My observation went really well. Luckily I had delivered that lesson twice before and by the time I got to the third time I had worked out most of the kinks. It went well, the kids were great, and my professor was impressed with me. So that’s good. Last week I got an email from [...]
Even though I have a job teaching I am still in the process of getting certified. In order to do that I have to be observed teaching 5 times in a 10 week period. Tomorrow is the first of them. My professor from HPU will be coming to observe me teach a chemistry class. Normally [...]
Let’s start with the classes I’m teaching. Pre-algebra is going just fine. That’s pretty easy, follow the book and progress at a steady pace. Half way through the chapter we have a quiz, at the end of the chapter we have a test. Pretty simple and easy to plan. Chemistry is proving to be a [...]
I know I haven’t posted in a while but I’ve been crazy busy. It really is amazing how much time teaching takes up. There is the actual time in front of the class but then there’s the hours of preparing before that happens and the hours after analyzing and grading. Teaching is not for wusses, [...]