As the school term here goes Jan - Dec, with a big June winter break, I've just finished my long summer holiday. I dived into full on holiday mode, visiting my family and catching up on some well-deserved leisure time. I'm already missing it!
School has started again, this time I'm a full-time teacher librarian. The doubling of my workload has been a bit of an adjustment, I haven't really gotten the hang of it yet but hopefully that will improve in time.
So far, this year:
- New display in the Senior side of the library, "Hot Summer, Cool Reads"
- New display in the Junior side of the library, "Sharpen Your Mind" (Back to School)
- Started teaching poetry to my new Grade 7 English class
- Start of entering our new library books into the system
- Drama circle game ran for Grade 4 - 6 drama classes
- Began teaching for Grades 1 - 4 IT without access to a computer lab!
- Attempting to manage my admin/planning side, with varying levels of success
I'd love to do a post on each of these, perhaps I will be able to as I get more used to the routine. Thanks for being patient while I figure it out.
How exactly would one go about teachingIT without a computer lab?
ReplyDeleteI guess I can relate in a sort-of reverse manner. For half a year I had to teach normal lessons in a computer lab, but one where each child had one of those one-piece computer tables complete with sides that somehow grant their minds the illusion that what they do is invisible to my eyes. I spend most of those lessons on discipline - getting students in the back and side rows to pay attention, because without "costant vigilance(TM)" they'd just pick their noses and pass out.