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Category: Education
Let Us Assume X
Oops. Missed out on posting yesterday so I suppose I’ll make this a post for Monday and give you all a bonus Saturday post or something or other.
Regardez, s’il vous plaît!
Today marked the last day of the first week of practicum. I am quite utterly exhausted and, as my SAs so wisely put it, probably more stressed than I realized. The good news is that I still don’t realize the stress (besides the typical symptoms of some lack of sleep!) so let’s just move on…
The Ellipsis
Funny how we meta-talked yesterday, because today we’re going to discuss the opposite: the value of silence in the classroom.
Meta-Meta-Talk
Since today was day 3 of the two-week practicum, I finally had the wits to focus on a specific topic during my observations: the teacher’s use of language in a classroom. In fact, as I type I’m slowly beginning to form an inquiry question in my head.
The Transcendent Subject
The morning started out in a glorious fashion: with music. Choral music, to be exact. And boy, did it make a world of difference to my day.
I Think It’s Gonna Be Okay
Today was the first day of practicum and, golly, there are already so many things to write. I can’t really say what was more important or interesting: the scavenger hunt around school that we did to get to know the place a little better, meeting both my school advisors (although I had already met one…
The Teaching Community
Pro-D kinda sounds like a vitamin, doesn’t it? And it is like a vitamin… take your pro-D to stay healthy and learning as a teacher! Today I attended my very first professional development (Pro-D) conference as a student teacher =D This is way more exciting than it sounds because suddenly I feel even more like…
Lost and Found
Every time I see someone wearing jeans AND a denim jacket (like I did three or four times on the bus today), I wonder if they’ve fallen out of the denim tree. And if you got that you are a very cool person indeed. In other news: Today, I lost my phone.
Linguistic Enabling
Recently my prof showed my work in class, but it wasn’t the work I was expecting him to show. Regardless, I feel like I did a good job of pulling a noncommittal face but inside I felt like a kid again. Don’t you get that glow when someone says you’ve done a good job?
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