Saturday, November 26, 2016
Preparation Time
This last week was very short due to Thanksgiving and it was a lovely break. However, I have noticed that teachers do spend a lot of time in their day preparing for new lessons. Next week is our final week and my partner and I have a lot to do. Tuesday and Thursday we must plan a morning meeting, along with a community meeting on Friday. A community meeting is when we have second graders and first graders get together and do a morning meeting together. On Tuesday, I have my final read aloud and I get to teach a lesson on reading! I am thrilled to get to teach a lesson to the students. But, through all of this I have realized how much prep time it takes to be a teacher. Practicing organization skills and time management is important and I will continue to remember this through future field experiences. Has anyone else seen or felt this way about prep time? I have noticed it also varies by grade.
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We have community meetings in our school too, but the grades stay together for the meeting. Oh my goodness you have a lot to do in for the last week. As much work as it is, it's also really rewarding. I feel this way about prep time too, it's odd though because my cooperating teacher works on her lesson prep stuff, such as printing or copying; right away in the morning. I feel like I would have all of that extra work done before the day of the lesson. My CT has my partner and I do a lot of her work for her.
ReplyDeleteI have noticed that prep time is by far one of the most important times of day. My CT is so busy during prep time planning morning meetings and correcting homework, I wonder how much has to be done outside of prep time as well. I feel like this is a time that will be hard for me because I have trouble focusing when so many things need to be done at once. I'm hoping it will be an acquired skill and come naturally! Good luck with your crazy week, you'll do great!
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