It has been over a year since my last post. I started on a journey a year ago this past fall that seems to have completely occupied my time and thoughts. I have been reflecting on my teaching practices, but not writing them down as much. As this journey is drawing to an end, I realized that I missed a golden opportunity to write my thoughts and experiences here and not just in the papers I'm writing for the classes I have been taking to achieve a Master's degree. Hopefully, I complete this journey in May. Until then my intentions are to start writing thoughts that I am pondering. This will help me think through questions and wonderings I have about teaching and learning.
Thoughts of next school year are never far away in the summer. Especially this summer for me. I will be at a new school in the fall, so this summer is being spent organizing and purging my school things. I'm finding it is not as easy to do as I thought it would be. Going through a box of math manipulatives I find a use for every item. Sigh. So I have had to use this list to determine what to keep and what to say goodbye to: 1. Is there a purpose for this item? Could it be used for teaching a lesson or independent practice in centers? 2. Have I actually used this item the past 2 years? Even if it is useful if I haven't actually used it then it needs to go. I give it a 2 year window because sometimes you can't use something because of certain children or the children's interests did not support the use of that item this year. 3. Does it fit in the environment that I create in the classroom? This year I can only use natural baskets, shiny metal plates and containers or t...
I am soooooo excited! I get to go to Boulder, Colorado to see the Journey School which is closely tied to the Reggio Emilia, Italy school! I can not wait to get fresh ideas to implement into my pre-k classroom. Fund for Teachers gave a grant for 6 of us to go (maybe 8?) and I was asked if I wanted to go - of course the answer was YES! More to come as time gets closer....
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