I'm very bittersweet about the end of the year! I want a break from my kids but I will be so sad when the school year is over. Every year I do awards and a ceremony for my first graders. You could use these awards for any grade level though. We are having our ceremony next Wednesday. Only 9 more days left of school!
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On a totally different subject, I have been on four interview the past few weeks. Principals cannot tell you if they want to hire you until Friday, May 27 at 5:01. Hopefully I will have choices of which schools I want to go to but I have run into a dilemma. I like two schools equally! Both schools have high parent involvement, excellent principals, creative teachers, and I think I would be happy at either one. One school is doing co-teaching and I could be hired for grades first through third. (This school also includes a gym membership at the YMCA.) The other school I would have my own class and I would definitely be in first. I know I would be blessed to work at either school but I wanted to hear some feedback on co-teaching vs teaching on your own, so please leave comments!!
Well that is great news! This year was my first year teaching and I am co-teaching, so I don't really have my "own" class to compare it to. How would the co-teaching at your school work? Two teachers in one classroom? My co-teacher and I share a group of kids, but each havr our own separate classrooms. It is very hard to co-teach! I mean, there are some perks. It is great to always have someone to bounce ideas off of and two brains are always better than one. I'm also so thankful that I basically had my hand held as a first year teacher... but there were several days where I didn't feel like "checking in" in the morning. Or when a lesson went longer than expected in my room and it was hard to communicate that with the teacher I'm sharing students with! So it definitely has it's ups and downs. I would say go with your gut...
ReplyDeleteAnd then let us know! Good luck!
Hadar
Hadar,
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for your opinion! The co-teaching would be 2 teachers in one classroom sharing 25-28 students. We would both be teaching at the same time. One teacher whole group the other pulling kids for small group and switching that up constantly. I have been teaching in my own room for 3 years now. I know co-teaching would be a great experience and something unique to try. I will have to weigh my options but I'll let everyone know this weekend! Thanks again!
Mrs. Helms,
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for your feedback. I have not met the co-teacher I would work with yet. The principal said I would need to come back to meet them but the problem is I would have to say yes to the position beforehand. So it may or may not work out. I am a little apprehensive about working with someone I don't even know yet. I also like to work hard and it would bother me as well if someone was slacking. I have so much to consider before making a choice tomorrow. Thanks again!