Well as a new teacher and newlywed who is also new to teaching reading and math intervention, it is easy to hide under the papers to grade, lessons to plan, faculty meetings to attend, and home to settle into. But as I found a rhythm I soon wanted to break that cycle. I want to know more about what other people are doing in their classrooms and is there anyone else out there teaching reading and math intervention, if so what are they doing? And What exactly are the best ways to improve test scores?
In my quest which is far from complete I came across the "Flipped Classroom" and Problem Based Learning or PBL. Now being fresh out of college these concepts are not entirely new to me, however, I am far from implementing them inside my classroom. But this is not to say that I won't. What I am telling you for now is do not stop seeking out what others are up to. I want, badly, to engage my students in student centered lessons and for now it will take research and planning before these things will become comfortable and my own. But at least I found them.
The scary part is even being fresh from the university it was easy to forget what they taught me inside the walls of Academia, it was easy to blend in and do what was done to me in the past, with a few adjustments, it was easy because we are in survival mode trying to manage the enormous amount of things we want to accomplish let alone the things that we are required to do.
This blog is a beginning of a journey. As I learn new things and cross new obstacles or ford new ideas I will share them, criticize them, praise them here.
