Scene: elementary school hallway
Class project: discovering Jazz
Grade: third
Topic: music of Duke Ellington
Quote: "I like it because it reminds me of ice cream"
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Saturday, April 21, 2007
status report: 21 april 2007
Where I am right now in my education journey (ed-jo? edurney?):
The plan right now is to pursue my Multi Subject teaching credential through the Bay Area Teacher Training Institute (BATTI). BATTI partners with San Francisco State University (SFSU) through SFSU's extended learning program and offers specially-designed BATTI courses. The program last two years.
As part of the program, I am responsible for getting a full-time position at an independent (private) school in the Bay Area. The program director helps when possible to make connections. It's been a busy few weeks for me visiting potential schools. I've already seen four schools. So far three have been extremely promising. After each visit I feel like I'm getting a clearer idea of what kind of school does or does not resonates with me. Here are just a few:
Passed my tests: I've gone and miraculously passed my CBEST and CSET (a post is coming about my thoughts on standardized testing).
Now...moving forward!
The plan right now is to pursue my Multi Subject teaching credential through the Bay Area Teacher Training Institute (BATTI). BATTI partners with San Francisco State University (SFSU) through SFSU's extended learning program and offers specially-designed BATTI courses. The program last two years.
As part of the program, I am responsible for getting a full-time position at an independent (private) school in the Bay Area. The program director helps when possible to make connections. It's been a busy few weeks for me visiting potential schools. I've already seen four schools. So far three have been extremely promising. After each visit I feel like I'm getting a clearer idea of what kind of school does or does not resonates with me. Here are just a few:
- Teachers, administrators, and students all say hi to each other by name = yes!
- Over emphasis on the academic side (boasts about high school or college placement stats) = no.
- Community garden located on campus = booyah! (chickens get a double-up booyah...though seriously, this is just an added bonus cause I'd never hold it against a school who couldn't afford this kind of luxury. However, it's important to me for a school to be conscious of conservation issues.)
Passed my tests: I've gone and miraculously passed my CBEST and CSET (a post is coming about my thoughts on standardized testing).
Now...moving forward!
Monday, April 16, 2007
chapter II of vi, myself, and i
After dabbling in the weblog world for 2 weeks (exactly!), I've decided it's time for a change. I started to get a little discouraged because I was running out of interesting things to say. Should I really be spending my time thinking of clever ways to share the fortune from my Chinese lunch? (Btw, today's is good: "You deserve to have a good time after a hard day's work.")
While initially the whole purpose of my blog was to share all these little things in my life, I've decided to focus in with a theme. Mike gave me the great idea of spinning my blog around my journey to become a teacher. Since I am planning to fully immerse myself in all things education, it seems the natural choice.
Of course, this doesn't mean that I won't be interjecting with random tidbits that make me laugh or gawk. Cause it's just too hard to resist.
While initially the whole purpose of my blog was to share all these little things in my life, I've decided to focus in with a theme. Mike gave me the great idea of spinning my blog around my journey to become a teacher. Since I am planning to fully immerse myself in all things education, it seems the natural choice.
Of course, this doesn't mean that I won't be interjecting with random tidbits that make me laugh or gawk. Cause it's just too hard to resist.
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