I can't believe it is already the end of March! This month has definitely flown by...too fast! A lot has happened this month. We have worked a lot with our groups to make presentations about various topics like diversity. We submit drafts, receive feedback, and then fix what we need to to make it the best that we can. It has definitely been a learning experience, being able to understand all of these topics better and see them in a way that I have never thought about. We have also learned A LOT about edTPA, which I am super thankful for. This is a huge aspect of our education, we have to pass this the semester of our student teaching to become teachers. It does make me a bit nervous but I know that I will be able to do it. I just need all of the experience from the classes ahead before I am able.
Throughout this month a good bit has happened, but I think that my favorite part of it was when we had a student teacher come and teach our class. It really taught us so much. We learned the expectations of a lesson and how it affects the students. We got to experience the lesson through the eyes of a student and it showed us how to make our lesson better. The student teacher did a phenomenal job, I hope to do as good as she did in the coming years!
Outside learning has been more apparent this month than the others. I conducted an interview with a teacher for another class but I could really relate it to this class. I learned so much from that interview and it made teaching seem so much more real to me. I have also still been doing more research on lesson plans and watching other teachers follow through with theirs. I also enjoy reading teacher blogs. I also had my first advising meeting with my advisor. This also put things into perspective. Everything is coming up on us so quickly, I don't even know what to think about it. I am very excited but also very nervous.
This month has been great and I know it will keep getting better. I look forward to being able to have a classroom with 'Ms. Alexander' on it!
