YOU GUYS I REALLY PASSED TEAM FOR REAL!! IT'S OFFICIAL AND I'M DONE!!!!!

I have 2 years of teaching down!!! I HAVE 2 YEARS OF TEACHING DOWN AND LOOK WHAT I HAVE TO SHOW FOR IT!!!

I've been grade level leader... I survived a year as grade level leader. I taught a class with a group of kids that seasoned, veteran teachers referred to as the most ( Read more... )

Getting ready to face Monday's challenges ( Read more... )

Submitted my last TEAM paper today! Yay! Now if/when I pass, I'll be able to apply for my provisional certificate, a step up from my initial that expires next year ( Read more... )

Honestly, I almost fell asleep during PD today. Not a great way to learn new instructional strategies/expectations. Next time I'll try and run for coffee before it starts (or stop Randy on his way out the door to get his coffee, lol ( Read more... )

Junior Achievement Day today. Always a fun time, even if it's mostly the same stuff that we learned in Junior Achievement at that age (back in '93-'94! Ack, that was 10 years before these kids were even born!). Right down to the "Sweet 'O' Donuts" Assembly Line ( Read more... )

5 more conferences today! Now we're at 13 finished, 4 more to go ( Read more... )

Deleted that last entry. WTF was I thinking? This is what keeps me sane half the time. :-P ( Read more... )

I changed a lesson at the last minute today. I got an email from a parent concerned about her daughter - that other girls were picking on her. The kid is sensitive enough, she doesn't need other kids making her cry, intentionally or not. She reminds me a lot of myself at that age - a total rule-follower and smart but super-sensitive and rather ( Read more... )

I took it upon myself to go to a non-required workshop on my rights and responsibilities with special education laws today ( Read more... )

Buckle your seatbelts, I feel a rant coming on ( Read more... )