One of the courses I am taking this semester is a pre-professional internship--a course designed to prepare me for my student teaching experience next semester. Through this course, I will be teaching in a public school for five weeks. I haven't been assigned my school placement yet, but should be in the coming week or two.
One of the textbooks we have been assigned for this course is Your First Year of Teaching and Beyond by Ellen L. Kronowitz. The book focuses specifically on the needs and concerns of intern teachers and first-year teachers, which is a huge relief. I feel like my program has been very thorough in teaching me much of the theory and many of the best practices, but I am lacking in practical experience and application.
The text is set up in a format similar to a workbook, with removable handouts in the back and various prompts throughout. I intend to answer some of the prompts here as I read, so I will be able to reflect back on this as I continue through my teacher education program. This class stresses self-reflection and self-evaluation--hopefully recording my responses to the prompts will encourage those.
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