed at the one that's closest to me. My walk to school in the morning is 9 minutes. I couldn't be more thrilled. To respect their privacy, I will not be posting the name of my school, students, advisors, professors, etc while this blog is public.
I'll be working full time within the school from July until August. All of the students within this school are on a 12-month school schedule as required by their Individualized Education Plan. This is a school specifically for students with disabilities, grades 6-8. Disabilities range from ADHD to autism to oppositional behavior disorder (and everything in between). During my school day I am co-teaching with a peer who is also a Fellow. We are implementing the techniques that we have learned and have been practicing during training. Also during the school day we have sessions for skill-building and lesson planning. During this time I will also be logging student's progress toward their IEP goals and receiving feedback from my coaches and mentor on my teaching.
As a summer school teaching in training, I am also being evaluated by the principal of the school as a potential candidate, which is huge.
This big change starts on Monday. I'll no longer be sitting in a classroom for graduate school from 9-4, but instead will be leading a classroom from 8-3 and attending class at graduate school on Wednesdays. My roommates have tried to understand the program when they ask me about how it's going- but they always end up more confused than before they asked. With all of the components that go into this fellowship program, it is very confusing.
During my training session this afternoon, three minutes before I was scheduled to present a demo lesson on Frederick Douglas, I received a text message from my mother informing me that our dog had died. I'll never meet a more energetic 16 year old dog. Rest easy, April girl.
I'll be working full time within the school from July until August. All of the students within this school are on a 12-month school schedule as required by their Individualized Education Plan. This is a school specifically for students with disabilities, grades 6-8. Disabilities range from ADHD to autism to oppositional behavior disorder (and everything in between). During my school day I am co-teaching with a peer who is also a Fellow. We are implementing the techniques that we have learned and have been practicing during training. Also during the school day we have sessions for skill-building and lesson planning. During this time I will also be logging student's progress toward their IEP goals and receiving feedback from my coaches and mentor on my teaching.
As a summer school teaching in training, I am also being evaluated by the principal of the school as a potential candidate, which is huge.
This big change starts on Monday. I'll no longer be sitting in a classroom for graduate school from 9-4, but instead will be leading a classroom from 8-3 and attending class at graduate school on Wednesdays. My roommates have tried to understand the program when they ask me about how it's going- but they always end up more confused than before they asked. With all of the components that go into this fellowship program, it is very confusing.
During my training session this afternoon, three minutes before I was scheduled to present a demo lesson on Frederick Douglas, I received a text message from my mother informing me that our dog had died. I'll never meet a more energetic 16 year old dog. Rest easy, April girl.
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