i was so excited, i drank 2 cups of coffee.
well, also because partially i had to wake up at 7am.
i am placed at a beautiful K-5 elementary school, test scores are a little higher compared to the rest of the district, its a new school only 7 years old, and walking around the school with the principal, i can tell the school most definitely prides on its motto of being safe, respectful, and responsible. it's pasted everywhere.
i will be working with mrs. c-h in her first grade classroom, it's specifically an ELL (english language learner) classroom, where all 25 kids are SLAs (second lang learners), with only 2 EOs (english only). this isn't surprising.
the kids are further classified into ELD1, 2, and 3 in first grade, depending on their english proficiency level.
they are so little and small and filled with dimples, i can't stop smiling. they're all so eager to learn and it's so nice being able to work with fresh brains and new minds.
my GT (guiding teacher) is just awesome. i am thrilled and so grateful i am placed with her. she has been teaching for 13 years, but it's her first year at this school. she is so dedicated to her kids and i can honestly tell she is amazing at teaching from just being in her classroom for 5 minutes.
they say you can tell how good a teacher is by observing their classroom for 1-2 mins.
scary.
i selected a case study participant today, a little boy Alejandro. i will be studying his english proficiency, his levels of growth as well as learn more about him. he's so bright, yet shy.
i go back wednesday morning and i cannot wait.
i think my passion for teaching has been renewed and awakened and i am excited to be back in a classroom.
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