Introduction
Hi there! My name is Gina, and I am proud to say that I am a Teach for America 2013 corps member! I have been assigned to the Greater Newark region, with a tentative placement in secondary special...
View ArticleFirst Encounter
As I mentioned in my introductory post, I will be student teaching this coming semester as a requirement of my graduate degree and certification process. I just returned home from meeting my mentor...
View ArticleStudent Teacher Orientation
I had my student teacher orientation today. I wish I had more to say about it, but I found it disappointingly unspecific. It was great to meet the supervisor who will be guiding me from my...
View ArticleDepartment Meetings
The high school I am student teaching at has block scheduling and works on a semester schedule, so the students are taking finals this week. Because Mr. T teaches AP Language and most students take...
View ArticleFirst Full Week
Mr. T taught this week. He chose the role of the disciplinarian in establishing the classroom expectations. I know he is doing this so the students will welcome me more readily, but the hostile...
View ArticleIntroductions
My observation days are over. It was an interesting day to start teaching, but I’m trying to go with the flow. It’s spirit week, 2nd block was a pep rally, and we got out early today because of the...
View ArticleHave I failed them already?
Two weeks. I’ve been teaching them for only two weeks, and I’m terrified that I’m doing something dreadfully wrong. Today they took their unit exam for The Canterbury Tales. The average score on the...
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