Well, first Saturday class down, five more to go! The time actually went pretty fast for me. Time is going pretty fast in the rest of my life. And I don't have enough time to get everything done.
For the first time in over three years of teaching, I did not have a class' test graded by the next class. Having half of the planning time that I am used to is starting to catch up to me. I absolutely must revise my lesson plans and work for the students because I honestly don't have enough time to grade all of their homework, projects, quizzes, tests, and composition notebook writings. I honestly think that I am creating more work for myself than I ever have, and I have less time than I have ever had to get this amount of work done. (that may have been a terrible sentence, sorry)
My voice is getting into the 'teacher groove.' I was coming home each day with a sore throat and a hoarse voice. This week, I have only had a sore throat, and I am no longer hoarse. Which may be a bad thing because now I can return to choir which only adds another activity that I don't have time for!
My students are really starting to get the hang of things. We have had our second chapter test in three of my classes, Spanish 1. Their grades and reflection on the test, something I conduct the day after each test, were very encouraging. I like to make sure that students did not feel surprised by any questions or unprepared. Their behavior is improving, as well.
I have a big test of my teaching ability coming up this Friday and again next Tuesday and Wednesday. I am going to be gone on field trips and a sub will take over. I have reviewed my routines over and over. I have had the students practice them. I have everything as 'ready' as I know how. I will update you all next week on how it all went down! :)
One of the things that I am most excited about this year is my course's emphasis on culture and stories of all 20+ Spanish-speaking countries. I need to tailor my presentations and assignments on these countries, so that I do not need 8 hours to grade them. But I am excited none the less. I am also excited about the "Pobre Ana" Readers that I am using. My students are responding very well- better than I anticipated- to this authentic text.
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