Nothing more tired than "Teacher Tired"...

Woah, it's already the 4th week of school...it's gone by so fast, next thing I know I'll be student teaching. Even though there is nothing more tired than "Teacher Tired," I don't think I could've picked a more rewarding career path to pursue. Seeing the students in my class grow in knowledge everyday, there's not a more rewarding sight than seeing a child get their "aha moment." I am glad I was finally able to be there for most of the day on Wednesday, and was finally able to experience what my CE goes through on a day to day basis. This week I was most proud that I was able to assist the students with learning the distributive property. At first most of the students had a negative attitude going into the lesson, and it was a struggle to constantly, constantly, constantly remind them that if they go into the lesson with that attitude that they have already convinced themselves that they can't do it, knowing good and well that they can! This weeks struggle, was trying to keep up with all my course work, be at my clinical almost everyday, and also fit sleep in the schedule somewhere, but sleep is for the weak, right? I am super excited that this Friday I will be able to attend a Co-Teaching Workshop with my CE, so I am stoked that I will be able to gain a vast amount of knowledge on something I don't know a lot about!

This week's outside learning came from my CE's planning period. I was walked through, a little more in depth, with the new system that they are using for their Gradebooks. I was also shown how my CE makes all of her test, quizzes, homework assignments, and worksheet that she uses in class, and it's all on a software that the school provides. I'm so glad that I was able to become familiarized with these softwares early in the year, so that I can keep learning more information, so that I am able to utilize it when I teach.

This first tweet, matches up with NCTCS 1 based on being a leader in our school system. We need to be leaders for our students to look up to, and we need to be the voice for  our students. Communication is key, whether it's staying in touch with our principal, or colleagues if we don't have communication we don't have anything. Also, we need to be there for each other, be supportive of our colleagues, stay close to them because it's easier to conquer tasks together than by yourself.

My next tweet matches up great with NCTCS 2a, teachers provide an environment in which each child has a positive, nurturing relationship with caring adults. Our classroom needs to be a "safe haven" for our student. We need to develop a relationship with each one of them, and build trust so that they know they can come to us. 

Coming up this week, I have to dissect NCTCS 1d, 1e, and 2a and so far I have gained so much more knowledge and understanding of the Standards then I ever could. I am excited to share what I have learned with my classmates next week!