class 11/17/09

I missed class on November seventeenth so to make up the class I watched the videos posted online and talked to one of my class mates (in person) about what she learned. Jenny talked about how she learned about the importance of networking with people. It is important to make connections and get your name out there. I watched the different videos online and I learned a few other things. One of the ladies talked about how to improve lesson plans. She talked about how she never writes out the lesson plans showing the GLEs and EALRs. Since she already has a curriculum to teach off of she works on improving the lesson for certain students. Say she had four ELL students she would focus on improving the lesson for them so that they would understand what she was teaching better. Another thing that was emphasized is that we need to get our name out there. We should use our connections and not be afraid to try new things. When we first start teaching sometimes we will not get a job right away. Substitute jobs are sometimes all we will get. We should work to get our name out there and let teachers know that we are available and willing to sub. for them. Sending emails as follow ups are key. This way the teacher knows how the day went and knows you want to come back. A lot of times teachers will talk and you may get referrals for sub./full time jobs from the connections you have. Persistence pays off.