My name is Chloe and I am finishing up my second year at Bank Street. I will be done with my program in December and I can't wait!! I am in the Childhood General and Special Education program and although it has been a lot of work I have really enjoyed my experience so far. I was a career changer and was initially overwhelmed by my lack of knowledge about teaching however, now that I have learned so much I am certain I made the right career move.
I am currently an assistant teacher in a 2nd Grade classroom at a Jewish Day School in Brooklyn. I have learned a lot of what to do and not to do in order to create an exciting and supportive learning environment for my students. Next year I will be a 1st Grade head teacher at the same school and I am so excited to finally have my own classroom!
This year in my classroom I helped create a community study as part of our Social Studies curriculum. Much of our study was based on the story of Roxaboxen, which if you have not read it I really recommend it. I planned a number of hands-on activities which culminated in my students building their own Roxaboxen.
I look forward to meeting and working with you all!
~ Chloe
Hi Chloe,
ReplyDeleteSounds like you had fun last year. I know that it will be even more exciting to have your own classroom. Remember to save everything you create. You might not have time to keep a journal of how everything went (although that would be ideal), but if you keep a copy of everything, then it will trigger memories for you next year and save you enormous time as you make revisions and improvements.
Welcome to the class!
Now look at the other postings and make comments on those classmates you might want to team up with!
KK
Hi Chloe! I teach first grade and since you are going to next year maybe we could do our curriculum together. I feel so middle school...want to be my partner: yes, no, maybe (circle one)
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-Kimmy