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Here goes... I am on my tenth day of my new career. I am sharing a class doing two days per week and one day per week in another class. Both of them are 5-6 year olds. I began feeling confident and have quickly lost that over the last couple of days. Where do I start? I thought I had a handle on literacy but they dont teach you exactly what to teach and when to teach it at UNI. So, both my classes are diverse, some students are brand new to school this term and others have been at school one, two or three terms and some others a year and a half!!!! How do I run activities to suit everyone and how do I know which groups can do what? Agh, feeling like I should go back to office work!!! Any advice would be great :)
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BrandNewTeacher Thanks for your reply Sara. Things got a bit better over the week and I went to a professional development session where I learned a lot too. I guess I will get there in the end...sometimes it is just a little overwhelming.

On 8/06/12, Sara wrote: > On 8/06/12, BrandNewTeacher wrote: >> Here goes... I am on my tenth day of my new...See More
Aug 10, 2012
Leah On 8/10/12, BrandNewTeacher wrote: > Thanks for your reply Sara. Things got a bit better over the week > and I went to a professional development session where I learned > a lot too. I guess I will get there in the end...sometimes it is > just a little overwhelming.

For that overwhelming feeling, the following short list might...See More
Aug 12, 2012
Oh no no no lease don't lead her to believe that things will magically settle out. The only salvation she may have is if there is a very generous teacher who is willing to guide her through the pitfalls and shortcuts of the particular school and teaching, in general. It can and will get worse especially with FCAT and other high-stakes testing. Teaching for now...See More
Sep 3, 2012
pixie When I have subbed with this grade level, the kids were grouped according to their current level and the teacher had reading and math activities designed for their current level. Even just starting kindergarten, some knew shapes and letters and others did not. Presumably there was some type of assessment done on the kids to determine their starting...See More
Sep 7, 2012
Old Teacher--You ACTUALLY went to a professional development session and learned a lot???? WOW! I hope you cherish this moment. It may be the last time you can say that. My PD was worthless. Less than worthless, because I could have used the time more productively. Was I alone in having worthless PD sessions?

On 8/10/12, BrandNewTeacher wrote: > Thanks for your reply Sara. Things got ...See More
Sep 9, 2012


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