BEDUC406 - 8/31 Monday

First day in the classroom. This is a non-contract day in Seattle, so I am just helping my master teacher out for a few hours with setting up homework folders and literature circle journals. We laminated my 4th grade school picture to post outside the door. Tomorrow is the first staff reporting day, including a morning meeting and lunch, followed by classroom prep time.

There are so many little things my master teacher creates for each child; the folders with their names on them, the sewn chair pockets, the individual name sticks to name a few. She is creating an environment in which each child will feel he/she belongs. The class list is coming alive.

BEDUC 406 - 8/28 Friday blog

1. Describe one thing that you learned.

I learned the measure of success is not how well you taught a particular lesson, but whether your students "got it". Knowing what your students are doing and what content they understand will guide you in your teaching practice.

2. What questions do you have and/or what do you still want to know

How do you plan a teaching day based on grade level?

3. What are you anxious about regarding student teaching/teaching?

Learning all the names!

4. What are you excited about regarding student teaching/teaching?

Being a part of 27 kids lives in a way that will have a positive impact on them and myself.

Paragraphs about Robin and I

What I now know about Robin is that she posseses a strong sense of adventure and courage. Moving 3000 miles to the far upper left hand corner of the country, a journey many Seattlites have made which makes us such a diverse community. Her physicality in speaking, with gestures and walking, tells my something about a restlessness and an urgency to share the information she has. Interestingly, when sitting with her paddle, she was relatively still, rolling this important object in her hands. This calmness showed me how much she cared about her paddle and kayaking as a sport.

I have an "un-natural" relationship with my bike. I remember every one I ever had, including the irritating wobble of the training wheels on my beautiful green two-wheeler. That bike took me to and from school from 2nd grade until it was retired and replaced by my first 10 speed. In college (the first time) I had trigger, a 10 speed Sekai that went to grad school, grocery stores, launder mats, until it was stolen out of my apartment in Fremont. I now have 2 bikes hanging in the basement, they represent the possibilities of travel at a pedaled pace. You see so much more from the seat of a bike. I will be biking to my Sept. Experience.