Ms. Alexander's Adventures

 This week has been a long week. It felt like it was taking forever but it also felt like I didn't have enough time to do what I needed to do. I give this week a 3 out of 5. I know that the past couple of weeks have gotten this rating and I'm ready for it to go up. I think that after submitting EdTPA, the stress will go down a little bit and my weeks will be better.  This week, I was able to work more on my EdTPA tasks. I still have things that I need to do like editing and revising but I am getting there. The lesson that my work experience taught me this week was to make a plan and stick to it. I'm not talking about lesson plans, but more so a plan for completing assignments and getting things done. I was going to devote a specific amount of time each day to a specific thing that I needed to get done this past week but it didn't exactly work out like that. Things come up and it can be hard to get everything done sometimes. My short-term efforts of teaching lessons that...

      Another week has come and gone. I feel more overwhelmed right now than I have in this entire experience. Trying to get EdTPA done has been stressing me out. I want to do the best that I can but sometimes I feel like I'm rushing to get it done. I will give this week a 3 out of 5. I feel like I haven't looked up from my computer to take a moment for myself.      The accomplishment for this week was honestly successfully making it through the week. It has been so crazy! We did not have school yesterday due to the weather so that has thrown us off a little bit. It seems like this has been the week for kids to go crazy. However, I made it. My work has taught me to use every chance I get to work on what I need to do so that I don't have so much to do later. If I procrastinate or don't use my time wisely, I will become even more stressed. My work has also taught me that I never need to assume that a student knows something. I need to break things down as muc...

       My third full week of student teaching has come to an end. I would rate this past week as a 3. The week wasn't bad, but it could definitely be better. It seemed like every time I turned around, there was something else that I had to do. I understand that teaching will never be an easy job, and I'm okay with that because I love it. But right now, sometimes it seems too overwhelming with all of the requirements of college and teaching. I know that even though it is hard, I will get through it.      With Valentine's Day coming up, the kids have been extra sweet and have been giving me gifts (I'm sure yours have too). This was a pleasant surprise, it makes you feel appreciated (even if it is shown through chocolate). The students have definitely gotten more comfortable with me around while still showing me respect. This makes me happier than any amount of chocolate could.  Lessons that I learned from my experiences this week are; always have ex...

      Once again, we have come to the end of another week. My mind still can't comprehend how it is going by so fast. However, I'm kind of ready to get through EdTPA and student teaching so I can hopefully get the job that I have always wanted. This past week was a 3 out of 5 for me. I was overly stressed and had a lot going on in school and outside of school. It can sometimes be difficult to balance everything. Having a life while trying to get everything done for school almost seems impossible sometimes. I'm trying to make time for myself while also doing what I need to do.      This past week was my second full week of teaching. I finished teaching my EdTPA literacy lessons and thought that they went very well. The students took a final assessment and most of them did great! It is refreshing to see evidence that your students are learning something from you. However, there are sometimes setbacks, and not all students will do as well as you hoped. In thos...