Thankful

With Thanksgiving coming up I thought I would make a post about the things I am thankful for. The first thing I am thankful for is my faith. It has always been something I have been able to lean on. I love that faith is something personal and something that is not done for other people. I get to take the time to study the Bible and think about the things that are done. I am also thankful for my family. I love them and they have always been there for me. I am thankful for the crazy friends that I have. They sometimes drive me nuts, but they also make me laugh. There are endless memories and happy moments with them. I love the professors I have had the opportunity to work with. I have learned a lot from them and have had endless opportunities to better myself as a teacher. I am thankful that my last semester of actual classes is about to finish and that next semester I will be in a classroom working with students every day.

I challenge you to take the time to sit down and think about the things you are thankful for. I would love to hear the things you are thankful for.  

Life Update

Last weekend, I had Fall Break which was fantastic, but it also feels like it was a super long time ago. This past week has been crazy busy and exciting. A lot of progress was made about the Student Teaching that I will be doing next semester. My school was finally able to hire the person who is going to place us. I met with her and she is very nice. She also told me that my advisor had already told her where my placements should be which is extremely exciting. I trust my advisor completely, so I am looking forward to finding out where I will be teaching next semester.

I also met with my advisor. She was meeting with the six of us in my program who are student teaching next semester. She told us about Portfolio III, which is a project I have to complete before the end of the semester. I am not worried about it because it is mainly just putting together projects that I have already completed in my college career. She also talked to us about EdTPA. That is a huge project I have to complete during my first student teaching placement. I am nervous for that! It is a huge project and it is the last major thing I have to pass to get my teaching license. She also gave us our start date for student teaching. I start student teaching on January 9th. That is absolutely crazy, nerve-wracking, but mainly exciting. I cannot believe that in a little over two months I will be in a classroom every day as a teacher. I know that next semester is going to be crazy and I am going to learn more than I could ever think possible. I am crazy excited and would also welcome any prayers you are willing to send my way. If you have any questions for me to answer about anything, please leave them below.

First Week of Classes

I have survived my first week of classes. This semester is already a lot less overwhelming than last semester. I have fewer classes and less stuff going on. It makes me excited to have a little bit of a more enjoyable semester. I am liking all of my classes so far. I have had semesters where I have already disliked one of my classes after the first week. Up to this point though all of my classes are fine. This semester I also only have two three hour classes where last semester all of my classes were three hours. I also have more times to spend at work which is nice because I can actually make money. I am working more in one week this semester than I did in two weeks last semester.

I also have begun the process of filling out my student teaching application. Before I can proceed I need to meet with my adviser and get my degree evaluation which both should be happening in the next week. I am going to try to keep you updated, but I also want to make sure that I spend time this last semester with my friends.

I Passed!

About a month ago I took a test that I needed to pass in order to get my teaching license. This test has just been brought in for future teachers to take. So, that means professors do not know how to help exactly and there are not many other students who have already taken it. I got my scores yesterday and I passed which is a huge relief. I still have things to accomplish before I am officially a teacher but this is one of the things that was weighing most heavy on my shoulders.

I am so excited to become a teacher in a year. I cannot wait to help students inside and outside of the classroom. I think a teacher is one of the most rewarding jobs that I could have. Some children in the love and stability that is provided during the school day. My goal is to make sure that each one of my future students know that I care and they can come to me. I want to teach them things that will make them successful inside and outside of the classroom.