Snow days

It is a nice surprise to wake up to a snow day. At my other employment we don't have snow days and now that I am back to subbing I get to experience them again- maybe! Of course today is the day that I work at my other job in the morning and couldn't sub! I hope everyone enjoys their day off and either a) does something productive or b) just relaxes! Have a great day!

Forgotten loves

So, recently I went from full time to part time at work and as a result I have started substitute teaching again. I was a little apprehensive about it, even though I enjoyed it before. It was just the whole fact of changing the routine I have become to love. I subbed for half a day on Tuesday and today was a biggie- my first FULL day back in a classroom. For the past year I have still worked in education and with students but it's been more of an administration position and more 1 on 1 time with them. The most I have had at a time has been 3! But today I found myself in a middle school classroom. Usually I don't sub higher than 6th grade so this in itself was different for me.

Once the day started I began to remember how much I loved being in a classroom and teaching in this setting! I have missed this. Another cool thing was the students remembered having me as a sub before! yea! I enjoyed my day very much.

I also had a time to reminisce today because several of my students were children that were in my student teaching class! It made me think back to that time and also made me realize how much they have grown up! WOW! Some of them I almost didn't recognize!

Before I close this post I would like to comment that I also enjoyed my half day teaching. Several of the students I had remembered from the last time I had been there. I was pleasantly surprised to see the growth of maturity that have reached some students. It is fun to sometimes just take a step back and make observations.

Blogs

I am enjoying having a blog more than I thought I would. It is fun experimenting with different options and "revamping" it. It is so cool to learn what is out there. I am discovering that the best way to learn on the internet is to explore on my own. This is exactly what I am doing with my blog is trying new things. Is anyone else having fun with this?

Amazing Technology

I am learning so much in my classes at Central. I never knew about all these tools available to use in the classroom. I have heard of some, like blogging, but I hadn't heard of teachers using them for classroom purposes. I am excited to learn about the new ways we can involve children with technology.