End of the year thoughts

I’m still in the processing stage of my Yearlong plan. I have some idea of what I want to do and achieve in my year but I haven’t sat down to do the legwork. Creating the outline is a lot more exciting and less daunting that I thought it would be. Maybe I’m letting my nerd flag fly here but I like how it is a blank slate and full of possibilities. The tricky part, for me, is going to be making all of the dots connect. There are a lot of different things I am interested in teaching but I need to make sure they flow and aren’t disconnected and random. So that is definitely something I have to keep in mind while I go ahead with my plan.

I finished at ARS last week. It was a bit bittersweet. I really enjoyed my time there. The girls were wonderful. I said a little goodbye to them at the end of class and one of the girls gave me a big hug and wished me good luck. It was too cute! I’ve had a great time getting to know them and reading alongside with them. I’ve read three of the books they're reading and it’s been so interesting to have my questions shared by the students and hearing their answers. I feel like I learned a lot from my conversation with my CT and my facilitator. They have great advice for me for my student teaching and beyond and I feel really confident about next semester. I’m really ready to commit more time and energy in the classroom! I can’t wait to see my students every day and become a major fixture in their lives as they will in mine. Bring it student teaching!