The second day of lead teaching all day was a little easier than the first. I was able to get over some of the nerves and I felt extremely comfortable in front of the class. The students are responding really well to all of my lesson plans and my mentor teacher is chiming in less and less as the days go by. (I'm very fortunate to have a great co-teaching environment).
I was very surprised on Tuesday when the principal of the school walked into the classroom for an observation during my Laguage Arts lesson. I was terrified when this happened. All that I could do in this unexpected situation was teach using all of the tools I had gained during the first 6 weeks of the semester. Although the lesson was not perfect, I felt as though I delivered it very effectively and most importantly, the students were able to understand the lesson being taught.
The "theme" of this blog, since I was teaching a lesson on theme when this happened, is to always expect the unexpected. We as teachers never know when a curveball will be thrown our way. Great teachers are teachers that can take the extra time to slow up their swing and make contact with the situation. That is the only way to attack a curveball. Although the visit by the principal went really well, I'm glad I was able to see another reason why it is important to expect the unexpected.
Nice hit when you were thrown the curveball. You wanted him to observe you. Now you don't have to set up an observation time.
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