My Own Transitions!

Just wanted to blog about myself this week because that has been the focus for me lately!  As most of you have heard, from my 30 day review, Karen felt a different school might be a better placement for me and a place where I could see mentor teachers with the same philosophy of teaching that I hold.  It was hard to make the decision because I have a great relationship with my mentor at Spring Hill and she as been letting me take over the teaching the whole half day I am there.  I enjoy the freedom of being in the room with the kids on my own and extending the activities in my own way.  However, what  I realized through conversations with Karen is that I am teaching my mentor's lessons and the structure/curriculum is not how I would like to be teaching (true).  I am sad to say goodbye, but am still going to be visiting weekly in the afternoons to keep connection and contact with the kids.  I am excited about being in a more constructivist classroom and be learning in alignment with my own teaching style!  I am a little unsure of 2nd grade because I am so comfortable in pre-K/K, but I think it will be  good learning experience for me.  I also feel a little nervous about starting anew in the middle of the semester and how I am going to fulfill my coursework on schedule.  But I am going to be open and flexible to accept things as they come and am excited to have a variety of experiences/connections.  I start on Friday in the mornings at Aquarian but am still going to be doing a couple afternoons a week at SpringHill to make the transition easier for the kids too.