Today's Meeting

Today's meeting with my university supervisor and peers was SO informative it was unbelievable! Here's a rundown (Journalists have a knack for notes. I was the only one to take notes today and I think it is a very good attribute.)...
The meeting was theoretically from 1-3 but ended up being 2-4, which was okay because it gave us STs an hour to talk and compare what is going on. Some of the other STs have already taken over their classrooms (mostly el. ed) and that really shocked me. But only one girl has finished her LAMP so far, so that makes me feel much better. Terry, the best supervisor ever, also bought us Jimmy Johns and snacks-- Thanks Terry!

New Goals

• They must start calling me Miss Mazzola
• Start to stay later. I have a feeling that Mr. C would prefer it and I'm going to ask him what I can do to help more. Problem: I work. So I must talk to the bosses too and try to get a more reasonaable schedule. This sounds good in theory but I sure do love money. Maybe I can get a job on Saturday evenings?
• I'm going to start contacting parents for good things their students do. This could be a phone call or an email. I already have a few in mind.
• I'm going to check with Mr. C if there are any other IEPs that I have not seen, especially for my journ. kids.
• Look up this Ruby Payne book about poverty that Mr. Gaylor (New Palestine principal) mentioned. It's called A Framework for Understanding Poverty.
• Keep up to date about my artifacts and whatnot like one of the other STs, Ryan. (ie Start gathering them!)

Notable Quotables

• The professionals in the room pointed out that in the teaching job hunt it's about QUALITY not quantity. Times are changing economically and we need to be as prepared as possible.
• Love the unloveable -- Mrs. Terry Nelson

• Mrs. Jackie Applegate (3rd grade teacher at Yorktown) on how to be a good teacher:
• Be yourself/ be genuine
• Be kind (ie Say something kind to everyone every day)
• Smile
• Have fun
• Discipline with the same standards/ Be fair
• Work hard/ Don't be lazy!

• Mr. Bruce Gaylor
• Learning doesn't stop after graduation and now is a good time to get our Masters degrees
• Bad kids need to learn too, possibly more. Once heard the quote "Bright kids will learn in spite of you and bad kids will learn because of you."
• His advice:
• He's not a friend, but he is an adult they can trust. (I want that too)
• Get kids involved in extracurriculars
• Try something different for the resume... different paper maybe.
• His legacy includes about 10 students who still contact him because he showed them he cared about them.

Miscellaneous

• I just really love education and I'm hoping that it shows. I hope my students can see it and I hope my supervisors can see it.
• We learned a little about our LAMP and I'm eager to get started!