First Lesson Jitters
So, I taught my first lesson yesterday and I found myself unusually nervous. I think it's because I was teaching English which is definitely not my comfort zone yet, and because I was so used to teaching math. It is interesting, however, that I can see my logical side coming out through my planning...I go in steps and progress the lesson in a linear fashion. Anyway, I pulled on my teaching pants and began my lesson and was surprised to find that things were going well. Of course there are things that I would change and I know I left out some important things because of my nervousness but I was happily surprised to have a student tell me that the activity they were doing was "cool" and that I got good responses from my closing quick write. I'm excited for Tuesday, and it is fascinating to see me doing well with English lessons. It also helps that my class is pretty much awesome and very responsive to me as a teacher. Mrs. Cooley is encouraging as well. I'll keep you posted on the rest of the unit. Good luck to everyone else who will be starting their units!