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.
Friday, September 30, 2016
Happy unexpectantly....
I was already aware that for whatever reason, my AP Evaluator likes me, and loves how I run my classroom, but I was not aware that she sings my praises to other teachers throughout the campus. One of the brand new teachers to our CTAE department was told by my evaluator that if she has questions about anything, whether it be lesson plans, differentiation strategies, classroom management tools, or just a listening ear to "go and see Ms. Goodson." The thing that fills my heart with joy in addition to have my praises sang, I am not this new teacher's mentor. In fact, her mentor is a fellow co worker who has been teaching for over 10 years, but the new teacher was instructed to ask me, the non veteran teacher in her 3rd year! Huge compliment, and being overly flattered doesn't even scratch the surface of how honored I feel! I am thrilled to see that all of the over time hours with no additional compensation I have spent in trying to create new and exciting assignments for my students' engagement are not going unnoticed. Yaaayyyyy ME!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hey Yvonne, I just wanted to say congratulations! I think it is a huge achievement to be a 3rd year teacher who takes precedence over a 10 year mentor teacher. I think that also speaks volumes at how effective our NTI program lead by the great Dr. Burns is! When I stepped into education I had no idea how involved and complex teaching actually is. I feel that in order to be an effective teacher, you have to be taught to do so correctly (ironic right?). After proper education it is then up to the teacher to incorporate these methods and maintain their integrity. So again, congratulations, continue to be a superstar in the classroom!
ReplyDeleteYou should, indeed, feel proud in this scenario, Yvonne! I'm so glad that you shared it with us...
ReplyDeleteYour efforts have not only been noticed, but have been pointed out as a role model for others. Your hard work is already paying dividends in many ways, I suspect. Keep up the excellent work!