Block II

Found out where I'm being placed for my next block.  I've got a 2/3 split.  When I found out I had another split, I was a bit annoyed but I'm excited for it now.  I'm going to make the most of this placement, use what I have learned from my last block and hope to improve if not continue with things I've learned to do.  I emailed my new associate teacher to introduce myself and he emailed me back to tell me all about the school and the class (aka the team).  I love that he calls the class, team...it's great, makes it feel more like a learning environment as we all learn from each other.  I found out some interesting things: the new school i'm in..is only K-5...there's about 200 students.  I love small schools....its a more tight knit community.  He's teaching with technology i.e smartboards.  That's awesome for me...i'll get the exposure and learn to incorporate it into my teaching. and I assume he's a younger teacher since he's in his 6th year of teaching...i mean i could be wrong but i think that would make me feel more comfortable when i get into the classroom.  The other thing is that a friend from teacher's college knows him or his wife does and he said i'd be in good hands.  Apparently she has nothing but good things to say about CS so that makes me feel better.  All in all, i think its going to be a really good placement (knock on wood).  I'm looking forward to it.