Week Six at Cornerstone

This week taught me a lot about the day to day routine of teaching.

Vicki led the class in a unit about the history of Ohio, Wayne County, and Wooster.  The class seemed extremely receptive to her lessons and especially enjoyed the use of the power point.   I’m sure the unit was interesting to them since it pertains to their hometown.

While she taught, I worked on my lesson plans for next week. Planning at school during downtime is a great strategy.  In addition to saving time in the evenings, I think that planning in a school setting puts your brain into the right mode for teaching!

On Thursday I used the teachers’ work room to make copies and overhead transparencies for my unit next week.  When I first got to the room there were already teachers there struggling with the copier. They were attempting to print their report cards on 11×16 paper which the printer apparently doesn’t like. I waited for a few minutes before I decided to come back a later time. This is a good example of Murphy’s law, in which I firmly believe.  It is important to have a backup plan in case what can go wrong, actually does.

I look forward to teaching my unit on maps next week! I think the class will really enjoy the culminating activity I have planned.