This was the first few days of my 5 week internship at Fairmont Senior High School. I have to admit that I was nervous about working in the secondary setting since I had not had any previous experience. During my teacher preparation time, I was formally introduced to the staff and administration. I immediately felt welcomed as an official "Polar Bear." As a part of the special education department, I quickly learned that working with students with special needs is certainly a team effort! All of the teachers, including both the special and general educators - as well as the school's principals, work together to form the most appropriate schedules and settings for their students. On a more personal level, I developed relationships with several of the general educators whose classrooms I will be co-teaching in for the next few weeks. FSHS has a strong commaraderie which is evident in their professional relationships. The administration took time to get to know a little bit about me, and they demonstrate their respect by greeting myself as well as the other teachers each and every morning. Co-teaching is a mutually beneficial situation that I have come to appreciate in my first week. The teachers view each other as equals in both the planning and teaching processes, and they each bring their expertise to every situation. Working with these other school personnel has really helped me to establish my purpose in this new setting. I look forward to the rest of my time at Fairmont, and I believe that my relationships with my mentor teacher as well as other members of the "team" will continue to develop and guide me on my journey as an intern!
Stephanie, Sounds like you've had a great start at FSHS. Can't wait to hear more about your take and "appreciation" of co-teaching. Enjoy your weekend and see you next week. David
Thrilled to hear you're off to such a great start--we miss you here at North. Glad you're observing how important a welcoming school culture can be. You can't always control the school culture, but you are the decisive force in your classroom!
This was the first few days of my 5 week internship at Fairmont Senior High School. I have to admit that I was nervous about working in the secondary setting since I had not had any previous experience. During my teacher preparation time, I was formally introduced to the staff and administration. I immediately felt welcomed as an official "Polar Bear." As a part of the special education department, I quickly learned that working with students with special needs is certainly a team effort! All of the teachers, including both the special and general educators - as well as the school's principals, work together to form the most appropriate schedules and settings for their students. On a more personal level, I developed relationships with several of the general educators whose classrooms I will be co-teaching in for the next few weeks. FSHS has a strong commaraderie which is evident in their professional relationships. The administration took time to get to know a little bit about me, and they demonstrate their respect by greeting myself as well as the other teachers each and every morning. Co-teaching is a mutually beneficial situation that I have come to appreciate in my first week. The teachers view each other as equals in both the planning and teaching processes, and they each bring their expertise to every situation. Working with these other school personnel has really helped me to establish my purpose in this new setting. I look forward to the rest of my time at Fairmont, and I believe that my relationships with my mentor teacher as well as other members of the "team" will continue to develop and guide me on my journey as an intern!
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ReplyDeleteSounds like you've had a great start at FSHS. Can't wait to hear more about your take and "appreciation" of co-teaching. Enjoy your weekend and see you next week.
David
Thrilled to hear you're off to such a great start--we miss you here at North. Glad you're observing how important a welcoming school culture can be. You can't always control the school culture, but you are the decisive force in your classroom!
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