This blog will be your class away from class this semester. For the first 6 weeks of the semester, we will see each other twice a week but will need to communicate with each other more than that. I will ask you to write weekly posts here in response to my post, which will almost always be in response to something we did or talked about or read in class. For another 6 weeks, we will be apart from each other altogether, in our separate placements in the schools. This blog will then serve as our primary means of communicating as a group and of discussing the many pressing issues that are sure to arise in your field placements and teaching experiences.
After we've met for the first time on January 25th, please post a quick shout-out here to your new cohort pals. We are in it together for the long haul--let's be sure to start out thoughtfully. Looking forward to seeing what transpires here over the next 11 months. Fasten your seatbelts!
I'm glad to be in this class with everyone, and I'm looking forward to discussing the teaching and content of English. And by the way, I love the picture; it's full of possibility and opportunity, but it also reinforces the idea that teaching is not a destination - it's a long and satisfying journey.
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If today's class is any indication, I have a feeling this semester is going to go by extremely quickly - 3 hours seemed like nothing! I'm really glad to finally be in practicum with people I can work well with and learn a lot from.
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Hey Laura,
ReplyDeleteThanks for logging on! Welcome! I'm glad to have met you and to have you in class, and I look forward to all that's going to come our way in the next year together. Here's to the journey...
Peace
Thanks, Kathryn! What a great compliment to the group we've got. I, too, was surprised by how the time flew on Monday. Good conversation and company really makes a difference in class, doesn't it? Thanks for posting, and see you tomorrow! Go walk in the sunshine today!
ReplyDeleteHi everyone! Just want to say I am really excited and really looking forward to working so closely with such a great group of women! I am most comfortable in small groups and am very grateful to know 4 of you pretty well, and I look forward to getting to know Nicole and Dr. Cook as well!
ReplyDeleteHere's to an awesome semester!
-Jill
Thanks, Jill. So excited that I get to work with you. Looking forward to laughing and learning together. Peace-
ReplyDeleteHello Cohort!!! I am so excited for this journey! I am thankful to have the oppurtunity to have such a small intimate class and such a capable leader for our pack! I have a feeling we are all going to learn so much from one another and am loking forward to it! What a great first class. And Laura, I agree about the picture! Nice interpretation!! See you all tomorrow!!
ReplyDeleteHi everyone! I was very relieved the first day of class to look around and see familiar faces. From the conversations during our first session I know we will all gain much knowledge through one another’s experiences. I look forward to working with everyone, making new friendships, and building our own reliable community over the next two semesters we're together. We're almost there girls…we can do it!
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