This site is a class blog space for new Career and Technical Specializations and Heathcare Science teachers enrolled in the New Teacher Institute (NTI) at Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia.
Monday, September 14, 2009
The First Few Weeks of School
The first few weeks of school have definitely kept me on my toes! This was my first year actually teaching Cosmetology so it was all very new to me. I had been working in the self-contained special education classroom. There were four of us in there so it never felt like my actual classroom. I always had someone checking on me or backing me up. Now, I am completely alone and solely responsible for everything that goes on in my classroom. I am enjoying the teaching part of it though. NTI helped me to be prepared for that first day. Normally I would be nervous but I was calm and ready to start my day. I had a plan and a schedule for how the day was going to run. I continue to feel prepared, however sometimes incidents occur and put a kink in my plans... such as a student passing out, getting sick, or even a student flooding my classroom! Through all of this luckily I was able to remain calm and take care of the situation on hand. I am very thankful for the strategies that I have carried with me from NTI and look forward to what's in store this semester.
Hi, Randi - yes, our labs and students can get interesting, can't they! I love the control coming through in your post and I can see you handling all those situations calmly - kudo's to you!
ReplyDeleteI am glad that you feel relaxed in your class room this year. I know the feeling when you have something planned and you have to change it at the last minute. I think that by having nti this summer helped. I am using other career pathways to help my program grow.It is gret that you are enjoying teaching. Sometime I wish I was co-teaching. Just make sure you have a good relationship with your students (get to know them).
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