Week 11
This past week I experienced a plethora of different emotions as I returned to the classroom following a week's absence. Last week I attended SLLC and the Penn State AEE Student Teacher Retreat which ultimately meant I was away from all of my classes for an entire week. While this break felt nice at the time, I felt incredibly anxious returning to the classroom. Sunday night I barely slept and found myself dazed all day Monday. To put it plainly, I felt like I was on the outside of every inside joke. While the spring retreat showed me many things, I think the biggest thing it taught me was that I HATE missing a significant amount of class time. Thinking about when I might miss school for something like national convention, I think it'd be beneficial for me personally to assign more assignments that I can grade/view while I'm away. Even just having the connection of grading while I'm away would help ease my FOMO (fear of missing out) while I'm away from the classroom.
Looking at my instruction time this past week, I feel okay with what I was able to accomplish. None of my lessons felt like I knocked it out of the park but none felt like they completely crashed and burned. This week was the conclusion of me teaching a full course load. As I wrap this week up I feel comfortable and confident I can teach a full course load but I am relieved. As I said, my lessons have been just "okay" largely because I haven't been able to find the time to make them fantastic. As I drop back on my course load, I am excited to pay forward some of that time in transforming some of my lessons into something I'm really proud of. While I recognize I won't have this luxury in a real teaching position, it's exciting to feel like I can learn/experiment with my classes rather than just survive.
Looking at my instruction time this past week, I feel okay with what I was able to accomplish. None of my lessons felt like I knocked it out of the park but none felt like they completely crashed and burned. This week was the conclusion of me teaching a full course load. As I wrap this week up I feel comfortable and confident I can teach a full course load but I am relieved. As I said, my lessons have been just "okay" largely because I haven't been able to find the time to make them fantastic. As I drop back on my course load, I am excited to pay forward some of that time in transforming some of my lessons into something I'm really proud of. While I recognize I won't have this luxury in a real teaching position, it's exciting to feel like I can learn/experiment with my classes rather than just survive. 
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