Planning

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When writing a formal lesson plan have you ever felt it unnecessarily lengthy? Or on the flip side, when you write your weekly block plans do you find yourself cutting out too much information about your lessons?

One thing is for sure, the busier I am the faster time seems to pass, and I can’t believe three weeks have gone by since I started teaching.  After three weeks of teaching, I am left reflecting on a few things: how to balance the tasks associated with teaching, integrating technology and curriculum across the elementary grade levels, and behavior management strategies for a diverse student population. By far the constant theme has been the question of how to balance all the demands of the teaching profession.

Well, I’ve finished my first week of professional teaching and I must confess to being simultaneously exhilarated and exhausted; what a strange feeling that is.  My exhilaration comes from finally getting the opportunity to do something I’ve dreamt about doing for a long time, working with young people helping them realize their educational aspirations.  The exhaustion I feel is a result of a combination of things, mostly a lack of sleep.