This week’s module made me think a lot about how different teaching will be for me this year. I will have students who can respond to me with their own words and thoughts when I ask a question. The idea of intellectual interaction with such young minds is frightening and exciting all at once.
In three weeks I will be the one in charge of educating nine students who other teachers could not handle. I will have to figure out the best teaching strategies to keep these students actively engaged in the learning process. The trickiest part is that not only do I have to figure out what teaching strategies will work best for me and my students; I also have two other adults to guide through the process. The Para’s I will be working with seem open minded and ready to follow my lead, I just have to trust that all of this knowledge will team with my natural abilities and take us all to a place of success. It is a daunting task as I try to take everything in and find that balance of varied strategies and methods but I know it is a process that will continue to evolve throughout my career.
