i heart teaching.

So this post will have two weeks of updates- first on the list... I taught my first lesson!

In my other internships, and in my classes I have written and taught many lessons (too many sometimes). But this was the first time I got to write my own lesson and actually teach it to KIDS! It was pretty exciting. Overall they were very receptive to my lesson and did awesome. They were interested in what we were talking about, worked well together during their group work, and actually completed the assignment. I was pretty nervous at first, but once we got going the first hour it was awesome. As much as I don't love being in charge- I LOVED being in charge. It was great. And I was surprised at how nice it was that they could do things for themselves and we could have actual semi-adult conversations.

Last week I did my internship with a peer of mine observing her teaching. It was pretty interesting. She did a great job teaching her lesson. It was really different for me to be in a different classroom, with different kids, and a different teacher with a completely different teacher style from my teacher. None the less it was a learning experience.

Now I am writing my next lesson that I will teach this week. It might be a little different since we will be playing a game in which they must throw a ball to each other. And yea, they are 8th graders. But we will try it. It may not work, but that wouldn't be the end of the world!

In other school news, in two weeks I am taking the Math OSAT and the OPTE. The OPTE is the last test I have to pass to become certified upon graduation. I am starting to get nervous since it is in 2 weeks and I haven't studied at all... and I don't plan on studying. OH well. Hopefully I already know the stuff.

School is winding down... 3 weeks until Thanksgiving break, 7 weeks until the semester is over and 29 weeks until graduation.

So close...