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
Thank God for NTI
I was better prepared this year thanks to the NTI program. Especially with the lesson plans which were my Achilles heel. The bulletin board project helped because last year I was clueless on how to prepare one. Learning new ideas on my teaching approach from my fellow students and the set induction with the kids has helped a lot. But due to changes in the curriculum we are doing a lot of sponges to enhance the kids writing skills. Now at the alternative school a lot of our students are exceptional students therefore the fat city videotape enlighten me a lot along with sitting on SST meetings. But thanks to all my instructors and classmates for their help.
I have to admit, the Fat City video really made an impression on me too. I found my wife's old copy and watched it again with her(she is a teacher also). Incidentally, I must say that I can't imagine what it must be like in the alternative school setting for a teacher. I think it takes an exceptional person to be a teacher in such an environment. I know that most kids are not bad, they have just made bad decisions thus far. It requires true leadership to pull them back from the edge.
ReplyDeleteHi, Anthony - excellent post and thanks for sharing your experiences with what has worked for you so far this year. Isn't the Fat City video just eye-opening? Glad to hear it has enlightened your school-day . . . I can just see you applying techniques and knowledge from the videos in your environment. Keep up the great work!
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