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.
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Getting my mind right
I found that NTI was instrumental in getting me mentally ready to teach this year. Being a first year teacher, I was very apprehensive about starting the year with no practical experience teaching children. The NTI course this summer helped me to put many things in perspective. I have not been able to work as many of the things we learned into my curriculum as I would have wished but I think with more experience, I will be able to get closer to being the kind of teacher I would like to be. This year I am trying to stay one step ahead of the kids. I can't wait until I am better at this.
Hi, Kennis - you will be putting into use all your NTI tools throughout the long year so keep your 'toolbox' handy. And staying ahead of our students is sometimes harder than it seems as they are pretty sharp, but a good lesson plan, well executed, will do the trick every time. Planning well usually means teaching well - keep it up!
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