I started my new full-time job today! I'm in for a couple days of shadowing this week, and then I start officially on the 16th. I love the school and the students, and am totally blown away by how well-behaved they are. The teacher in my class is an absolute goddess of behaviour management. I hope to learn much from her. I also have quite a bit of freedom in terms of what I do with my one-on-one. It's great because it'll really push me as an educator, but it means I'm going to have to do some prep work.
In other news... I recently started seeing someone. Now that I'm quite confident he's not going to be going anywhere any time soon, I might as well broadcast it to cyberspace so I can start writing about stuff involving him. He's absolutely brilliant and wonderful and treats me like gold. I am so very lucky.
I'd best cut it off there for now. It's professional development week for Classroom Canada staff so I'll be off to a workshop pretty soon. More on that later.
Showing posts with label longterm work. Show all posts
Showing posts with label longterm work. Show all posts
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Saturday, October 24, 2009
I've finally done it!
It took a little longer than I expected, but I finally have a full-time, long-term job! I'll be working in a lovely little mainstream school with a girl in Year 2 who has Global Delay (she was born very prematurely and it messed up her development, so she learns very slowly). I haven't had a chance to meet her yet, but I hear she's a little spitfire! :)
I don't know yet exactly when it'll start. It depends on when the other TA decides to leave. Her notice runs until the 13th but she may well want to leave earlier... and there'll be a hand over period where I get to go in and shadow her. I must say, one of the really nice things about this job is I'm actually going to have some real resources! In addition to shadowing, I'm going to be meeting with the special needs coordinator, the speech language pathologist, etc. That's going to be a big change from not being given any preparation and just figuring things out on the fly.
The only sad part is not being able to go back to the psychiatric hospital school. I love that place so much. I'm crossing my fingers I get to go back at least one last time before I start my new placement.
Now, that's enough thinking about work. It's half-term break time! As Jodi said, it feels weird to be on vacation already when I've barely even begun working, but it's going to be so nice to have a break from wondering if I'm going to be working each day.
I don't know yet exactly when it'll start. It depends on when the other TA decides to leave. Her notice runs until the 13th but she may well want to leave earlier... and there'll be a hand over period where I get to go in and shadow her. I must say, one of the really nice things about this job is I'm actually going to have some real resources! In addition to shadowing, I'm going to be meeting with the special needs coordinator, the speech language pathologist, etc. That's going to be a big change from not being given any preparation and just figuring things out on the fly.
The only sad part is not being able to go back to the psychiatric hospital school. I love that place so much. I'm crossing my fingers I get to go back at least one last time before I start my new placement.
Now, that's enough thinking about work. It's half-term break time! As Jodi said, it feels weird to be on vacation already when I've barely even begun working, but it's going to be so nice to have a break from wondering if I'm going to be working each day.
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