Yes, I have not posted in QUITE a while. No, I have not fallen off the face of the Earth (thank you, Lord!). Although, I have been EXTREMELY busy! Here is a quick little update:
-I've passed (Praise Jesus) ALL 6 of my Praxis II exams! Whoop! Whoop!
-This past Fall (2012), I had to petition to take 18 hours in order to complete my coursework so that I could (fingers crossed) student teach in the Spring (2013). My petition was approved and I (Praise Jesus, again) survived through the stress of 18 hours + working part time.
-I have successfully completed all of my undergrad coursework at UTC as well as my graduate level classes.
-I HAVE ACHIEVED MY GOAL OF ALL As FOR ALL OF MY COURSEWORK AT UTC!!! (As you can tell, I have a LOT to praise Jesus for so, PRAISE JESUS!)
-My application for student teaching was accepted! :)
-I let my sister talk me into signing up to run a half marathon with her (March 2013...as for this one...HELP me, Jesus!).
So, now that you are fairly caught up, I can tell you that today was the first day of the Spring 2013 semester at UTC. That means that it was the first day of week + 1 days worth of seminars to prepare me for student teaching (I report next Tuesday to my first placement)! AH! I couldn't even tell you how many people have asked me when I would know where I'll be placed. Well, NOW I KNOW! I will complete 2 placements. My first placement will be at McConnell Elementary School in a 1st grade classroom (SUPER excited...especially because a friend from my legal assistant days has a son in 1st grade at that school! Fingers crossed that I will be placed with his teacher.) and my second placement will be at Orchard Knob Elementary School in a PreK classroom. I found out today (while researching these schools) that a young lady I had a graduate level class with this past semester teaches Kindergarten at OKES. So cool! So, while I am a bit overwhelmed with an overload of information from today's seminar and the thought of beginning my thesis oh. so. soon., I believe that keeping up with this blog from here on out will keep me grounded and act as a journal of my student teaching experiences in the next 4ish months. Wish me luck!
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You sound like Melissa Gorga from RHWNJ with all your "Praise Jesus."
ReplyDeleteFunny. I've never watched that show. Had to google her name.
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