Life as a TTOC

So, it's been a while since I updated the blog.  My final month of practicum was a whirlwind of units ending and assessment.  I was happy with how things ended though and I miss my classroom, but being a TTOC has been great.

I love getting to meet the different classes and see how things are done all over the district. I've been North, South (really, really South), East, West, all over the bowl and all points in between.   It's especially cool to compare different classes at the same grade level (one week I was in 4 different Grade 2 classrooms) and see how even though the same types of things were being taught and the students were all at the same level, the classes were so different.  But every class is it's own entity and of course they are, each class is made up of individuals.

I've also realized I get attached pretty fast.  By the end of the day, I know the personalities in each classroom and it's a bit sad to have to leave just as we were getting to know each other, but the next morning is a new class and a new set of students to learn about and that's nice too.

I've been taking ideas from each classroom I've been in and hopefully I'll get the chance to implement things in a classroom of my own in the near future.