Cool, Calm

I usually neglect my educational blog during the summer.  I don't know why; I feel like I lose a lot of great ideas by not writing about them.  Oh, well. 

I actually started two different blogs this summer.  I like to revert to the old, no-point blogging style over the summer.  I don't think I'm going to link to them, though...

One of my favorite things to do is go back to all my old blog posts.  Kinda' irrelevant but true nonetheless.

Anyway, I had an interested turn of events.  My host teacher at Cortland High accepted a job as the Junior-High Principal.  This left me, obviously, without a host teacher.  I frantically contacted all of the appropriate people and hoped that I would get a new placement soon.

Two days ago, my wish came true.  Now I'm at Marathon High.  At first I was incredibly disappointed, for no reason...

But, as it turns out, I really believe this is going to be great.  I feel that my new host teacher, Miss Burgess, and I see eye-to-eye.  She made me feel very comfortable, and I'm now, again, super-duper excited to start teaching... FINALLY!

It looks like I'm going to start teaching Shakespeare--A Midsummer Night's Dream, to be exact.  Miss B said that this is usually the kids' favorite unit (and hers), and she's letting me to do it!  I have big ideas for jazzing up S'speare.  Think: graphic  novel, videos, Comic LIfe and et cetera.  I have a lot of preparing to do becuase of the change in plans.

On a side note, I'm really diggin' Twitter.  I've been getting a lot of help via messages and replies in all of my work.  I didn't see the point at first; it's clear now.  What a cool app.  Check out PicLens too.  Great way to create a smorgasboard of all the photos you're looking at.

I'll be updating regularaly again.  Cheers.

Comments

[abi knowles]

Comic Life? Shakespeare? I've been using these....

http://www.rm.com/Primary/Products/Product.asp?cref=PD1216523&catref=1326.1.4.598
plus free downloads from cc website. www.classicalcomics.com Making a teachers job that tinsy bit easier - and fun!

[ray]

Thanks, Abi, for the information. I own a bunch of graphic novels and Manga that are adaptations of S'speare.

They're great supplements. I plan on using them while student teaching!

[Kat]

If you are at Marathon High, you may very well have some of the kids I student taught when I was at Appleby in Marathon.

Glad you are back to blogging!