My Famous "Jazz Beat" Was A Success!

Today was a fantastic day! I met my supervising teacher and taught my first two periods--YAY!
 I wrote the students a letter to introduce myself so I will no longer be "the random lady that comes to class" ;) I also had them write me a letter about themselves (as a student, outside of school, etc.) Then we did some whole group work, pair-share, and yes, group work! I told them I was known for a super cheesy way to divide kids into groups and asked for a beat. They laughed as they joined in with their snapping fingers and "hi-hat" effects. You all would have been proud! The rest of the period was filled with great conversation and some more written work. I am getting to know all their names and developing relationships with several students.

I am truly LOVING  this experience and am SO excited for the weeks to come. I think I am pretty much teaching, independently for the most part, for the rest of the experience which is A-O-K in my book! Tomorrow, I am attending the staff professional development meeting in the a.m. which should be a valuable experience.

I certainly look forward to hearing more from you all as I am sure you are all having tremendously valuable experiences. Please share! Miss you guys. Lets try to get together in the (near) future if we can break away from work samples and lesson plans!

Keep in touch and good luck!
Aika