Into week 5, or is it 6 already, and week 4 of placement! 4 assignments down (soon to be 6), 4 lessons written up, 2 for tomorrow.
The VIT Readiness to Teach document was a big, seemingly pointless task, although at the end of it, I feel I have some direction for this year, and have made some goals for myself with my placement. First of all I plan to collect some real evidence of my presence in classrooms, something I have not really done over the past 3 years, and second I plan to really connect with my students, as opposed to just pumping out the lessons set out for me by my mentor teacher.
The VIT box project also pointed out to me the fact that as of next year (I hope!) I will be writing reports! I've decided to write a web based app that is going to help me keep track of student progress and contain things like soft copies of assessment rubrics. Once complete, I will sell it and retire off the profits. But seriously, I plan to have it finished by the start of second semester, so I can actually put it to work in a classroom to see if it helps organise my thoughts.
Kind of looking forward to the exposition (2500 words, 3 hours) but also pretty nervous, as it sometimes takes me a long time to write!
In other news:
I've found it a little harder to get up last week, and had the longest train ride ever last Thursday.
Bec and I cleaned the house (except the study :D whoops!) and now it feels a whole lot nicer to come home to, plus there are no more kittens! (for now)
Yesterday afternoon I ripped the vines off the back fence... they were pulling it down.
Today I held a snake or two and a crocigator (I'm a teacher, don't argue).. if you're reading this, you probably followed a link from my facebook, check out the pics there.
Boston Legal makes me smile.
Watched a movie called "The Town" the other day. If you like chick flicks hiding in action movies, then that is a film for you. More guns, less sap.
Happy Birthday to Cate for last Friday :D! I'm next... 26 in a few weeks!
For my creative arts subject, I'm writing a short score for the final battle scene in "Saving Private Ryan" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twS9UtJaw7s
That's pretty much it.
Cheers for reading
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