Substitute Teaching!

Many times throughout my first year in Education I was told that if I ever got the chance to sub, I should take it. Well, that opportunity came after my second round of student teaching! I have been given the opportunity to sub for the remainder of the 2013/2014 school year at the school where I completed my placement. 

Subbing has been great! It has been a particularly good experience because I know a good majority of the students already and they respect me as a teacher. Also, because I spent almost two months in the classroom in which I am subbing, I am able to actually teach lessons rather than just supervise work periods. The staff and teachers at the school also all know me and so it has been an easy transition going from student teacher to substitute teacher.

I completely understand why so many retired teachers decide to continue subbing. It has the feel of being a teacher, but the planning and the marking (which we all know takes up so much of a teacher's time and energy) is left up to the actual classroom teacher! 

Student Teaching #2 - Day 2

Well it has certainly been a long time since I updated this blog. Funny, I had full intentions of sticking with it! Anyways, I'm  ready to give this another go. 

I just began my second student teaching placement. I am in a rural high school with under 200 students. In this placement I am expected to take over two classes so I am going to be teaching another grade 10 geography course and this time I get to teach a math course! Grade 10 essentials! This excites me a lot because math is my baby and I didn't get to teach it last placement. 

This week my goal is to get to know my students. I will definitely have my work cut out for me on this one because there are about 35 students in my geography class! 35!!! Hopefully within the next couple weeks I will really get to know the students but for now, knowing their names will be a good start!

Let the teaching (and learning!) begin!