Student Teaching
TagA Balancing Act
Going to graduate school full time, working various part-time jobs, and student teaching every day, it can be hard to find the space o..
Getting Schooled in Elementary School
Okay, so I have to admit, I wasn’t looking forward to working with the elementary students as much as I am with high schoolers. But…..
Student Teaching
After a very busy January Term at Columbia, lots of changes in my life, and most importantly 16 classes and countless papers, lesson p..
Shaking Things Up in January
Ahh! It’s all moving from snail’s pace to lightning bolt speed in the blink of an eye. We had a three week lull from winter break unti..
The Reflective Teacher
In the teaching profession, as in life, you never stop learning. I learn everyday from my students and from the process of teaching. I..
Applying oneself…
As I mentioned last time around, crunch time is officially upon us. On the top of my priority list is my teaching application for next se..
In The Field
As pre-service teachers we get the advantage of learning in the field, and this comes with some pretty awesome perks. We get to see w..
On Display
Student work is regularly displayed in the hallways at most schools these days, so much so that we spend a bit of time in graduate sch..
Goodbye Student Teaching, Hello Graduation!
My students were so amazing. I finished student teaching on May 10th, and as much of an adjustment as it was to get into the swing of ..
Publishing Parties
My formal unit is almost complete. My students have reflected on their writing, rewritten one selected work, reviewed it with a friend..